Senior Finance Manager

Join us in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world.

We have a strong presence in the Middle East that enables us to build deep and lasting relationships with our clients. We share their goals and long-term ambitions; we’re on the same journey to create places and infrastructure which will support long term sustainable development, healthy living and vibrant communities.

We are seeking a (Senior) Finance Manager” / Senior Finance Business Partner

Key Responsibilities;

• Financial management support and business partner to FD, Sub-division Heads, and wider Management Team;
• Achieving robust financial management, controls & reporting, through continuous process and reporting improvement and implementation;
• Drive focus on achieving key financial KPI’s through playing a key role in bid and project analysis, oversight and project reviews;
• Ensure compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other areas of internal compliance;
• Responsible for quality and accuracy of all financial information;
• Manage a small support team, organising tasks, priorities and people, supporting learning & development, and seeing through deliverables with positive engagement.
• Responsible for achieving deadlines without compromising on quality or accuracy of the deliverables produced;
• Identify process gaps and reporting improvements – question current process and propose better well-thought through solutions, and implement through to completion;
• Provide ad-hoc support to wider stakeholder group, as may be required.
• The individual should be a proven business partner and a highly motivated self-starter who values the importance of reliable and accurate data as the platform for finance. Within AtkinsRéalis it is important that this individual, and wider finance, advocates for strong business partnering, but also operates with independence from the operational businesses they support. They must be able to manage multiple (sometimes conflicting) stakeholders.

Requirements;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
• Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW etc).
• Post qualified 5 years+

Essential Criteria

• Financially & commercially aware with ability to see the bigger picture;
• Driven focus on control and accuracy;
• Business partner but with proven ability to remain independent when appropriate;
• Ability to manage/get the required support from direct reports and influence other teams;
• Accomplished written and numeric report writing skills;
• Accomplished communication and influencing skills;
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a team to accomplish key deliverables;

Desirable Criteria

• Managerial and strategic mindset;
• Interest in technology adoption;
• Understanding of tax regimes in GCC;
• Ability to mentor finance and non-finance staff.

Rewards & Benefits;

• We offer an excellent package which includes:
• A competitive salary;
• Medical and life insurance cover;
• Discretionary bonus scheme;
• Annual flight allowance to point of origin;
• Training and development
• Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants;

 Why choose AtkinsRéalis

Your difference makes a difference. We care for our people and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where you can thrive and build a future you want to be a part of.

Thrive with us. When you join us, your wellbeing, health and safety become our top priority.

Engineering the future with digital. From design and engineering to project management, digital is fundamental to our way of working.

Champion lasting change. We build sustainability into everything we do.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.