Emirates Looking for FINANCE CONTROLLER – NYC Onsite at New York, NY Full Time

1. JOB PURPOSE
Review compliance of the regional office and stations with finance policies and procedures and facilitate process changes necessary to upgrade the effectiveness of finance activities at stations. Support the Regional Finance Manager in providing on the job training, coaching and guidance to Finance and Administration Managers (FAMs) at stations to enable the finance unit operate efficiently. Facilitate critical financial appraisals and inputs to stations so that units can take decisions with full knowledge and awareness of the financial implications.

0. JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES LINKED TO OBJECTIVE AREAS
● Review station accounting databases to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures in all finance activities of the country including areas covering Revenue, Receivables, Payables, Cash/Banking, General ledger and local fiscal regulations. Identify the strengths, weaknesses and risks at the stations and agree an action plan with responsibilities and target dates to address the areas of concerns.

● Validate that transactions recorded through the station accounting system reflect their true nature and that they are recorded in a timely manner with necessary clarity. Manage the relationship with the accounting teams to ensure that transactions are timely booked.

● Test the internal controls at the station for adequacy with an aim to cover the financial risks at the station. This includes evaluation of responsibilities at the station, reconciliation of control accounts, knowledge of finance procedures and policies amongst non-finance staff.

● Identify financial or other control risks at the station and provide solutions to cover such risks

● Train and provide on the job guidance to Finance Managers and station finance staff on the use of efficient processes, automation features and financial accounting systems to improve the effectiveness of the financial unit.

● Fulfill the role of the Finance and Administration Manager on certain occasions like at the commencement of operations at new stations, for the time lag to identify a replacement FAM consequent to a resignation or when FAMs proceed on long leave.

● Support implementation of the station accounting system, finance processes and procedures at stations and train staff on the related disciplines.

● Ensure compliance process for governance of statutory obligations is followed by each stakeholder. Ensure that all such obligations are managed within the low risk criteria.

● Support the Regional Finance Manager in managing the home market as well as the satellite stations and ensuring that all stations in the region operate within the expected compliance framework. This should be reflective to acceptable regional KPI results.