Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
3 days ago
Maternity leave cover (six months) for the Middle East Head of Financial Planning and Analysis. The role will work with the Regional Finance Director and Finance Business Partners in delivering a high quality and effective financial reporting, forecasting / budgeting, and project value add initiatives for the whole region. The role will also lead the FP&A team and ensure continuous improvement activities are taking place within the team and across the various workstreams in the region.
**Responsibilities**:
- Lead the Financial Planning and Analysis team and ensure team professional development / career progression planning is happening
- Review / lead the preparation of robust and complete quarterly forecasts and annual budget
- Review / lead the preparation of month end accounts and completion of group deliverables
- Support the Finance Directors with ad-hoc initiatives and robust analyses to ensure division results are well understood by non-finance community
- Lead in driving business operational improvement projects and in setting up a strong control environment and promote good financial practices
- Liaise with Heads of other regional functions in various workstreams to provide finance business support when required
- Setup controls within the team to ensure compliance to business Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and use of best accounting practices
**Technical Competencies**:
**Essential**:
- Fully Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA/CPA or other recognised Accounting qualification
- Ability to lead a team and delegate tasks effectively
- Strategic and high standard of analytical/presentation skills
- Proven ability to develop strong working relationships and communicate effectively at all levels
- Minimum of 8 years experience within a business support Finance role;
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (knowledge of Data Modelling, PowerPivot and PowerBI tools is an advantage). Working knowledge of other Microsoft Office tools;
- Complete understanding of a project lifecycle and the different measures of financial performance;
- Excellent communication in English (both written and oral)
- Experience of interacting with multiple businesses and finance functions
- Experience of working within a multi-cultural environment
**Desirable**:
- Prior experience working within a Engineering Consultancy business;
- Has prepared project related financial reports and reconciliations relating to, project expenses, billing, debt, provisions, and utilisation;
- Exposure to preparing statutory returns and financial statements;
- Working knowledge of JD Edwards, Hyperion Finance Management (HFM), Smart View and other IT systems and databases.
SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.
As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region.
We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.
Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting - and then developing - brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.
Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and the breadth of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering consultants, we have access to 17,000 staff in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the region.
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