Process & Compliance Manager

at  AlFuttaim

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

REQUIRED SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• SAP or ERP Savvy system
• Professional Accounting qualification
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in support ERP / SAP processes or retail support experience
• Good communications skills

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE:

As a member of Automotive Finance team, the incumbent needs to support the Management in:

• Driving IT strategic roadmap from the finance perspective for the UAE and Overseas Automotive operations.

• Implement best Business Processes in an ERP environment by designing appropriate solutions supporting the customers’ business processes as part of the overall ERP program.Provide support and project manage the end-to-end life cycle management whilst partnering with IT teams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

SAP Org Structure

• Assisting business in Preparation of complete SAP Org Structure for IS Auto MigrationProviding training of SAP Org elements and standard AFG org structure details to business super users

Chart of Accounts

• Assisting business in Preparation & finalization of SAP Chart of Accounts for ERP implementation projects
• Providing training & explanation to Business to understand AFG General ledger accounts and Financial Statement items

• Mapping of existing GLs & FS items to AFG Standard GLs and FS itemsEnsuring Standardization of Entity Chart of Accounts with AFG Chart of Accounts

Project Steering

• Part of Project Steering Committee

• Track project status & ensure timely completion of Project phasesSupporting in critical decision making

Existing Process Advisory & New Process Review

• Advice functionality of existing systems, business policies & SOP to other entities migrating to IS Auto system
• Review new processes developed as part of the implementation to ensure correct reflection of the same in financial statements

• Ensure standard AFG systems & processes across all entities globallyRoll out of best business practices to entities coming on SAP IS Auto platform & non-SAP based companies (system upgrades)

Data Migration

• Share past migration experiences with business and assist business in finalization of migration strategy
• Support in mock data migration activities
• Highlight risk areas and fixes required to ensure smooth final data migration
• Support in final data migration activities

• Support in post migrationProvide trainings & support to business superusers throughout the project Journey

Critical IT Enhancements & Roll outs:

• New Business Models
• Automotive Change Management
• System Advisory
• Finance Digitalization

As a member of Automotive Finance team, the incumbent needs to support the Management in:

• Driving IT strategic roadmap from the finance perspective for the UAE and Overseas Automotive operations.

• Implement best Business Processes in an ERP environment by designing appropriate solutions supporting the customers’ business processes as part of the overall ERP program.Provide support and project manage the end-to-end life cycle management whilst partnering with IT teams.

WHAT EQUIPS YOU FOR THE ROLE:

• Professional accounting Qualification – CA/ACCA or equivalent
• A degree in Information Systems/Project Management related discipline would be preferred
• Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience with at least 2 years of support of SAP /other ERP processes or retail support experience.Experience of working in the Automotive / retail industries will be preferred.