Head of Finance

Averda; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in Dubai seeks a Financial Director to oversee budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in financial directing and a strong understanding of GCC and African markets. Join us in making the world a cleaner place by leveraging your financial expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Financial Directing, Controllership and Accounting.
• Strong understanding of financial operations across GCC and African markets.
• Experience in monitoring service levels and implementing corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting & Forecasting.
• Financial Reporting and Compliance.
• Govern Risk Management process across BU.

Skills

Financial statement preparation

Financial statement analysis

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Taxation

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/commerce/business

Chartered Accountancy qualification (e.g. CPA, CA)

Master's degree in accounting/commerce/business

Tools

MS Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Oracle systems

Hyperion

BI Tools

Cash Management tools

Job description

#WeAreAverda

About Us

Averda is the leading waste management and recycling company in the emerging world, operating in India and across the Middle East and Africa. The company provides a broad and specialized range of services to over 60,000 clients - large and small - across private and public sectors. These include the municipal authorities of major cities and household names in a wide range of sectors including oil & gas, automotive, retail and hospitality.

Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Dubai, Averda increasingly focuses on providing sustainable solutions which extract value from waste, reducing use of the planet’s limited natural resources and driving the circular economy. The company’s portfolio of services range from collecting bins and cleaning city streets to sorting, composting, recycling and disposing of household waste as well as safely managing highly-regulated hazardous waste streams including medical waste and dangerous chemicals. Recent investments have further developed the company’s waste treatment capabilities, with the goal of providing circular recovery options in all markets.

The company currently employs over 9,000 people worldwide, helping to provide secure employment amongst the communities it serves. Protection of environmental and human health is the company’s highest priority, and it operates in full compliance with international standards for quality control wherever it operates, currently: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, South Africa, and India.

Our Mission

To treat, recover and recycle more than 80% of the waste that flows through our fleet and facilities using innovative sustainable solutions that satisfy our customers’ needs.

For over 30 years, we’ve taken pride in keeping cities, communities, and the environment clean and sanitary. But today we go far beyond just cleaning. We provide a full end-to-end service for our clients across developing and emerging economies who, like us, care about what happens to their waste. Together, we find solutions which recover or unlock the value in materials others call ‘waste’. We use the latest technology and our best creative minds to solve environmental problems and ensure we leave a cleaner and more sustainable world for our children.

Our Values

Deliver. Care. Inspire

Our values remain the same as the day we were founded - deliver, care and inspire. We deliver for our clients. We care for our planet and our people. We inspire others through our actions.

Our Vision

Our world without waste.

We share a vision of a world where materials are not merely discarded, but are reused, recycled, and recovered. A world without waste.

Key Responsibilities

• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Financial Transactions
• Review & Analysis
• Relationship Management
• Financial Performance Review & Analysis
• Support Group Finance and Projects/Countries
• Tax Accounting, Reconciliation, Reporting, Filing and Compliance
• Financial Reporting and Compliance
• People Management
• Govern Risk Management process across BU

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/commerce/business
• Chartered Accountancy qualification (e.g. CPA, CA) is preferred
• Master’s degree in accounting/commerce/business (advantageous)

Experience

• 10+ years of Experience in Financial Directing, Controllership and Accounting
• Experience in monitoring service levels and implementing corrective actions
• Strong understanding of financial operations across GCC and African markets

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of financial statement preparation and financial statement analysis, including an ability to analyze cash flow and the impact on the financial statements
• Good understanding of activities within the controllership organization and the responsibilities of financial controllership
• Advanced skills on MS Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Oracle systems, Hyperion, BI Tools and Cash Management tools
• Strong knowledge over IFRS and local GAAP
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Taxation

If you think you have what it takes to make the world a cleaner place, if you can see value where others see waste and if you aren’t afraid of a challenge, why not start your journey with us today.

Averda welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, actively promotes diversity in the workforce, and is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.