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A well-known and well-reputed Company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is looking for an experienced, skilled, competent, mature, qualified, creative, and intelligent candidate with significant knowledge and relevant working experience for the position of “Finance Manager”.

Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is a publicly funded research institute, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is home to a diverse community of leading scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and researchers from across the globe, transforming problems and roadblocks into pioneering research and technology prototypes that help move society ahead.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and strategically minded Finance Manager to join our Finance team. You will be reporting to the Head of Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close process, ensuring accurate financial reporting is presented in a timely manner with focused comments on all key movements and balances to all stakeholders
• Take the lead on accounting projects, accounting policy application, and application to ERP coding, finance ERP projects
• Preparation of Cash flows forecasts and cash management
• Lead accountant / financial planning team
• Be first point of contact for all finance related queries
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all internal/external stakeholders
• Provide ad hoc financial support to all key stakeholders across the organization and wider team
• Full ownership of financial systems, with responsibility to ensure they are accurate and complete
• Maintain and improve the financial accounting, reporting processes
• Ensure robust financial process and controls, constantly looking to improve the environment
• Prepare and deliver accurate financial and commercial documents and ad hoc reports
• Act as primary contact for the audits and ensure accurate audited financial statements are produced in a timely fashion

Requirements

• 7+ years’ proven experience in a Financial role or in similar role
• Experience working in large cap entities
• A detailed understanding of financial and accounting principles (IFRS and IPSAS)
• Proficient user of finance software (SAP, Oracle)
• Meticulous attention to detail a must
• Impeccable organizational skills a must
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
• Demonstrate integrity, dependability and, accountability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance or related field
• CPA or equivalent

At TII, we help society to overcome its biggest hurdles through a rigorous approach to scientific discovery and inquiry, using state-of-the-art facilities and collaboration with leading international institutions. Our rigorous discovery and inquiry-based approach helps to forge new and disruptive breakthroughs in advanced materials, autonomous robotics, cryptography, digital security, directed energy, quantum computing and secure systems.