Chartered Accountant - Consulting Firm - Contractual

At Outsized, we match clients in financial services and management consulting to high-quality independent consultants and boutique/specialist firms for the execution of their key projects.

Our client is a top-tier global consulting firm. They are currently carrying out a project for a client in the real estate and construction space. They are looking to onboard a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in performing reviews of areas such as Corporate Governance, Finance, Procurement, and Human Resource

Below Summarizes the Roles and Responsibilities:

The selected professional would be required to carry out reviews in the below mentioned domains and sub domains:

1. Corporate Governance:

- Availability of Compliance Framework (internal in terms of Policies & Procedures and Delegation of Authority and external in terms of checklist of respective regulatory bodies)

- Board Meetings and resolutions

- High-level study of the organizational structure and Segregation of duties (as applicable)

- Periodic management reporting to client

- Communication lines with client at top management level as well as at divisions/ departments level

- Alignment with the company's overall brand and image

- Business continuity and disaster recovery

2. Finance:

- General & Administrative expenses (including petty cash)

- Cost control procedures

- Cash flow management procedures

- Financial budget preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting procedures

- Loan and liability management

- Revenue recognition procedures

- Fixed asset management procedures

- Bank Reconciliations

- Month-end/ quarterly/ annual closing procedures

- System implementation and integration

3. Procurement :

- Contract and vendor management (selection, monitoring, and evaluation)

- Purchase requests and purchase orders

4. Human Resource :

- Recruitment, mobilization, and onboarding procedures

- Employee attendance and leaves

- Payroll process (compensation & benefits)

- Employee Mobility (long term secondment)

- Employee evaluation procedures (including promotions, increments, and bonuses)

- Employee resignation, termination procedures

- Grievance Management

- Grading structure and salary scale

An ideal candidate would have the following attributes:

- A fully qualified CA with extensive experience in performing reviews in areas such as Corporate Governance, Finance, Procurement and Human Resource

- Good communication and stakeholder management skills

This is a contractual opportunity and will be on an initial 3 months contract extendable further basis performance. The selected consultant would be deployed in Kuwait for the duration of the role.