Assistant Manager - Finance & Accounting

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Job Category:
Finance and Accounting

Location:

Muscat, Muscat, OM

Daikin Middle East & Africa is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd. and the leading provider of heating, cooling, ventilation, air purification, and refrigeration technology. The company designs, manufactures and brings to market a broad portfolio of equipment, as well as tailor-made solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). To date, Daikin EMEA has over 12 000 employees across more than 59 consolidated subsidiaries.

It has 12 major manufacturing facilities based in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Austria, and the UK. Our aim is to drive sustainable and effective solutions, sparking a good climate for the generations to come. And all this can only be achieved because of our People.

About the Role

The Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounting will be based in Muscat, Oman and will support the Finance & Accounting operations of the Oman business. The role is responsible for accurate financial reporting, working capital management, financial controls, statutory compliance, and coordination with the Shared Service Center (Infosys), customers, vendors, auditors, banks, and government authorities.

How You Will Make an Impact

You will support the Oman finance function across Order-to-Cash (O2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Record-to-Report (R2R), and financial reporting activities. The role will ensure timely collections, accurate accounting, effective controls, and compliance with Daikin Group and local statutory requirements.

Credit & Collections – O2C

• Monitor receivables ageing, overdue balances, DSO, and bad debts, and follow up on collection actions.
• Review customer credit limits, payment terms, open-account arrangements, reduce overdue receivables and credit insurance requirements.
• Coordinate with the O2C team and business stakeholders to resolve deductions, short payments, disputes, and aged receivables.
• Ensure customer invoices are accurately submitted through customer portals and coordinate certification and approval where required.
• Issue Statements of Account (SOA), perform customer reconciliations, and resolve account discrepancies.
• Coordinate timely collection of customer payments, cheques, and Letter of Credit (LC) proceeds.
• Manage the LC process, including review of terms, documentation, amendments, and coordination with banks and customers.
• Maintain accurate collection and reconciliation records and support achievement of cash collection targets.
• Identify opportunities to improve O2C processes.
• Assisting in writing and implementation of policies, procedures, SOPs for the credit department and company

Procure-to-Pay & Accounting – P2P

• Coordinate day-to-day accounting activities with the Shared Service Center in accordance with Daikin Group policies and delegation of authority.
• Review vendor reconciliations, payment proposals, and aged GR/IR balances and coordinate resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor invoice processing, approval, coding, and posting through VIM and related systems.
• Support vendor master data governance and ensure timely resolution of vendor and business queries.
• Implement and support business in Vendor portal and associated process

General Accounting & Reporting – R2R

• Review accounting activities and balance sheet account reconciliations performed by the Shared Service Center and follow up on outstanding items.
• Prepare and review non-routine journal entries, bank reconciliations and other month-end closing activities.
• Support VAT reconciliations, statutory filings, and other local tax requirements.
• Monitor revenue recognition and Percentage of Completion (POC) calculations, where applicable, in accordance with IFRS and company policies.
• Support local payment processing, bank guarantees, and related finance administration.
• Perform required J-SOX controls and maintain supporting documentation.
• Review financial reporting outputs, including Flux, BPC, profitability, and other Group Finance reports.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of required…