Finance Functional Specialist

Qrusible; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle DXB in Dubai, UAE seeks a Finance Functional Specialist with deep experience in P2P, O2C and R2R processes to optimize and automate finance tasks. You will map end-to-end workflows, define controls, and work with product/engineering to implement improvements using AI tools where appropriate.

You will lead process documentation, close calendars, and playbooks, while collaborating with Controllers and shared services to meet SLAs and audit requirements.

Qualifications

• 8–15 years of hands-on experience in finance operations.
• Experience in at least two of AP (P2P), AR (O2C), and GL/R2R with month-end close.
• Team lead or manager experience with SLAs, backlogs or audits.
• Knowledge of at least one ERP and its pain points.
• Ability to explain month-end close in detail from pre-close to post-close.
• Initiative in automation or tooling and use of AI in finance work.
• Clear written and verbal communication for non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Map finance processes end-to-end across P2P, O2C, and R2R.
• Identify high-value automation opportunities with measurable savings.
• Translate workflows into requirements for product/engineering teams.
• Define controls, approvals, and audit-log requirements.
• Design test scenarios with realistic finance data and evaluate results.
• Develop prompts and evaluation criteria for finance tasks.
• Collaborate with Controllers and shared services to validate solutions.
• Keep process docs, close calendars, checklists up-to-date.

Skills

AP / P2P experience

AR / O2C experience

GL / R2R experience

Automation mindset

Month-end close knowledge

Communication skills

Education

CA / CMA / CPA / ACCA / MBA Finance

B.Com / M.Com

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Tally

Job description

Pinnacle DXBpinnacledxb.com# Finance Functional SpecialistDubai, UAE (onsite)Full-time## About the role### About the roleWe are looking for a finance operations practitioner who has lived the work: processing, reviewing, and closing the books day in and day out. In this role you will be the domain expert who shows us where AI, particularly large language models such as Claude, can take real work off finance teams, and where it should not.You will map end-to-end finance processes, identify automation opportunities, define how they should work and what \"correct\" looks like, and test the results against real finance scenarios. You are not expected to build software. You are expected to know the work better than anyone else in the room.### What you will do* Map finance processes end to end across Procure to Pay (AP), Order to Cash (AR), and Record to Report (GL and month-end close), documenting steps, owners, inputs, outputs, volumes, and handoffs.* Identify the highest-value automation opportunities. Quantify each in time saved, error rates, and cycle time.* Translate real finance workflows into clear requirements, rules, and edge cases that product and engineering teams can act on.* Define controls and human-in-the-loop checkpoints: what must be reviewed, approved, or logged to satisfy audit, internal controls, and segregation of duties.* Design and run test scenarios using realistic finance data (invoices, bank statements, ledgers, contracts), and judge output quality as an experienced reviewer would.* Write and refine prompts, instructions, and evaluation criteria for finance tasks, and document where outputs are unreliable.* Work with Controllers, AP/AR/GL managers, and shared services teams to gather pain points and validate solutions.* Keep process documentation current: process maps, close calendars, checklists, and playbooks.### What you bring#### Must have* 8 to 15 years of hands-on experience in finance operations, ideally in a shared services center, GBS, or a mid-size finance team.* Direct experience in at least two of AP (P2P), AR (O2C), and GL / R2R, with exposure to month-end close.* Experience as a team lead, process owner, or manager accountable for SLAs, backlogs, close timelines, or audit outcomes.* Working knowledge of at least one ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Tally, or similar) and its pain points.* Ability to walk through a month-end close in detail, from pre-close preparation to post-close review, including where it typically gets stuck.* Evidence of initiative with automation or tooling: RPA, OCR, ERP workflows, advanced Excel or Power Query, or hands-on use of AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Claude on real work.* Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain finance processes to non-finance colleagues.#### Qualifications* CA, CMA (ICWA), CPA, ACCA, MBA Finance, or B.Com / M.Com, with experience weighted above the credential.#### Nice to have* Experience on an ERP migration, finance transformation, or process excellence project (Six Sigma, Lean).* Familiarity with Ind AS / IFRS, GST, TDS, or other tax and statutory compliance.* Exposure to FP&A, treasury, or intercompany accounting.* Basic comfort with data tools (SQL, Power BI, Python) is a plus, but not required.## About the companyCompany name: Pinnacle DXBLogoWebsite: pinnacledxb.comCompany domain: pinnacledxb.comLocation: Dubai, UAE (onsite)Work type: Full-timeReady to apply? Use your Qrusible profile so employers see your strengths for this role.