FRA Manager (Temporary Fixed-Term Contract)

1. Operational FRA

Financial Closing & Reporting

• Manage and coordinate month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards, NAM requirements and agreed fast-close timelines.
• Monitor and review key accounting activities, including reconciliations, accruals, provisions and other closing deliverables.
• Provide timely and accurate financial accounting information to relevant local, regional and global stakeholders.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc accounting and management information, together with high-quality financial analysis to support business and organizational requirements.
• Provide expert advice and support on complex accounting, reporting and FRA topics.

FRA Operations & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key point of contact for local stakeholders on FRA-related matters.
• Coordinate with the KL FRA team to monitor deliverables, resolve operational issues and ensure timely completion of FRA activities.
• Identify and follow up on open accounting, reporting and reconciliation issues, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate escalation to the Country FRA Manager.
• Provide ad hoc operational support to the FRA organization based on business priorities.

Statutory, Audit & Compliance

• Support and coordinate statutory reporting and statutory closing activities under the oversight of the Country FRA Manager.
• Coordinate the statutory audit, including management of auditor requests, preparation of supporting documentation, follow-up of outstanding items and coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Act as an operational point of contact with external auditors during the statutory audit process.
• Manage Foreign Exchange Office (FEO) declarations and coordinate the relationship and required submissions with FEO.
• Ensure accounting and reporting activities comply with NAM and NFCM requirements.
• Support the creation, review and update of relevant APPs and process documentation.
• Ensure timely completion and appropriate documentation of assigned FRA NFCM controls, including follow-up of identified deficiencies and remediation actions.
• Prepare and coordinate financial and statutory documentation required for Board of Directors and Shareholders' meetings.

2. LDC Project

FRA Representation & Design

• Participate in LDC design, implementation, testing, migration, cutover, go-live and stabilization activities impacting Finance as assigned by FRA manager.
• Ensure relevant local accounting, statutory, tax and compliance requirements are identified and appropriately addressed in the LDC solution.
• Help identify gaps, risks and issues arising from the new processes and support their timely resolution and escalation.

Testing & Readiness

• Participate in required Finance testing activities, including UAT and other applicable LDC testing cycles.
• Document, track and follow up on Finance-related defects and issues identified during testing.
• Provide FRA oversight of Finance testing results and readiness.
• Assess whether key financial reporting and accounting processes are ready for go-live and escalate material gaps.

Data Migration & Reconciliation

• Support Finance-related data migration activities, including relevant master and transactional data.
• Support resolution of data-quality, accounting and reconciliation issues.
• Support updates of FRA procedures, process documentation and control documentation resulting from LDC.
• Ensure LDC changes do not create material gaps affecting financial reporting, statutory reporting, VAT, corporate tax or other compliance requirements.

Cutover, Go-Live & Hypercare

• Support stabilization of FRA processes during hypercare.
• Ensure proper documentation, knowledge transfer and handover to the FRA organization following stabilization.

Ideal Background

Education (Minimum / Preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional accounting or finance certification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CMA) is considered an advantage.

Languages

• Fluent in English, French, and Arabic, both written and spoken.

Experience, Skills & Professional Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, auditing, taxation, and financial planning & analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide meaningful insights.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS, local tax regulations, and financial compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to convey financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Proven experience working with ERP platforms and financial management systems, including reporting and data analysis tools.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and commitment to maintaining financial integrity.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
• Strong business partnering mindset with the ability to provide sound financial guidance and support decision-making.

NOTE : This position is offered under a 15-month fixed-term temporary contract.