Global VP Finance Dubai Ports DP World UAE

Job Detail

Job ID 5247
Career Level Senior
Experience Fresh
Gender Female|Male

Job Description

Dubai Ports (DP) World is actively hiring qualified and experienced candidate for job role of a Freight Forwarding Global VP Finance. The selected candidate will lead the development and implementation of the global policies, procedures and systems required for the robust an efficient financial management and reporting of DP World’s target operating model for its freight forwarding business. This target operating model is intended to be highly efficient, driven by the use of technology and centralised, standardised operating and finance process run from a global shared service centre which will enable DP World’s regional P&L owners to drive profitable growth in their freight forwarding business.

Responsibilities of Global VP Finance

Define and implement global financial policies, procedures & definitions as they relate to freight forwarding.
Develop and implement global KPIs to ensure the effective financial management of the freight forwarding business.
Partner with Group Technology to defined and implement workflows and output requirements for CargoesRunner and DPW finance systems and to ensure continuous improvement.
Partner with Regional CFOs to determine optimal and globally consistent approach to financial management across the global shared service centre and regional finance teams for freight forwarding, and support the set up of regional finance team requirements.
Partner with Group Treasury to define and implement an effective global liquidity management approach for freight forwarding.
Oversee the preparation of management reporting comprising a consolidated global P&L, cashflow and balance sheet for Freight Forwarding with supporting narrative and KPI analysis.
Oversee the preparation of Customer Profitability analysis by product / market to assist both the freight forwarding business and DP World end-to-end logistics strategy.
Oversee the preparation of peer group financial analysis.
Oversee the output of the GSSC as it relates to the finance activities of freight forwarding, to ensure quality and efficiency of performance.
Be responsible for the finance activities and reporting of DPW NVOCC Smart Solutions Line.
Partner to Freight Forwarding Global & Regional Leadership.
Develop a standardized set of KPI’s for financial performance and analysis for use by the global and regional leadership of the freight forwarding business.

What You’ll Do More?

Ensure consistent implementation of DPW policies and procedures relating to FF finance by DPW regional business and finance teams, in particular as it relates to intercompany transactions and profit share rules.
Drive and support action plans to address underperforming business areas in order to drive market leading levels of profitability across the FF business.
Define and oversee the output of the global shared service centre (GSSC) as it relates to freight forwarding finance.
Define and monitor SLA KPIs with GSSC across finance workstreams to ensure efficient delivery of services to meet business needs.
Lead the financial management and reporting of DP Worlds nominated NVOCC (Smart Solutions Line) via the GSSC.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Eligibility Requirements

The eligibility requirements for role of a Freight Forwarding Global VP Finance are as under:

Bachelor’s degree/University degree, ideally in a financial discipline, or equivalent experience.
Master’s degree preferred.
Chartered Accountant or equivalent (required if Bachelor’s degree is non-financial).
Experience in senior leadership within the accounting / finance area
Experience in Freight Forwarding 15 years at a global or regional level.
Experience in shared service centre operations (ideally implementation).
Experience in building business on high growth trajectory from a relatively immature base.

Skills Desired

Able to understand and address stakeholder’s needs and you can communicate change requirements.
You enjoy solving problems.
Getting to the root cause.
You love taking on difficult challenges and finding creative, innovative solutions.
Pay strong attention to the details as far as required.
Exceptional critical thinking skills.
Work independently because you self-manage, with limited direction and guidance.
Proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments.
You have advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.
Ready to travel to operations to perform tasks on site if needed or suited.
Can speak and write fluent English.
Additional languages are a bonus, but not a must.