Who Are We?.
- Noon is the largest e-commerce player in the Middle East and is quickly becoming the go-to platform for all online customer needs.
- We've built a full-fledged ecosystem of products and services in e-commerce, quick-commerce, food, fintech, grocery, and fashion-and we're just getting started.
- We are a team of dynamic professionals who are aggressively ambitious, rapidly scaling, and uniquely positioned to capitalize on the rapid adoption of e-commerce in the Middle East.
- We're on an unconventional mission, doing something that has never been done before.
- We are developing the future of online shopping, and we're looking for top talent to join us on our mission.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Finance AR profile to ensure process improvements in the receivables, loyalty and wallet domain.
- Maintain stipulated SLA/ TAT for the R2R process.
- Ensure proper accountings and GL balance reviews, partner with a local cross-functional team, and ensure financial and accounting controls.
- Ensure and drive periodic receivable balance reconciliations at order level to ensure collection TAT is maintained and DSO is maintained at less than 2 days.
- Laise with different bank and BNPL partners to solve payment gateway and collection related issues, reconcile payment gateway and cash on delivery transaction with proper chargeback management and dispute handling.
- Develop and circulate reports to management to highlight progress on all key KPI's and risk area.
- Work with product team to identify and solve wallet and online payment related concerns/issues.
- Settlement and recovery of wallet transactions and intercompany balance for cross selling among group companies.
- Ensuring timely refunds of wallet balance to customer bank accounts to solve customer escalation on timely basis with proper liaising with CS and operations team.
- Bring efficiency and process improvement in day to day operation by out of the box approach and lead the team by example.
- Ensure and drive accounting and reconciliation of good in transit, customer-initiated return and manage recover for lost inventory from supply chain.
- Ensuring reconciliation of payment gateway fees and optimise traffic allocation to reduce overall payment cost.
- Ensure timely completion & review of period closer of books and support group Financial Reporting team to ensure on-time reporting.
- Ensure smooth month-end / quarter-end / year-end closer process, drive financial hygiene and clean-up process, and ensure timely delivery of P&L and Balance sheet schedules.
- Handle periodic monthly/ quarterly/year-end intercompany reconciliation activities and ensure on-time submission of MIS/reports.
- Strong Team player and should be capable to handle coaching larger teams with a positive attitude.
- Handle cross functions relationships and provide proactive support and resolutions to businesses and stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Group Finance team to support and have a smooth closer of Internal and Statutory Audits and timely data support and query resolutions.
Skills Required:
- CA/ACCA/master's degree or MBA in Finance / or related professional qualification along with 6-10 years of professional experience.
- Must possess a sound knowledge in a broad range of in fields such as Audit, Internal Controls, Finance, and Business Analytics (preferably in the e-commerce and retail industry).
- Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in stakeholder management and problem-solving approach.
- Knowledge of systems and processes commonly utilized within e-commerce and/or retail environments.
- Knowledge of SQL programming language and data management tool preferred.
- Strong critical thinking with the ability to define problems and propose solutions.
- Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, managing time and resources to.
- Ensure work is completed efficiently and within established timeframes.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships internally and externally.
Who Will Excel?.
- 'noon isn't for everyone.
- And that's okay.
- This is one of our core operating principles.
- We're looking for resourceful doers.
- Thinkers who are both creative and analytical.
- Problem solvers who are enthusiastic about delivering results.
- Our ideal candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasked, high-energy and often ambiguous environment.
- If the above values resonate with you, then noon might be the place for you.