Finance Generalist Manager

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

ROLE

Finance Manager will be responsible for the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Treasury functions for the UAE, Qatar and Oman.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive accounts receivables collection through weekly review and troubleshooting of aged receivables
• Pro-active engagement with customers to propose solutions to meet their finance needs while within company's collection policy.
• Manage bank relationship and monitor bank costs.
• Manage bank guarantees, bank costs.
• Manage projects in relation to end-to-end payment process, including. bank connectivity.

Trade FX

• Managing complete Vendor Management

a. Vendor Invoices

b. Vendors Payment

c. Reconciliation

• Managing of swift completion of Audits.
• Responsible for VAT filling of CMA CGM UAE offices and overview of Oman filing.
• Liaison with Global Business Service with Accounts payable team to ensure the timely booking of invoices, Payment & Reconciliation.
• Support periodic financial requirements such as month-end close, budget preparation and analysis and periodic internal and external process.
• Evaluating, proposing, and implementing opportunities for process improvements particularly as it relates to non-standard and manual processes.
• Ensure security of financial flows to cover and anticipate cash need.
• Supporting CFO with management and analysis of financial documents.
• Conducting internal financial control audit to ensure compliance with risk matrix, materiality levels, proper documentations of all finance operations.
• Ensuring coordination with Tax department that all corporate legal / Tax compliances are in place and coordinate with local TAX authorities incase of VAT audit.
• Managing 3rd Party Feeder invoices & payments for 17 countries.
• Developing effective tools for KPIs monitoring / Variance analysis and monitor Qlik Sense for other agencies.
• Project analysis / reporting based on Management requirements.
• Perform account balances reconciliation with partners (third parties and intercompany) along with team.

REQUIREMENTS

• 10 -12 years of experience in the Finance/Accounting area with minimum 3-4 years in similar capacity.
• University Degree in Finance / Accounting or Chartered Accountant Certification.
• Solid and proven management skill. Team management experience in previous roles.
• Organizational and Time management skills, multi-tasking and prioritizing, planning activities to meet deadlines and goals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Well organized, focused on routines, very strong commitment to meeting deadlines and flexibility with regards to working time is an absolute requirement.
• Strong understanding of local business practice.
• Excellent MS office skills. Must be an advanced level Excel user and quickly be able to acquire solid skills in corporate and local IT applications.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !