Accounting Supervisor

Roles and responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports related to budgets, forecast, account payables, account receivables, expenses and interpret financial information to Kuwait leadership while recommending further courses of action.
• Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, volume of manhours and the company’s actual performance and ensure these align with contractual obligations.
• Interpret trends, metrics and projections for Kuwait, conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities
• Supervise & implement the preparation of the Kuwait forecast & budget in line with OKQU plans & strategy. Review, monitor and manage functional budget..
• Work closely with various other departments, functions and stakeholders discussing Location plans and projects in order to reconcile with the financial information
• Track Kuwait’s financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement and implement methods for minimising financial risk for the location.
• Assist in liaising with internal & external auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring and compliance are maintained for the Location.
• Understand and adhere to financial standards, regulations and legislation.
• Monitor & ensure accurate and timely client billing and pro-actively run Kuwait’s working capital targets.
• Supervise Project Accounting team to monitor project profitability & performance by ensuring accurate recovery of all costs as defined in the contract and ensuring the minimisation of non-billable costs.
• Assist the Senior Manager, Ops Finance in supervising the Kuwait Operational Finance team.
  

Worley, Vision, Purpose & Values

• Understands and communicates Worley’s Vision, Purpose & Values and translates the strategy into practical goals and objectives for self and team members
  

Quality Assurance

• Work within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems.

Desired candidate profile

• Responsible for personal safety and working within the Occupational Health & Safety procedures.
• Competent in implementing HSE in the design process, focuses on process safety and strives to use best practice.
  

Job Specific Skills (knowledge, Experience, Capabilities, Systems)

• Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to HSE management and its associated requirements in a project environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UINA business model and its implication on Financial outcomes
• Application, use and understanding of the Worley core systems such as Oracle GBS.
• Application and understanding of the Worley Project Management Process (WPMP) and Enterprise Management System (EMS).
• Good understanding of the commercial aspect of the project contract/procedure and the application to the cost management.
  

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
• Minimum 6 years in the Engineering, consultancy services Industry in the Finance stream.
  

IT Skills

• MS Office Suite
• Oracle GBS
• Hyperion
  

People Skills

• Able to supervise and work in a diverse team as well as engage in cross-functional discussions across geographies
• Able to work effectively in small to large multi-disciplinary teams, and share and transfer knowledge
  

Other

• Good English communication skills (spoken & written)
• A person of integrity who is trusted by others and consistently honors their commitments.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups.
• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and continuously improve on performance.
• Able to manage multiple stakeholders with differing priorities.