Controller

Are you a talented Controller with a natural flair for numbers and strong analytical skills? Would you like to play a central role in our Finance team, controlling our entities across the Middle East and Africa? Then, this might be the right career opportunity for you.

Job description

Monjasa is a leading global partner in the oil and shipping industry who believes strongly in driving Personal Business. We aim to inspire our business partners and become first choice by challenging status quo with our original solutions. We are thus on the lookout for a colleague who can identify with Monjasa’s values and is capable of building strong relations both internally and externally.

Our growing finance team, based in the Dubai office, consists of skilled and professional colleagues of both accountants and controllers and is responsible for various tasks such as financial costing, budgeting, controlling, VAT filing, complying with regulations, and monthly reporting for Middle East and Africa entities aligned with Monjasa Group functions across the globe.

As our new Controller, you will handle financial controlling, work with the local esteemed finance team, and have the opportunity to build a strong network and collaborate globally. You will report to the Finance Director, overseeing financial operations in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Furthermore, it’s critical that you thrive working in a fast-paced and diverse environment, understand the significance of completing deadlines and accuracy, and set communication and mutual respect as the key values of teamwork.

Areas of focus

• Perform controlling and reviewing
• Monthly and annual closing of numbers
• Participate in cross-functional projects.
• Support strong key stakeholder management.
• Estimate as per the required timeline.
• Preparation of forecasts and budgets.
• Data and cost control.
• Ensuring legal and regulatory financial compliance
• Audit co-ordination and finalization
• Tax control, including VAT fillings
• Derivatives as well as contract management (financial contracts) control

Your professional skills

• Relevant financial education or a similar position and/or as an auditor
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position
• Experience in the shipping industry is an advantage.
• An experienced user of Microsoft Office and Microsoft NAV is a plus.
• Fluent in both written and verbal English and any other language is a plus.

Your personal skills

• Detail-oriented with a high-quality focus
• Strong analytical mind-set
• Pragmatic with a practical approach
• Strong communicator at all organisational level