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The Company

Ooredoo is an organization on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020.

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Role

Responsible for dealer management activities, performing and managing the ICOFR- Internal Controls over Financial Reporting project and responsible for new S1 and S2 IFRS standards related to sustainability.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Dealer Accounts & Reconciliation:

•Oversee dealer order processing, ensuring accuracy, proper documentation, and timely system updates.

•Perform regular reconciliations of dealer accounts, monitoring balances, payments, and discrepancies across records.

•Conduct dealer account reconciliations between Oracle and RAS systems to ensure data consistency and accuracy.

•Follow up on dealer collections, track outstanding balances, and proactively resolve payment issues.

•Ensure compliance with agreed payment terms and escalate any delays or irregularities.

•Handle and record received checks, ensuring all credit checks are deposited in the bank on or before the check date.

•Perform bank reconciliations related to dealer transactions to maintain accurate financial records.

•Maintain and update dealer bank guarantees in the system, ensuring timely renewals before expiry dates.

Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR):

•Prepare the Project Plan containing the project objectives (evaluation of financial reporting controls), critical path and timelines.

•Responsible for identification of controls that are used to prevent, or detect and correct, errors or fraud that could directly result in the financial material misstatements.

•Responsible for developing/ updating and revisiting the Internal Control Monitoring Report (ICMR) and work closely with different teams to update or improve controls as needed.

•Responsible for performing detailed test of design & implementation (D&I) including a detailed walkthrough to assess the design and implementation effectiveness of the key controls identified in the ICMR.

•Ensure that controls that were assessed as “inadequate” need to be remediated before being subjected to Operating effectiveness testing (by Internal Audit and External Auditor).

•Responsible for periodically updating its risk assessment and validates its inventory of key controls accordingly.

•Coordinate with other teams within finance and outside the department to provide requirements.

•Responsible for convening regular status meetings with Control owners, Internal Audit, External Audit.

•Act as a Focal point for all requirements (both External Auditor and Internal audit) from the control owners.

•Review documentation to ensure clarity, accuracy, and completeness.

•Provide support during audits by sharing evidence and explaining processes.

Sustainability new Standards S1 and S2:

•Lead reporting for new IFRS Standards S1 and S2, making sure all required data is collected.

•Guide stakeholders on reporting requirements, emphasizing the importance of S1 and S2 metrics.

•Prepare comprehensive S1 and S2 data collection, highlighting key metrics, trends, and areas for improvement.

•Participate in gap assessments to evaluate the organization’s readiness for IFRS S1, S2 Sustainability Disclosure, identifying areas for improvement in ESG data, processes, and controls.

•Prepare reports, track key ESG indicators, and ensure the organization follows best practices.

•Support ESG initiatives and campaigns to build awareness and engagement across teams.

•Identify opportunities to improve ESG data collection and governance processes.

•Support the finance team in addressing audit observations and completing assigned tasks.

•Assist with due diligence activities, providing accurate data, supporting analysis, and ensuring all requirements are met.

•Build relations through confidence and judgment with positive influence on change and innovation.

•Understand the team and collaborate with others to achieve objectives; proactively seek clarification when needed.

•Demonstrate awareness of workload, offer help team members and take on additional tasks when appropriate.

•Contribute to team discussion to share knowledge and offer ideas and solutions that can benefit the group.

•Any other activities assigned by the Line Manager.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting from a recognized university.

Required Experiences & Skills

• Minimum 3-4 years of relevant experience preferably with a large organization in telecom industry or Big Four auditing firm

• Proficiency in both English and Arabic language

• MS Office

• Demonstrated acumen in understanding the industry and its trends.