Overview
Main Purpose Of The Role: The Finance Operations Executive will ensure the smooth running of finance operations, primarily for Middle East activities but also supporting global operations as needed. As a Finance Operations Executive, you’ll work with a forward-thinking team to create an agile, lean, and compliant operational function in line with the Board’s Risk Appetite.
Your role will involve internal business partner support and external stakeholder relationship management, with a focus on simplification and system solutions to drive efficiency and reduce costs.
Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities: In this role, you’ll be responsible for the end-to-end Accounts Payable and Receivable processes, supporting player payments, liaising with business and external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with established procedures. You’ll also support external audits, manage future receivable invoicing schedules, and handle key operational payables.
Your deliverables will include timely and accurate invoice payments, correct VAT and FX postings, daily bank account reconciliations, and preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations for all Receivables and Players affected accounts. You’ll process and reconcile membership fees, entry fees for tournaments, and weekly tournament prize funds payments, providing necessary support schedules and reconciliations for month-end reviews and forward-looking operational activities.
For Accounts Receivable, you’ll coordinate operations such as raising invoices and credit notes, ensuring correct VAT and FX postings, meeting stakeholder response SLAs, and producing accurate reports on aged debtors.
You’ll support the Finance Operations Manager and Group Financial Control in preparing Balance Sheet reconciliations and perform ad hoc duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience: To succeed in this role, you’ll need to build positive working relationships and trust within the business, challenge and contribute as a ‘business partner,’ and possess skills such as independent working, project management, and the ability to manage priorities and tight deadlines. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, good communication skills, and experience in a fast-paced environment are essential.
You should have a comprehensive knowledge of Accounts payable/Receivables, general ledger accounting, and experience with multiple currencies and VAT regimes.
About DP World Tour
The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group.
Our 2024 global schedule features a minimum of 44 tournaments in 24 different countries across three distinct phases of the season: five ‘Global Swings’ from November 2023 to August 2024; the ‘Back 9’ from September 2024 to October 2024; and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’, comprising two consecutive Rolex Series events in November 2024.