Finance Controlling & AI Automation Manager (Dubai)

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 246,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim Group in Dubai seeks a Manager - Financial Controlling and Automation to safeguard financial reporting quality while modernizing controls. You will drive policy, governance, and AI-enabled processes across period close, balance sheet substantiation, and audit readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop IFRS-compliant controls, and oversee implementation of automation projects in finance. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification such as CA/ACCA or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within a large organization.
• Supervisory or managerial level experience.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and IAS requirements.
• Experience with accounting policy development and implementation.
• Solid understanding of financial internal controls and control assessment.
• Experience with balance sheet substantiation and trial balance review.
• Exposure to standalone and consolidated financial statements.
• Experience coordinating external audits and resolving audit observations.

Responsibilities

• Support development and standardization of divisional financial internal control frameworks.
• Strengthen accounting policies, controls, and assessment procedures with Finance leadership.
• Draft divisional accounting policies and perform technical analysis.
• Interpret IAS/IFRS requirements and advise on practical application.
• Provide guidance on complex accounting judgments and document positions.
• Track developments in accounting standards and impact on reporting and controls.
• Conduct accounting training sessions covering IFRS, IAS, and policies.
• Coordinate with Shared Service Centres and BU Finance for period close.
• Drive balance sheet substantiation and reconciliations quality.
• Review trial balances and investigate unusual balances.
• Prepare reporting inputs for entity-level scorecards and audits.
• Support external audits and certification requirements including revenue and ICV.

Skills

Financial Controlling

IFRS

IAS

Accounting policy

Internal controls

Balance sheet substantiation

Trial balance review

Financial reporting

Consolidated FS

External audit coordination

Audit readiness

SAP

SAP BW

SAP BPC

SAP SAC

Data governance

AI governance

Finance automation

Artificial intelligence

Education

CA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

SAP BW

SAP BPC

SAP SAC

ERP systems

Job description

Al-Futtaim Group in Dubai seeks a Manager - Financial Controlling and Automation to safeguard financial reporting quality while modernizing controls. You will drive policy, governance, and AI-enabled processes across period close, balance sheet substantiation, and audit readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop IFRS-compliant controls, and oversee implementation of automation projects in finance. Strong communication with stakeholders is essential.