Financial Accounting Specialist

Job description
Job Description:
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience leading a complex accounting or R2R function for a multinational or global organization.
• Prior Experience of leading an ERP/Workday Implementation as a Finance & Accounting SME/Project Manager/Consultant for a Multinational or a Global organization.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management is ideal, preferably with active involvement in an implementation or major upgrade.
• Lead, drive and scale the transition of R2R, S2P and L2C tasks and processes related to the Workday financials implementation from our global markets into the GCC.
• Oversee the end-to-end record to report (R2R) function within the GCC as it relates to Workday, ensuring compliance with global standards, strict internal controls, and corporate policies.
• Direct complex IFRS corporate accounting activities and manage flawless financial submissions into Tagetik for global consolidation for the Workday implemented countries.
• Act as the Global Process Owner (GPO) from the GCC perspective for our Workday Financials implementation.
• Partner with local markets to drive understanding of those markets and ensure successful implementation of Workday and transition of associated tasks and processes to the GCC.
• Standardize, optimize, and document R2R, S2P and L2C processes to ensure maximum efficiency and alignment with the new Workday environment.
• Partner with global finance leaders, IT, and external implementation partners to ensure business requirements are met during the Workday rollout.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a demonstrated aptitude for learning & building teams
• Develop, execute and monitor progress against the project plans, goals and objectives
• Generate innovative ideas, operate effectively in a fast-changing environment and embrace change.
• Follow a broad approach to problem solving and decision making by analyzing, thinking ahead and planning.