Specialist Finance and Accounting

div div div span style font-size 13px We believe that communication and collaboration are essential in our day-to-day business span span style font-size 13px Mutual respect and sincerity affect the atmosphere within our company and towards our customers and employees You will join an organization actively committed to our company values We Care We Move We Deliver span div b Your responsibilities b div b Main Tasks b To manage and oversee the following tasks related to Area Arabian Gulf ensuring tasks are completed within guidelines Preparing and Managing Financial Statements to provide a clear and accurate company s financial performance for all Arabian Gulf countries Main point of contact for Statutory Audit both pre and post audit Reviewing and monitoring of Overhead Cost in coordination with Finance for each of the country Monthly and Quarterly Financial Statement Review including Variance Analysis for both Profit amp Loss and Balance Sheet Ensuring compliance with Tax regulations such as Preparing and Filing of Value Added Tax VAT in accurate and timely manner for UAE and Bahrain as well as refunding of Excess VAT Up to date on changes in taxation and recommend process system amendments to minimize cost exposure for Hapag-Lloyd HL Managing and monitoring lease agreement based on IFRS 16 Leases Standard Monitoring and analyzing of Commercial Waiver for Arabian Gulf locations Ensure government compliance on UAE Ministry of Finance specifically relating to Economic Substance Regulation ESR Common Reporting Standard CRS and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act FATCA Conduct financial analysis to identify areas for Revenue Optimization and Profit Improvement Collaboration with Internal audit to implement preventive measures across HL departments ensuring policy are in place and preventing recurrence Assist in developing managing and monitoring Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecasting of Financial Reports Assist in the annual Credit Management Review to ensure standard and optimal credit are issued to credit worthy customers Assist in maintaining compliance risk management tax risk assessment and legal contingencies Contribute to strategic area management projects and initiatives Build and maintain relationships with external business partners global partner banks tax and industry experts to stay up to date with industry trends and innovations div Your profile div Successful criteria for this position Industry Knowledge 5 years industry experience in Shipping industry Degree as an Accounting or Finance with verifiable experience Strong analytical skills and a high affinity for numbers Business Systems IT Good knowledge of user application systems SAP FIS Qlikview QlikSense MS Office Word Excel Extensive MS Office especially Excel skills Process knowledge amp systems support optimization Ability to promptly process data and request under pressure Understanding of data quality benchmarking and management Communication Organization Skills Communicative and ability to take initiative Good command of written and spoken English Effective time management and planning skills Knowledge of interactions with other functions Systematic and efficient way of working Ability to present complex correlations in a clear way Knowledge in Statistical Methods Highly analytic and independent way of working Values Behaviors Leadership Qualities Positive Attitude can do attitude Proactive Energetic and good team spirit Commitment to task Ability to maintain confidentiality div Working conditions div You will have access to A diverse and international work environment Excellent career development opportunities supported by a wide range of training and development courses Flexible working arrangements including hybrid work model 3 days per week working at our office in Deira and 2 days per week working from home or remote div div div