FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) AND ECONOMIST
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TotalEnergies Renewables Development Middle East seeks an experienced FP&A and Economist in Dubai for a full-time fixed-term role, requiring minimum 6 years in finance with IFRS, ERP literacy, ACCA/CPA/CIMA or equivalent. The job covers monthly IFRS-aligned reporting, SSC coordination, detailed P&L and balance sheet analysis, cash flow forecasting, cost tracking with dashboards, budgeting and long-term planning, and liaising with lenders and auditors to ensure covenants and compliance. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight IFRS, budgeting, treasury, project cost controls and dashboards; show strong Excel and PowerPoint, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive, ethical approach. Mention UAE work eligibility.
Context & Environment
Internal: Interaction with different teams and mangement
External: Interaction with auditors, authorities, banks, lenders, shareholders
Activities
Reporting and Monthly Financials:
- Work and assist on preparation of monthly financials for reporting in line with IFRS rules and local/ applicable regulations. Coordinate with shared service centre (SSC) for monthly closing of books.
- Conduct monthly detailed analysis of Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet accounts. Review information in MBC for monthly reporting.
- Assist Financial Controller in chart of accounts reconciliations, and review.
- Prepare and review cashflow statement prepared by SSC.
- Suggest JVs for specific costs/ accruals to SSC.
- Maintain tracker for all project and other costs to ensure costs are maintained within budget and analyse reasons for deviation. Prepare dashboard for analysis.
- Ensure correct accounting of expenses and revenue for monthly and annual reporting as needed.
- Prepare and update as and when required the finance and accounting policies and procedures for the company.
Lenders and Bank accounts:
- Assist in maintaining compliance with financing agreement.
- Prepare treasury forecasts for placing cash calls to the lenders and shareholders
- Maintain right flow of information with the lenders.
- Ensure the monthly, quarterly and yearly covenants compliance in accordance with the Loan/ financing agreements.
- Respond to inquiries from CFO, Shareholders, Lenders and other department managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and other ad hoc inquiries and tasks.
- Prepare management report as and when needed
- Conduct analysis for LTP, Budget exercise and as per requests from shareholders.
Audit:
- Assist in audit related tasks for annual audit. Coordinate with auditors and provide requested information as and when needed.
- Coordinate for statutory accounts of the companies in accordance with the requirements of all applicable Laws and IFRS and manage the Independent Auditors.
Costs Monitoring:
- Compare invoices and cost with contracts to ensure correct invoices are received and paid
- Monitor and follow up with SSC on status of payments to vendors
- Maintain tracker for all parts of the project costs to ensure costs are maintained within budget and analyse reasons for deviation. Prepare dashboard for analysis. Prepare and present actuals v/s budget report to management.
- Prepare reconciliation for all payments made during the month
- Prepare actuals v/s budget report for costs incurred
- Complete the KPI related analysis/ reviews
Budget and LTP process:
- Work on financial model of the project to review, update information as needed.
- Run the model to derive updated information for financials.
- Prepare analysis files linked to the model
- Coordinate with different teams to gather information on updated costs
- Assist in annual Budget related work and long-term planning by TTE
- Collate information required from different functions for adequate budgeting
- Assist in hypothesis and template to be prepared for budget and long-term plan
- Assist in analysis related to equity, debt and updating the financial model for actuals incurred.
Others:
- Ad hoc tasks as and when needed by management
Candidate Profile
Knowledge: Strong finance/ economics background & MS literate. IFRS understanding and ERP knowledge
Skills:
- Highly proactive and self-motivated.
- Team player, strong ethics and integrity.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and respect deadlines
- Proficient with excel, power point
Education: ACCA/ CPA / CA / CIMA/ Accounting Qualification/ Equivalent Degree in Finance or Economics
Experience: At least 4-6 years of experience in finance or related function, preferably within the power industry or other similar renewable industry