Finance Operations Executive – Dubai

The European Tour group is one of the world’s pre-eminent golf organisations. We are responsible for running the world-famous DP World Tour, Legends Tour, Challenge Tour and G4D Tour (golf for the disabled). We also organise, alongside the PGA of America, golf’s greatest team contest – the Ryder Cup.

Main Purpose Of The Role

The Finance Operations Executive will ensure the smooth running of finance operations, primarily for Middle East activities but also supporting global operations as needed. As a Finance Operations Executive, you’ll work with a forward-thinking team to create an agile, lean, and compliant operational function in line with the Board’s Risk Appetite.

Your role will involve internal business partner support and external stakeholder relationship management, with a focus on simplification and system solutions to drive efficiency and reduce costs.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the end-to-end Accounts Payable and Receivable processes, supporting player payments, liaising with business and external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with established procedures. You’ll also support external audits, manage future receivable invoicing schedules, and handle key operational payables.

Your deliverables will include timely and accurate invoice payments, correct VAT and FX postings, daily bank account reconciliations, and preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations for all Receivables and Players affected accounts. You’ll process and reconcile membership fees, entry fees for tournaments, and weekly tournament prize funds payments, providing necessary support schedules and reconciliations for month-end reviews and forward-looking operational activities.

For Accounts Receivable, you’ll coordinate operations such as raising invoices and credit notes, ensuring correct VAT and FX postings, meeting stakeholder response SLAs, and producing accurate reports on aged debtors.

You’ll support the Finance Operations Manager and Group Financial Control in preparing Balance Sheet reconciliations and perform ad hoc duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

To succeed in this role, you’ll need to build positive working relationships and trust within the business, challenge and contribute as a ‘business partner,’ and possess skills such as independent working, project management, and the ability to manage priorities and tight deadlines. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, good communication skills, and experience in a fast-paced environment are essential.

You should have a comprehensive knowledge of Accounts payable/Receivables, general ledger accounting, and experience with multiple currencies and VAT regimes.

On a personal level, you must have a positive ‘can do’ attitude, be comfortable working in a small team, be curious and collaborative, flexible and adaptable, and possess good interpersonal skills. Commitment, professionalism, empathy, integrity, and the ability to travel to the UK on an infrequent basis are also required.

If you advance to the first stage of the process, initial Teams interviews will take place during the week commencing January 20th. The second stage, consisting of face-to-face interviews, will be held at our Dubai office on Tuesday, January 28th, and Wednesday, January 29th.

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