Job Description

Why do we need you?

Responsible for accounting activities and support for all other non-Finance Functional Managers. Responsible for all finance and accounting matters of the organization on day-to-day basis up to completion of a successful month close. Managing the finance function on daily basis and to provide a variety of financial services including accounting, reporting, analysis, planning.

Is this job for you? Cash Flow


• Maintain a positive bank balance with no utilization of overdraft facilities.


AR (Accounts Receivable)


• Continued focus on the AR Ageing/DSO levels. This is maintained by regular payment follow-up on all AR Accounts in the METCA Region by sending SOA to all customers followed by calls to ensure timely payments.
• Follow-up of Interco Receivables in the Middle East Region as part of the AR collections process.
• Provide ME AR-Ageing reports to all Country/Division Managers and support them with any queries/concerns with Key Accounts.
• Liaise with MOC Team for issuance of Finance Debit/Credit notes for customs-duty and freight charges and Interco Rebilling's for GCP & Chryso entities.
• Chasing SCC Debts.
• Credit control functions - release of sales orders for UAE & South Africa.


AP (Accounts Payable)


• Allocate all AP invoices in X-Suite Portal. Keep a track of all invoices and maintain a clean workflow towards the month-end. This helps in keeping expense accruals to a minimum.
• Check and approve the weekly payment run for vendors, which is on host-to-host basis (H2H) with Citibank.
• Creation of New Vendor Accounts.


Accounting and Finance


• Posting of all accounting entries as required on a day-to-day basis and the monthly journal entries for accruals, prepayments and all other allocations as required.
• Meet month-end cut-off with no shortfalls.
• Attend to P&L queries, if any
• Constantly liaise with MOC Team for Bank reconciliations, general ledger account reconciliations, GIT entries and any other query that they may have.
• Opening and closing of bank accounts.
• Applying for bank guarantees when required.
• Analyze Accrual accounts, Advance & Deposit account, Prepaid accounts for MOC and provide supporting documents for monthly transactions.
• Review reconciliations uploaded on Blackline Portal.
• Comply with all internal and external Audit controls to maintain no major deficiency.
• Prepare for annual audit with external auditors (Deloitte).


Government & Semi-Government Requirements


• Comply with quarterly VAT submissions on FTA Portal.
• Comply with ESR (Economic Substance Reporting) and submissions on a yearly basis with DED (Dubai Economic Department).
• Renewal of MOFI License, provide all data required for the renewal.


Fixed Assets


• Maintain the FA Register. Responsible to process the additions & disposals of company assets.


General


• Renewal of Company Office Leases.
• Payment of Utility Bills and other required office payments, when required.
• Ad-Hoc Administrative tasks as may be assigned from time to time.



To make sure nothing is forgotten Key Performance Indicators


• Cash Flow - No utilization of overdraft facilities
• AP - Pending invoices if any below threshold of $20K.
• No substantial accounting variances OR internal control deficiencies reported.



A little more about us

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. These solutions are found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and sustainability while meeting the challenges of the decarbonization of the world of construction and industry, the preservation of resources and rapid urbanization.



Present in 76 countries with more than 160,000 employees, Saint-Gobain's vision is to become the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction .



Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance.



The Group's commitment is guided by its purpose, " MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME ".



Job Reference: AUE00080