MEA Finance Controller - Services
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SoftwareOne is hiring a Services Finance Controller for the Middle East & Africa region to establish a financial control framework across the consulting and services portfolio. The role involves revenue recognition, project profitability analysis, budgeting, and business partnering with delivery leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Review monthly revenue recognition, WIP, and unbilled revenue balances, identifying delivery issues and revenue risks
- Ensure compliance with IFRS and internal revenue recognition policies, including percentage of completion accounting
- Monitor backlog yield, TCV metrics, and overall financial control effectiveness
- Monitor project profitability, costs, and margins, proactively identifying risks and recommending corrective actions
- Analyse resource utilisation and identify profit leakage or cost overrun risks
- Provide timely visibility of financial risks and support intervention on underperforming projects
- Lead the annual services budgeting process and support monthly forecasting activities
- Partner with Delivery and Services leadership to improve financial performance and decision making
- Deliver structured financial reporting, analysis, and insights to support operational and strategic objectives
Requirements
- Strong finance controlling experience within consulting, professional services, or project based environments
- Experience with percentage of completion accounting and project revenue recognition under IFRS
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
- Ability to work closely with delivery and operational teams
- Strong understanding of project profitability drivers and forecasting methodologies
- Advanced Excel and ERP/reporting system capabilities
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Role Overview
- The Services Finance Controller will establish and operate a structured financial control framework across the consulting and services portfolio to proactively manage revenue recognition integrity, unbilled revenue exposure, project profitability, and cost overrun risks.
Revenue Recognition & Financial Control
- Review monthly revenue recognition, WIP, and unbilled revenue balances, identifying delivery issues and revenue risks.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS and internal revenue recognition policies, including percentage of completion accounting.
- Monitor backlog yield, TCV metrics, and overall financial control effectiveness.
Project Profitability & Risk Management
- Monitor project profitability, costs, and margins, proactively identifying risks and recommending corrective actions.
- Analyse resource utilisation and identify profit leakage or cost overrun risks.
- Provide timely visibility of financial risks and support intervention on underperforming projects.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Partnering
- Lead the annual services budgeting process and support monthly forecasting activities.
- Partner with Delivery and Services leadership to improve financial performance and decision making.
- Deliver structured financial reporting, analysis, and insights to support operational and strategic objectives.
Job Requirements
- Strong finance controlling experience within consulting, professional services, or project based environments
- Experience with percentage of completion accounting and project revenue recognition under IFRS
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
- Ability to work closely with delivery and operational teams
- Strong understanding of project profitability drivers and forecasting methodologies
- Advanced Excel and ERP/reporting system capabilities
Company Description
- SoftwareOne and Crayon have come together to form a global, AI powered software and cloud solutions provider with a footprint in over 70 countries and a diverse team of 13,000+ professionals.
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