Sr Finance/ Finance Analyst (Arabic Speaker)

at  Edelman

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ABOUT US

Edelman is a new kind of agency, at the intersection of PR, Advertising, Social, Digital, Earned Media and Experiential. We blur the lines between each medium to create smart, innovative, and powerful work that gets people talking and engaging with brands in new ways. You will be challenged to push convention and your creativity to find modern ways to drive consumer behaviour in today’s socially charged, digital environment.
We are passionate, unconventional, and driven by a desire to do the best work possible. We get results for our clients and have the trophies to prove it. We are tough on work. We are kind to each other. We also laugh a lot ….

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• 6+ years of finance and accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and CPA, MBA, or public accounting experience is a plus.
• Native Arabic Speaker is a MUST.
• Knowledge in financial systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, SAP or any other ERP system) and strong Microsoft Excel skills is a plus.
• Team player with proven ability to work cross-functionally and across multiple stakeholders to achieve goals and objectives.
• Capacity to manage a busy workload and tight deadlines.

THE ROLE

As a business manager/finance manager, you will be responsible for handling the financial transactions, analysing financial reports, and monitor investment activities. You will strategize effective techniques to boost the company’s financial performance and identify business opportunities to increase revenues. You will be able to drive performance in a fast-paced environment, operating across a complex structure to provide financial insights to support decision-making.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pricing Contracts
• You will be responsible in reviewing and approving client budgets and upload properly into financial system.
• Facilitate negotiation of client and vendor contracts between clients/vendors, account staff/senior management and legal department, including full review of all business terms (with oversight)
• Ensure that projects are managed in accordance with contracts; create summary sheets (contract cheat sheets) for account teams.