Finance Manager - #24682

• Preparation of the financial statements and ensure compliance with Emerson Corporate Policies and procedures and local reporting requirements.
• Produce and maintain relevant supporting statistical information for the legal entity to enable the reporting of orders, sales, headcount, leases, trade working capital ratios and other, as required.
• Analysis of business-by-business units/product lines, with greater emphasis on detailing underlying trends and drivers. In total, to add value to the decision making of the organization and the leadership team to drive growth and profitability.
• Review account reconciliations: validate reasonableness of account balances, ensure support for open items, document action plans, track and resolve aged items, and escalate pending issues as necessary.
• Report financial statements to all statutory bodies, accurately complete and in a timely manner.
• Ensure completion of Annual KPMG audit with nil noncompliance comments by corporate due date.
• Drive CP&P (including ICQ and ITQ) and continuous Improvement.
• Ensure the Corporations Ethic’s policy is followed for all financial transactions in HQ.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the necessary internal controls.
• Work with Shared service centers to deliver the month end reporting to a tight reporting timetable, from JDE/Oracle to HFM/Hyperion. Reconcile to GL and ensure accuracy of month end reporting.
• Complete ownership of Local In-Country value Add (ICV) plans currently in Dubai and supporting Central region controller with overall UAE ICV plans.
• Preparation, consolidation and joint ownership of quarterly rolling-forecast, financial planning and annual budgeting process based on Emerson Planning Calendar.
• Responsible for maintaining relationship with banks, ownership of authorized signatories, authorize transactions online, prepare cash flow statement, and responsible for US treasury reporting submission.
• Manage bank facilitates renewal process, cash pool process and reporting, petty cash, and manual payments.
• Work with the Shared Service Center to arrange and approve weekly payment runs, manual payments.
• Establish a high level of credibility. Maintain strong working relationships with external and internal customers and ensuring where possible to make a financial presence available, thus providing decision support in key decisions.
• Review and approve monthly/Quarterly VAT tax returns, annual tax calculation and reporting.
• Support and manage HQ trade receivables’ past dues and disputes.
• Drive Process Automation and Improvement ( Power BI, Advance Excel, Etc).
• Support and own Adhoc projects/assignments as deemed necessary by finance leadership.
Additional responsibilities may include ownership of activities related to new acquisitions; organizational structural changes due to growth opportunities brought in the world area.

Customers and Travel Requirements

• External
  • Government Institutions
  • KPMG (Audit)
  ICV Auditor

• Qualified accountant (CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) and previous 7+ years’ experience with US and local reporting
• Strong knowledge of accounting fundamentals & standards
• Demonstrate high integrity and ethics in all activities
• Attention to detail and excellent analytical skills are key for this role
• Experience with Oracle and Hyperion
• Ability to develop and foster strategic relationships, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to work with people at all levels
• Ability to manage time and work to a tight deadline and manage different priorities