Finance Manager

SAAS Properties; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

SAAS Holdings in the UAE is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the Industries vertical's budgeting, consolidation and reporting at holding-company level, turning multi-entity data into insight for the CEO and ExComm.

You will partner with CFO and subsidiary leads, oversee treasury, AR/AP, controls and VAT coordination, and drive process improvements including ERP deployment in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial group.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of progressive finance experience including group reporting, budgeting and analysis.
• Experience in a group/holding company or multi-entity environment is highly desirable.
• Experience presenting financial information to C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead subgroup budgeting and consolidation across subsidiaries into a single group view.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated reports for CEO, CFO and board.
• Monitor cash flow and working capital; coordinate intercompany funding and banking relationships.
• Support rollout of group-wide policies, controls, and annual audit with external auditors.

Skills

Financial consolidation

Management reporting

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Data-to-insight

Discretion & integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

ACCA/CPA/CFA/CA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

SAAS Holdings is a diversified UAE-based group spanning real estate, fitout and MEP contracting, longevity and wellness health, and fertility care. The Finance Manager sits at the holding company level and is responsible for the Industries vertical's financial planning, consolidation, reporting and control, building structure across subsidiaries and turning multi-entity data into insight the CEO and ExComm can act on.

Key Responsibilities

• Subgroup financial planning & budgeting: Lead the annual subgroup budgeting cycle, coordinating subsidiary submissions and consolidating them into a single group view; support the ExComm & CFO in setting targets and building rolling forecasts.
• Subgroup reporting & consolidation: Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial reports for the CEO, CFO and Board/ExCom; own subgroup consolidation and maintain subgroup-wide KPI reporting packs.
• Treasury & cash flow: Monitor subgroup cash position and working capital, prepare cash flow forecasts, and support the CFO on intercompany funding and banking relationships.
• Governance, controls & compliance: Support the roll-out of subgroup-wide financial policies and controls, coordinate the annual audit with external auditors, ensure compliance with UAE regulatory, tax and statutory requirements as well as subgroup financial policies and procedures, drive ongoing process enhancements to improve efficiency, accuracy and turnaround time, and safeguard the subgroup's assets through proper authorisation controls, reconciliations and segregation of duties.
• Business partnering & subsidiary coordination: Act as the primary finance point of contact for subsidiary finance leads on group reporting, budgeting and policy; provide analysis to support subgroup-level decisions.
• AR/AP management: Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable across the vertical, including vendor payment processing and customer collections, to protect working capital and maintain healthy cash flow.
• Systems & process improvement: Standardise and improve financial reporting templates and processes across the subgroup and support the evaluation and roll-out of financial systems, including ERP.
• Ad hoc & strategic support: Prepare materials for ExCom meetings, Board papers and CEO/CFO briefings, and support due diligence, M&A analysis or restructuring at the CFO's direction.
• Tax: Coordinate VAT filings for Industries holding, compliant with UAE Federal Tax Authority.

Requirements

Education and Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related field.
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CFA or CA are strongly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of progressive finance experience, including group/consolidated reporting, budgeting and financial analysis.
• Prior experience in a group, holding company or multi-entity environment is highly desirable; exposure across diverse industries is a plus.
• Experience working closely with C-suite stakeholders and presenting financial information to senior leadership.
• Background in public accounting/audit (Big 4 or similar) combined with industry experience is an advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong technical grounding in financial accounting, consolidation and management reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills; comfortable with ERP and reporting systems and open to adopting new tools.
• Ability to distil complex, multi-entity financial data into clear, decision-ready insight.
• High attention to detail balanced with the ability to work at pace in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial group.
• Strong communication skills, able to work with finance and non-finance stakeholders across subsidiaries.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from scratch, given the group's evolving structure.
• High level of discretion and integrity when handling sensitive financial and commercial information.