Business Controller

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a
business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share
ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security
and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's
possible.
We have been present in Saudi Arabia for ‎40 years and with over ‎600 employees
to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling,
control and train protection systems for the North -South Railway (NSR), the
longest system of it's kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-
flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic
management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by
securing the country's critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that
secure the country's electronic payment systems. Thales has been selected to
supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied
communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National
Guards and the Air Force.
JOB OBJECTIVE
Finance KSA is looking for self-motivated Business Controller. Eager to
support the business and able to deliver on time quality reporting.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The PRS Business Controller with support the PRS Business.
This includes:
Act as the "Project Controller" of the projects and provide financial
leadership to the project team. To represent Finance within the PMO
organization and support Project Management for economical, finance and
administrative tasks.
Maintaining in SAP projects (creation to closure) in line with company
policies.
Monthly review of the cost to complete (ETC).
Drive the monthly business closing (sales, accrual, variance analysis..)
Actively participate to the Projects reviews (reforecast, EAC, risk
analysis..)
Project Cash monitoring and liaise with customer for cash collection.
Supports and provides timely project billing
MYB construction
Prepare the BOR/Monthly reviews
Supports with various internal and external audits as required
Support Reporting Manager in the monthly Project Control Group processes -
Timesheet Admin, monthly programmatic consolidation of all projects, financial
analysis
Perform full charge accounting function for project
WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
* ‎3 to ‎5 years of relevant work experience in similar positions
* Knowledge of IFRS.
* Business Understanding and prefer complex multi-unit industrial projects
* Knowledge / experience with SAP
* A great team player
QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
* Bachelor degree in Accounting / Audit or corporate Finance (mandatory)
* Master degree in Accounting / Audit or corporate Finance (preferred)
PREFERRED SKILLS
* Ethics Awareness
* Inter-relational & Organizational skills (Data & Time reliability)
* Prior experience managing budgets, conducting in-depth financial analysis and submitting recommendations for consideration
* Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office), including Microsoft Excel knowledge and experience
* Ability to handle multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities
* Must speak, read and write English and Arabic fluently
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing ‎80,000
employees in ‎68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees
each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas
of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that
embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here,
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