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The Svitzer Group has been awarded a 20-year contract to provide Harbor Towage Marine services to the Tanger Med 2 port in Morocco. The new business will start-up Q3 2018 with operations commencing late 2018.
Svitzer Tanger Med 2 requires an astute Finance professional to support the Country Finance Manager. The overall fleet composition will initially consist of 4 Tugs and 2 Pilot Boats (with additional 2 Tugs and 1 Pilot Boat joining the fleet later in the 20-year contract).
This role is based in Tanger, Morocco & will be reporting to the Country Finance Manager and the role will suit a sharp finance professional with a predilection for business partnering, accounting and reporting.
You will be responsible for finances in our newly established company providing marine services to the port, and you will provide assistance on establishing a well-functioning finance function with excellent finance processes, controls, budgeting and reporting.
You will be part of a highly engaged international team with ambitious business targets. We set the bar high for ourselves and the organization, maintaining a results driven and aggressive mind-set while striking a positive work/life balance. We pride ourselves on treating each other with respect and see our diversity as a genuine competitive advantage.
Svitzer is a wholly owned subsidiary of the MAERSK GROUP.
We offer
This position offers the right candidate an opportunity to join an ambitious, international and growth focused global industry leader with the possibility of continuous professional and personal development, both within Svitzer and the Maersk Group. The successful applicant (along with Finance Manager) will take ownership of the Finance function for a fleet of 6 vessels providing exclusive marine services to the Tangier Med II port.
You will be supported by finance specialists in the AMEA Regional Office in Dubai, UAE and in the Regional Finance Support Centre in Mumbai. A worldwide network of seasoned Finance professionals, Controllers, Managers and CFO's across various geographies are your go-to peers for sparring and benchmarking.
The AMEA Region currently operates vessels in ports and terminals in India, Egypt, Angola, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Russia and Bangladesh.
Our global Head Quarter in Copenhagen provides expert oversight, coordination and executive level intervention across the 40+ countries in which Svitzer operates – ensuring that you have high level support and diverse opportunities for your next career step in global towage.
Market competitive employment conditions attract for the successful local applicant.
Key responsibilities
Provide best finance and administration services based on requirement from management team and local government.
• Assist in Audit and stautory requirements
• Assist in all accounting and reporting requirements
• Follow up for payments from clients
• Assist in maintaining an effective control environment
• Act as a liaison with banks
• Maintain petty cash
• Review monthly payroll for local and expat crew in close cooperation with Human Resource department
• Local correspondence letters to ministries of companies with respect to finance department
• Maintain proper filing system/record keeping
• Assist in Payroll process up until issueing salary slips for onshore as well as offshore colleagues
We are looking for
Required / Preferred Education:
• University degree in Finance and accounting or relevant qualifications
• Minimum 3 years working experience in Finance
• Strong Communications skills
• Fluent in spoken and written French, Arabic and English
• Self-motivated and well-organized
Training and competencies:
• Fluency in written and oral English mandatory. Arabic fluency HIGHLY preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office programmes, including Word / Excel / PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience in advance accounting and reporting packages (Navision and OneStream experience desired, though not essential)