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Friday, 14 October 2011

A boutique Wealth Manager based in Dubai is looking to recruit a qualified accountant to be part of a forward thinking finance team.

The finance team looks at both the corporate business and a portfolio of private assets valued over $6billion. This role focuses mainly on the financial management of these private assets and requires a commercially minded accountant who enjoys working closely with asset managers.

You will need to be a 'hands-on' accountant wanting to work within a small finance team and assume full responsibility for areas under your financial management.

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare and enhance project and operational management reporting for a portfolio of assets

- Ad hoc reporting and analysis to supplement regular management reporting

- Manage key relationships such as those with asset managers, project managers, bankers and suppliers

- Contribute to the enhancement of the control environment and streamlining of processes

- Multi-currency cash management and forecasting

- Perform month end reconciliations and other general ledger maintenance

- Perform due diligence on project and operational disbursements

- Prepare statutory and non-statutory financial statements

- Liaise with external auditors at annual audits

The Candidate - Key Attributes

- A team player

- Numeracy with excellent attention to detail, pro-active self-starter and a creative problem solver

- Independent and pro-active project management skills with appropriate prioritisation of tasks

- Communication skills at all levels of the organisation with the appropriate amount of detail

- Integrity, a desire to learn, enthusiasm, humility and diligence

- Professional and flexible in attitude and approach

- Committed to excellence in everything they do

Knowledge Requirement

- Bachelor's degree and post graduate accounting qualification

- Post qualified track record, in a challenging and high-profile environment

- Proficiency in Microsoft packages, particularly Excel and ideally Sun systems

If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please apply directly to us on imf@robertwalters.com quoting the reference BHL 1520120