Branch Accountant

Branch Accountant / Financial Analyst | Al-Futtaim Automotive | FAMCO

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.
Overview of the role
As a Branch Accountant, you will be assisting the Accounts Manager in making key day-to-day accounting decisions. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial health and compliance of our operations.
What you will do
Invoicing for Units of Commercial Vehicles (CV) and rental invoicing for Commercial Vehicles – Hino and Toyota Motors Handling Equipment (TMHE)
Validating Sales Order Conditions and recovery account balance before invoicing
Issuing gate passes for invoiced units
Liaising with Central Finance on DP allocation, returns, and rebilling
Managing VAT refunds for export billing
Submitting export BOE in SAP
Ensuring compliance with defined policies and SOPs, and highlighting any discrepancies to managers in a timely manner
Following up on accounts receivable with the business
Liaising with Business Managers on overdue accounts
Calculating expected collections and provision releases
Conducting monthly stock reconciliation and IND verification
Handling Capex requests for all divisions of Hino and Toyota Motors Handling Equipment (TMHE)
Ensuring compliance with procurement SOPs on quotes, vendor selection, etc.
Reviewing and analyzing recovery and upselling accounts
Reviewing AFSS reports and submitting clearing transactions to AFSS
Uploading budgets in SAP/IFRP and generating upload files for IFRP (Flat file)
Creating upload tables for SAP
Liaising with various Al Futtaim Group departments like Central Finance, Group Legal, EIT, Group Admin, Group HR
Monitoring and managing general ledgers and assisting in balance sheet substantiation
Establishing key financial performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and creating measurement and governance dashboards based on these KPIs
Preparing dashboards for monthly presentations
Evaluating business decisions and reviewing financial impacts
Required skills to be successful
Accounting professional qualification (Bachelors in Accounting and Finance, MBA-Finance)
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Projects)
3 to 5 years of well-rounded experience in the field of Finance & Accounting
Strong core finance technical skills, processes, infrastructure, and systems
About the team
As a Branch Accountant, you will be reporting to the Branch Account Manager.
What equips you for the role
Experience with ERP (preferably SAP, BPC)
Proven expertise in financial and management accounting
About Al-Futtaim Automotive
A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies,

Al-Futtaim Automotive

is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world's most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM. We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers - right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences. What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path.

This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.
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