Accounting Manager

Planning and Finance Partnership

• Provide financial information and actionable insights to management.
• Support annual budgets and periodic forecasts for the Middle East offices.
• Monitor operating expenses and provide budget-to-actual and forecast variance reporting.
• Guide budget holders and staff on expense classification, financial policies, and budget accountability.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses for operational and strategic decision-making.
• Maintain internal controls, support risk assessments, and implement process improvements.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Support finance system implementations, upgrades, and process standardization initiatives.
• Lead, develop, and train regional accounting staff, as applicable.
• Build relationships across Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology, office leadership, partners, and administrative teams.
• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to Middle East office leadership and Firmwide Finance management.
• Collaborate with global Finance teams to align regional practices with Firmwide standards.
• Perform other duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPA, ACCA, ACA, CA, or an equivalent internationally recognized credential.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive accounting, audit, and finance experience.
• Professional services experience is required.
• Experience supporting a multinational organization with international operations and multiple legal entities.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, internal controls, audit requirements, statutory accounting, financial close processes, and applicable international accounting standards.
• Prior Big 4 accounting firm audit or advisory experience is preferred.
• Experience within a global law firm, consulting firm, accounting firm, or other partnership-based organization is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting, tax, and compliance requirements in the UAE and one or more additional Middle East jurisdictions is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including problem solving, planning, organization, coaching, time management, and decision-making.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across the organization and cultures.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience with Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

Compensation

• The Firm offers a total compensation package with an annual bonus based on individual merit and performance.

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