Head of Fixed Assets and Inventory

About the role

ECCO Gulf Majorel Qatar is looking for a Head of Fixed Assets and Inventory to lead the financial management of capital assets and inventory. The role supports the Director of Finance, keeps the fixed assets register accurate, oversees asset tagging, verification, depreciation and inventory reconciliation, and manages the section's staff.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to strategy, annual business plans, policies and procedures, and help the Director of Finance meet targets and objectives.
• Keep the fixed assets book up to date, check accounting transactions and manage capital expenditure and asset accounting under applicable standards.
• Prepare the monthly capital asset continuity schedule and monitor asset tagging, verification, transfer, revaluation and retirement.
• Review and reconcile physical asset verification reports with the accounts, approve asset updates and retirements, and oversee disposal and transfer recording.
• Take part in physical inventory counts with the Support Services Team and reconcile inventory entries with the supply chain management system.
• Review depreciation reports, approve month-end reports and ensure timely period-end close.
• Arrange insurance activities for fixed assets and inventory, including policy documents, scope of work and tendering.
• Ensure adequate staffing, organise staff duties and leave, and monitor performance.
• Facilitate internal and external audit requirements and maintain confidentiality.

Required profile

• CA, CPA, CFA or MBA (Finance).
• 15+ years of overall accounting experience, including 5+ years supervising fixed assets and inventory, 5+ years in hospital/healthcare accounting and 5+ years in the GCC.
• Proven experience managing high volumes of fixed assets and inventory in an ERP, and experience in an IFRS environment.

Required skills

• Recognised ERP systems such as Oracle or SAP.
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and presentation skills, and good planning and organisational abilities.