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Function and dutiesMain TasksTo 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 & Loss and Balance SheetEnsuring 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 StandardMonitoring 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 ImprovementCollaboration 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 ReportsAssist 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.Qualifications And Technical Job RequirementIndustry Knowledge5+ years industry experience in Shipping industryDegree as an Accounting or Finance with verifiable experienceStrong analytical skills and a high affinity for numbersBusiness Systems/ITGood knowledge of user application systems (SAP, FIS, Qlikview / QlikSense, MS Office, Word, Excel)Extensive MS Office, especially Excel skillsProcess knowledge & systems support optimizationAbility to promptly process data and request under pressure.Understanding of data quality benchmarking and managementCommunication/Organization SkillsCommunicative and ability to take initiative.Good command of written and spoken EnglishEffective time management and planning skillsKnowledge of interactions with other functionsSystematic and efficient way of workingAbility to present complex correlations in a clear way.Knowledge in Statistical Methods Highly analytic and independent way of working Values/BehaviorsLeadership QualitiesPositive Attitude can do attitudeProactive Energetic and good team spiritCommitment to taskAbility to maintain confidentiality
