Assistant Manager – Accounting and Control

Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. At Taaleem, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection, and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to various background checks including receipt of references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification, and police checks, including overseas checks.

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for accuracy, compliance and collaboration? Taaleem is looking for an Assistant Manager – Accounting and Control to join our Central Office Finance team and contribute to our mission of delivering outstanding education across our schools.

Job Purpose:

Reporting into the Financial Accounting & Control Manager supporting on all aspects of management accounting, financial accounting and implementation, improvement of the ERP system (Group wide) and integration of new businesses. Will also play a key role with ongoing financial support to the schools

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or accounting
• Qualified CIMA, ACCA, АСА, СРА
• Previous experience working within UAE with reputable organization including Big4.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present financial data clearly and accurately to non-finance personnel
• Prioritization, time management and planning skills
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills including PowerPoint and Word
• Comfortable with being exposed to Senior Management
• Excellent collaborative skills and ability to quickly establish effective relationships with key stakeholders
• Keen to learn and develop

Experience & Competencies:

• Financial accounting and reporting experience
• Business partnering skills, building relationships across the organisation
• Experience working in UAE is highly desirable
• Enjoy working with the wider business to develop a strong bridge between finance and non- finance areas and be able to demonstrate a natural ability to engage and motivate people to achieve the required result

Attributes

• Sound Accounting knowledge (IFRS)
• Proven analytical ability.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Positive and hands on attitude

About Taaleem

Taaleem is one of the largest, most respected education providers in the United Arab Emirates and the only publicly listed Education Provider in the UAE.

Taaleem (which means ‘education’ in Arabic) was established in 2004 and now has over 27,000 students attending our diverse portfolio of international schools, pre-schools and public-private partnership schools across the UAE. With quality at the forefront of our offering, we tailor each project to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering top international curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate and our custom early childhood programme.

Taaleem is also one of the Middle East’s leading IB workshop providers for PYP, MYP, DP and CP. Taaleem is committed to inspiring students and helping them to identify and develop their passions and talents.

Apply now via our careers page.

Taaleem reserves the right to close job advertisements early if an outstanding candidate is identified. Early applications are strongly encouraged.