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Job Summary:

The Director & Financial Business Partner will serve as the strategic liaison between U.S. corporate finance and the GCC driving operational excellence and supporting long-term growth initiatives. This role will ensure seamless coordination for operations, enable scalability, and prepare for the integration of finance employees within the GCC. As a representative of the CFA team, this position will strengthen alignment across geographies and functions. In addition, this role will be a key resource in the strategic oversight of the integration/transition of employees that joined the organization through our recent acquisition.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Program Management & Strategic Roadmap - Develop and execute a roadmap for GCC finance integration, ensuring sustainable success in global finance and accounting operations.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Act as the primary liaison to the GCC finance leader and U.S. corporate teams. Build strong cross-geographical relationships and provide timely insights to senior leadership.
• Reporting and Analysis - Deliver monthly and ad hoc financial reporting and KPIs to executive leadership. Align stakeholders on performance expectations and decision-making.
• Accounting & Compliance Oversight - Oversee compliance audits and operational processes across U.S. and GCC entities, ensuring adherence to U.S. GAAP, local standards, and internal controls. Champion best practices and continuous improvement globally.
• Accounting Configuration Oversight - Own and enhance the complex accounting and systems configuration required for consolidated GCC operations.

Skills and Background You’ll Need:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in accounting or finance

Experience:

• 10-12 years of applicable experience in finance &/or accounting (or) a combination of education & hands-on experience required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of business operations and a solid understanding of accounting processes and enterprise-wide financial ecosystem with the ability to create clear and concise process documentation (i.e. strategic roadmaps, SOPs, best practices).
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to conduct thorough reporting analysis and audits of financial data.
• Consulting experience including navigation of complex project management and collaboration with leaders and stakeholders at all levels within the organization.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Winning Together: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas.  Collaborative influencer who builds trust, balances competing priorities and drives shared outcomes.
• Customer Focus: Active listener who can interpret business needs and develop tangible outcomes to resolve issues. Possesses a strong tact for relaying information to customers in a way that is digestible and actionable for the customer.
• Driving Success: Proven ability to drive results independently and influence across levels. Constantly pursues exceptional results that take us “next level.” Owns the management and completion of assigned deliverables by expected due dates. Leverages a mastery of the enterprise-wide finance ecosystem to resolve issues and deliver insights. Approaches the preparation of all deliverables with a priority for cleanliness and precision to ensure financial data included in deliverables are always complete and accurate.
• Adaptability: Excellent problem-solving skills and a track record of navigating ambiguity with confidence and creativity. Challenges the status quo of how current processes are performed and the utility of finance related deliverables. Utilizes strategic thinking with a builder’s mentality — you see the big picture and know how to execute with precision. Adapts quickly to feedback by adjusting priorities to fit new circumstances.

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