Senior Finance Executive

Description

Financial Reporting, Shared Services Coordination & Review

• Perform detailed reviews of account reconciliations—including intercompany—and ensure discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly.
• Coordinate month-end close activities in collaboration with Shared Services, ensuring deadlines, quality standards, and reporting requirements are met.
• Contribute to the strengthening of internal controls relating to financial reporting, transactional processes, and asset safeguarding.
• Continuously review Shared Services processes to identify improvement opportunities, automation potential, and efficiency enhancements.
• Ensure proper coding, classification, and accounting treatment of all financial transactions processed through Shared Services.
• Work closely with department heads to understand financial performance, cost drivers, budget variances, and shared service cost allocations.
• Communicate financial outcomes clearly and ensure departments understand the impact of decisions on budgets and financial controls.
• Monitor key balance sheet accounts such as cash, receivables, payables, accruals, prepayments, and fixed assets, ensuring completeness and accuracy of entries posted by Shared Services.
• Review Purchase Requisitions (PRs) to ensure completeness, correct accounting treatment, budget compliance, and alignment with financial policies.
• Review monthly financial results, analyze variances, and prepare financial insights for management decision-making.
• Participate in the development, monitoring, and enforcement of budgetary controls to support financial discipline.
• Monitor departmental spending trends, highlight risks, and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Review and validate the work performed by Shared Services teams, including journal entries, reconciliations, revenue postings, payables processing, and general ledger updates.
• Support the Finance Operations Manager in ensuring effective financial controls are implemented and consistently adhered to across the organization.
• Oversee and coordinate the activities of the Shared Services back-office functions (AR, AP, GL), ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial processing.
• Act as a Finance Business Partner to departments, providing financial insights, performance analyses, and recommendations to support operational and strategic decisions.

Requirements

• Min. 5-7 years of Experience
• Bachelors/Masters in Accounting and Finance
• Excellent attention to detail and project management skills
• Proactive and forward thinking – able to challenge and question the status quo
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize effectively within a changing and fast-paced commercial environment.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems, accounting principles, and regulatory compliance is required.

Benefits

In the world of entertainment, Dubai Holding Entertainment is dedicated to nurturing the talents and well-being of our team members. Join our dynamic and diverse workforce to enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive compensation, exciting career development opportunities, and a collaborative and creative work environment. We strongly believe in empowering our workforce, as they play a pivotal role in shaping unforgettable entertainment experiences for tomorrow. We are committed to attracting the brightest minds and nurturing the most innovative candidates who aspire to make a significant impact on the future of the entertainment industry in Dubai. At Dubai Holding Entertainment, we embrace equal opportunity and promote a discrimination-free environment where everyone's unique talents and contributions are celebrated. Join us in crafting a thrilling and extraordinary tomorrow in entertainment!

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Interview process

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