Controlling Manager

HCP Automotive; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare

School fees contribution

Company car

Annual air ticket

Job summary

HCP Automotive is seeking a Controlling Manager in Dubai to lead financial steering and support strategic decision-making across the automotive sector in the Middle East. The successful candidate will manage financial targets, oversee performance analysis, and contribute to major projects.

To qualify, candidates should possess a finance or business degree along with 6-8 years of relevant experience, including proficiency in financial tools and analysis. A competitive package is on offer, including bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in a Controlling, Accounting, or Financial role within a multinational environment.
• Proficient in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experienced with data visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Comfortable operating within SAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial steering of the business end to end.
• Serve as the primary finance partner across all business units.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Provide financial expertise for strategic projects, contract negotiations, and incentive programme design.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Data visualization (Power BI)

SAP

Oracle

Advanced Excel

Advanced PowerPoint

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business Management or related discipline

Job description

This is a senior finance appointment within an internationally recognised organisation at the forefront of the automotive sector across the Middle East. The Controlling Manager sits at the centre of strategic decision-making, with direct influence over commercial direction and financial outcomes at a regional level.

The Role

• You will lead the financial steering of the business end to end: setting and managing financial targets, monitoring performance, analysing variances, and presenting well-considered business cases to the Management Board. Accountability for Contribution Margin, Contribution Margin per Unit, and Sales Allowances sits with you.
• You will serve as the primary finance partner across all business units, facilitating performance reviews, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented promptly.
• Your reporting will be accurate, timely, and genuinely insightful, informing confident decision‑making at the most senior levels.
• You will also provide financial expertise for strategic projects, contract negotiations, and incentive programme design.

What You Will Bring

• You will hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business Management, or a related discipline, and have six to eight years of experience in a Controlling, Accounting, or Financial role within a multinational environment.
• Technically, you will be proficient in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, experienced with data visualisation tools such as Power BI, and comfortable operating within SAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills are essential.
• Equally important are your interpersonal qualities. You will negotiate with credibility, communicate complex information with clarity, and build relationships across functions and seniority levels with ease.
• You will be analytical, precise under pressure, and genuinely committed to continuous improvement.

What’s on Offer

A highly competitive package including annual bonus, healthcare, school fees contribution, company car and annual air ticket.

Why Apply

This is a role of real consequence within a well‑resourced, internationally connected business in one of the world's most commercially active regions. You will have meaningful scope, direct access to senior leadership, and the professional environment that a world‑class organisation affords.