Hopscotch Season is an international Communication agency, built on 60 years of F&B expertise.
We are a single, integrated group committed to producing both global and local campaigns, to developing product and brand awareness, and drawing on our established network of relationships, constructed over many years.
In sum, we create stories and engagement with an awareness of environmental and social issues, where the Art de Vivre continue to create delight and inspiration to all those who indulge in them, season after season.
We are recruiting an Administrative and Financial Manager for our agency in Dubai.
Position and Responsibilities:
Under the responsibility of the Agency Director, your mission will be to:
Financial, Accounting, and Administrative Management:
- Lead and carry out the financial, accounting, and administrative management of the Dubai agency in compliance with group procedures and the local legislation in force.
Management Control:
- Develop, validate, and monitor the operating budget in collaboration with the Agency Director;
- Prepare dashboards and monthly, quarterly, and annual reports;
- Animate and control the management indicators implemented to monitor and evaluate the agency's activity and profitability;
- Analyze variances and propose corrective actions;
- Conduct regulatory monitoring and ensure regulatory compliance;
- Support operational staff in managing their activities; monitor client budgets.
Accounting:
- Develop and structure the agency's financial data (balance sheets, income statements, monthly reports, dashboards...);
- Coordinate, verify, enter, and compile accounting data;
- Regularly prepare and control legal accounting documents in coordination with the tax office, annual balance sheets, income statements, account closings...;
- Control related activities: tax (tax calculations, declarations...), social (salaries, social balance sheets...), asset management (real estate, insurance...);
- Manage relationships with banks; ensure annual compliance of administrative documents, respond to payment questions from clients/suppliers; follow up with clients.
Administration:
- Fiscal and Legal: Manage relationships with legal advisors for legal procedures; prepare and monitor tax and VAT declarations;
- Monitor local regulations for compliance on visas, trade licenses, VAT, local taxes, etc. Update and follow up on all documents related to the agency and office operations: lease contract updates, relations with the landlord and building management, insurance, maintenance, etc.
- HR: Manage work visa procedures for incoming and outgoing employees, understand the legal environment, participate in maintaining personnel files; handle administrative HR data management and ensure proper application of HR reporting procedures.
- Procedures and Administrative Management: Disseminate, monitor, and ensure the proper application of Group procedures and implement them; monitor and consolidate financial reporting related to projects in conjunction with sales teams.
Profile:
- Business school or university degree with a specialization in finance / management control / accounting / audit.
- Excellent command of French and Chinese accounting, financial, and tax techniques.
- Knowledge in management and management control.
- Knowledge in analytical accounting.
- Minimum of 3 years of confirmed experience in a similar position.
- High level of rigor: precision and method, analytical and synthesis skills.
- Organizational skills and initiative.
- Strong interpersonal skills for managing relationships with various stakeholders.
- Proficiency in French and English. Arabic is a plus.
