Assistant Finance Manager

Magna Financial; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna Financial in Dubai is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to join our Dubai team, focusing on financial management, reporting, compliance, and strategic financial analysis.

The role reports to the Head of Finance & Business Operations and involves working with founders and senior stakeholders across UK and EU entities, consolidating multi-entity accounting and driving commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience with multi-entity / group accounting across jurisdictions.
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting capabilities.
• Experience coordinating with external providers (accountants, tax, payroll).
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders on commercial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-entity accounting, month-end, year-end, and group consolidation.
• Prepare management accounts, financial reporting, budgets and forecasts.
• Maintain reconciliations and financial controls across the Group.
• Coordinate external accounting, tax, payroll and professional services.
• Support commercial decisions with financial analysis and modelling.
• Oversee tax, payroll, regulatory requirements across UK and EU entities.
• Analyse revenue, performance, and financial trends to inform strategy.

Skills

Multi-entity accounting

Financial analysis

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Job description

Assistant Finance Manager

Location: The Opus, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE | Onsite

Working Hours: UK Hours, 11:30am – 8:30pm

About Magna Financial

Magna Financial is a specialist foreign exchange provider with a strong presence in the UAE, UK, and Spain, whilst also growing across the wider European region, providing services to both Corporate and Private Clients globally. Following the recent acquisition of Mallorca Mortgage Consultancy (MMC), MMC is now part of the Magna Group, further expanding our presence and range of specialist financial services. We combine market expertise with a high-touch, relationship-driven approach and pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service to our clients.

The Role

We are looking for a commercially minded Assistant Finance Manager to join our Dubai team and play a key role across financial management, reporting, compliance, business operations and strategic financial analysis.

Reporting to the Head of Finance & Business Operations, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders, the company's founders and the wider finance function to ensure the Group's financial processes are accurate, efficient and well managed across multiple entities and jurisdictions.

This is a broad finance role that goes beyond traditional accounting, with exposure to international entities, taxation, payroll, regulatory requirements, investment analysis, financial planning and commercial decision making.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing multi-entity accounting, including month end, year end and group consolidation.
• Preparing management accounts, financial reporting, budgets and forecasts.
• Maintaining accurate reconciliations, financial controls and processes across the Group.
• Supporting and coordinating the work of the accountant and external finance providers.
• Partnering with the Head of Finance & Business Operations and senior stakeholders on financial and commercial decisions.
• Working directly with the company's founders on financial, investment and personal financial analysis.
• Developing financial models and analysis to support strategic decision making.
• Managing financial, tax, payroll and regulatory requirements across UK and EU entities.
• Coordinating external accounting, tax, payroll and professional services providers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Maintaining oversight of key compliance, tax and regulatory deadlines.
• Overseeing commission and revenue recognition and related financial reporting.
• Analysing revenue, performance and financial trends to support commercial decision making.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience in multi-entity and group accounting.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, including UK and EU entities.
• Familiarity with UK and EU payroll, taxation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing external accounting, tax and payroll providers.
• Understanding of commission and revenue recognition, ideally within a brokerage or financial services environment.
• Strong financial analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and supporting commercial decision making.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, international business.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across different entities and jurisdictions.

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