Financial Controller | Dubai Festival City| Dubai

Job Requisition ID: 165561 

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. 
• 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.

About Al-Futtaim Health

• our 14 HealthHub clinics ensure patient access to the best medical services and facilities throughout the UAE
• at Al-Futtaim Health we strive to redefine the healthcare experience by delivering high quality, smart and integrated care enriching lives through accessible care for all in our urgent and integrated family health primary care centers
• the use of smart technology, experienced clinical teams and our center of excellence partners, allows us to achieve better clinical outcomes
• in partnership with Accreditation Canada our HealthHub Clinics will be the first clinics in the region to apply for Platinum accreditation status and to be the first certified people centered care facility in the Middle East

The purpose of this role 

The role incumbent is to ensure timely management of supplier invoices, petty cash controls, corporate credit card review and reconciliations.

The job responsibilities include: Vendor creation, submission of Invoices after verifying with PO & GRN and ensuring timely payment to vendors, maintaining a proper audit trail for the same and reporting to the finance management.

Job related Tasks

• Manage the monthly / annual reporting of the results, including analytical submissions for Group reporting.
• Review of intercompany transactions and coordinating with the shared service team for reconciliations.
• Updating the ageing of receivables and inventory in the BPC system.
• Carry out balance sheet reconciliation and review the GLs to ensure accuracy of the balances. Maintain P&L schedules and expense trackers.
• Manage the lease contracts in the REFX module in SAP and make necessary updates as required.
• Review the over-due payable and receivables balances with vendors and customers and coordinate with respective teams to resolve these items.
•  Review and monitor the provisions/accruals in the financials.
• Prepare biweekly cash flows and submit the fund utilization report.
• Monitor credit card payments, booking and petty cash management.
• Support the operations team on operational finance matters.
• Coordinate with external and internal auditors and respond to their queries.
• Provide ad hoc reports to management.

The Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge 

• Master/bachelor’s degree in accounting, preference given to those with a Finance Profession Qualification such as CA or ACCA.
• Ecpereince of working for a healthcare provider
• Minimum 3 years in a similar role

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