Etihad Career: Job Vacancy for Manager Finance

Etihad Airways is the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. The airline was set up by a Royal Decree in July 2003, with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, as its hub. Etihad started commercial operations in November 2003.

With Etihad, everyone who flies with us is welcomed as our guest. This simple credo illuminates everything we do, from big things like making sure that our fleet is one of the most advanced in the sky, to small touches like letting you choose the films you watch. We’re proud to be the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. At the crossroads between Europe and Asia, our home reflects our commitment to bringing the world closer together - as does our highly cosmopolitan staff. As the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates, we seek to reflect the best of Arabian hospitality - cultured, considerate, warm and generous - as well as enhance the prestige of Abu Dhabi as a centre of hospitality between East and West.

Our goal is to be a truly 21st century, global airline, challenging and changing the established conventions of airline hospitality. We seek qualified candidate for the below position.



Job Title: Manager Finance
Country: UAE
City: Abu Dhabi
Department: Financial Reporting
Closing date: 17 October 2011


Job Purpose

You will be responsible for maintenance of financial books in accordance with internationally accepted accounting standards and ensure the compliance with Company’s policies and procedures. In addition, you will be mnaging and planning the various functions in Financial Account unit which includes General Ledger, Revenue Accounting, Payables, Fixed Assets and Materials Accounting.

Responsibilities

In addition to above, you will also be accountable for:

• Managing the personnel involved in their respective functions and exercises authority in order to ensure efficient control over various processes involved.
• Reviewing and analyzing monthly financial statements for management use.
• Managing monthly and annual accounts closing activities.
• Responsible for ensuring adequate internal controls are in place in the system.
• liaising with stakeholders both internal and external to the organization in order to aide in efficient functioning of various sections of Finance Dept.
• Enhancing of system reporting tools.
• Reviewing the various business processes with regards to Finance Dept. and recommending enhanced and efficient way of doing various tasks.
• Managing, planning and supporting various activities of other functions in finance such as Payables, Revenue Accounting, Outstations, Fixed Assets, and Treasury.
• Providing financial information and statistics to Financial Accounts Manager as may be necessary.

Requirements

You should have minimum of 10 years post qualification experience with a reputable firm (preferably Big 4). In addition, you should have minimum of 4 years managerial experience in large multinational organisation and continuous IFRS compliance knowledge as a mandatory requirement.

In addition, you are required to have the following:

• CA from a reputable Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Extensive technical knowledge in Financial Accounting & Analysis and detailed knowledge of all modules in financial related tool
• Knowledge in Oracle Financials
• Knowledge in MS Office tools.

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