Job Description
Head of Finance (Arabic Speaking)
Location: London
Our client in London who are known worldwide are seeking a Head of Finance in their UK offices in London. The Head of Finance will have responsibility for the preparation of global & divisional budgets and forecasts and key management reports.
Responsibilities of Head of Finance include;
- Providing leadership to Boards Finance and Accountancy strategy
- Collaborate with commercial directors, deliver commercially important reports with accuracy
- Preparation of the monthly product and overhead
- Overall responsibility for the preparation of the monthly management accounts in close collaboration with the transactional team
- Partnership with overseas counterparts and responsibility for cross reporting of products held in these jurisdictions but reported within the UK based division
- Monthly P&L and balance sheet reconciliations and revaluations
- Responsibility for year-end preparation and submission of annual financial results including Audit file completion
- Manage company policies regarding capital requirements, debt, taxation, equity, disposals and acquisitions
- Interpret complex financial information and provide updates and information
- Oversee the annual audit along with the preparation of the company's financial accounts
- Group-wide capital expenditure forecasting and tracking
- Working with commercial directors to prepare pricing strategies
Skills and Background:
- 10+ years experience working in EMEA region, ideally with big Four company
- Experience with IERS, GAAP, FRS 102, UK GAAP
- Bilingual - English and Arabic
- Ability to deal effectively and confidently at Director level
- Qualified Accountant
- Budgeting and Forecasting experience
- Management accounting experience