Finance Team Lead

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will drive and control processes necessary to manage the different major units within the Group Finance departments of Group Accounts Payable Services, EK Revenue Services, Group Payroll Services, Group Revenue & Customer Services (GR&CS), Group Financial Reporting Assurance & Taxation (GFR A&T) and Master Management.

As a Finance Team Lead, the focus areas of the major units comprise of analysing the risks and internal controls as applicable for revenue, credit cards, indirect taxes, master management, supplier and employee disbursements in a business unit, identifying solutions, mitigating risk, accuracy and integrity in financial accounting through process of GL review/reconciliation complying with Group Policies and Procedures, Group Finance Masters - Revenue and Cost, Revenue/Yield reporting, Commercial Systems, facilitate tax compliance, service delivery to internal and external customers, managing and enhancing key processes as required to enhance efficiency and drive optimization of unit costs.

In This Role, You Will

• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders to identify, evaluate and review respective team activities and functions and provide recommendations to Senior Management for process and system enhancements for managing overall risk, coordinate with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that the recommended changes are implemented as agreed by the management.
• Establish and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and specific work instructions and ensure compliance to the Group Finance Policies and Procedures.
• Work with the external, internal and government auditors to resolve their queries and observations by providing the required analytical information to ensure the smooth completion of the audit.
• Manage, motivate and develop the team into a cohesive working unit, maximise team accuracy and productivity so that respective team deliverables are completed in the most cost effective way and as per the KPIs set.
  
  

And Specifically Within EK Revenue Services

• Overall monitoring of the end to end receivables related transactions for centralized stations in their dedicated set of books ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely processing of accounts receivable related transactions for the centralized stations.
• Perform the monthly closing reviews of the accounts to ensure that the accounts are complete and accurate. Define and implement adequate quality checks to ensure process compliance. Close AR module in OF monthly, in line with GFR month closing deadlines and SLAs.
• Review the receivables accounting books of all centralized stations on a periodic basis and resolve issues or discrepancies in a timely manner by liaising with the relevant stakeholders. Review open accounting items in station books for centralized stations and highlight the same to senior management.
• Timely and regular communication with Outstation teams in case of discrepancies and updates.
• Overall monitoring of the GSA discrepancies and ensure proper communication with eh GSA to close the issues. Report issues and escalations with the responsible AM /FAM in the respective EK Area Office ensuring completeness, accuracy and timely processing of transactions related to offline GSAs in their dedicated customer created in HO books
• Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely allocation of ICCS receipts against the respective offline BSP and CASS locations accounted in HO books
• Collaborate closely with various stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and review respective team activities and functions and provide recommendations to Senior Management for process and system enhancements for managing overall risk, coordinate with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that the recommended changes are implemented as agreed by the management.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Finance & Insurance/Accounts : 5+ Years
• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent)
  
  

You'll Have An Edge If You Have

• Degree in Finance.
• Previous Revenue Accounting experience in an airline.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with Senior Management internally and externally.
• Advanced level of analytical thinking and presentation skills.
• Specialised knowledge in overall Accounting & Reconciliation.
• Specialised knowledge and practical experience in Accounts Receivables function.
  
  

At Emirates Group, we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers. So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team!

Recruitment Process and Timeline

Emirates Group, is an international organisation with employees from over 170 nationalities, we encourage applications from across the globe. Your application journey begins by applying via the Emirates Group Careers website. Please ensure your CV is up to date for our talent acquisition team to review your profile. If you meet the criteria of the role, you will then be invited to complete a HireVue video interview, to share more about your experience and your career aspirations. If you are shortlisted, you will then be invited to interview with our hiring managers. If you are successful, your recruiter will reach out to you with an offer and then our Onboarding team will ensure a smooth transition to your new role at Emirates Group.

Salary & Benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what’s it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.