Finance Analyst

Your tasks - JOB DESCRIPTION Finance Analyst Reporting to Finance Manager, RSMEA Location United Arab Emirates Mobility May be required to visit and support other offices in the MEA Region (Saudi, Qatar) and Germany. Career level Junior to mid-level Role purpose We are seeking an ambitious Finance Analyst who combines sound accounting fundamentals with strong learning agility, ownership and the potential to grow into broader responsibilities. The role supports the financial operations of Middle East and Africa operations and legal entities managed from the hub in Dubai., and provides exposure to accounting, reporting, project costing, controls, business partnering and decision support. While payments administration will represent a substantial part of the role, the successful candidate will be expected to understand the business and control implications behind each transaction, improve how work is done and progressively take ownership of accounting, reporting, project costing, controls and decision support. Key responsibilities, but not limited to 1.Payments, banking and expense administration (primary day-to-day focus) 1. Administer employee expense claims and related payments, ensuring accuracy, policy compliance and timely reimbursement. 2. Support monthly intercompany reporting and netting reconciliation, including accurate maintenance of records in systems. 3. Own the end-to-end preparation and processing of supplier, employee, intercompany and other approved payments, ensuring that each payment is accurate, properly authorized, supported by complete documentation and executed within the agreed timeline. 4. Validate payment requests against invoices, purchase orders, approvals, contractual terms, bank details, due dates and applicable company policies before release. 5. Prepare payment batches and upload or process transactions in the ERP system and relevant electronic banking platforms, maintaining clear segregation of duties and approval controls. 6. P