Finance Manager

MCG Talent; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

MCG Talent is seeking a confident, hands‑on Finance Manager to join a leading social media and creative agency business in Dubai. This role is about close attention to detail, process efficiency, and strong stakeholder support rather than setting overall strategy.

You will bring around 8 years of relevant finance experience and be part-qualified or fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). The position is a practical partner to operations and accounts teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of finance experience in a hands‑on role.
• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Strong commercial judgement and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day financial operations for a busy account portfolio.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting and reconciliations.
• Track spend, revenue, accruals and profitability, flagging risks and opportunities.
• Partner with account teams on estimates, purchase orders, invoicing and finance queries.
• Support month‑end close, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and clearly explained.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure processes are followed consistently.
• Work closely with internal finance colleagues and senior stakeholders.
• Improve practical ways of working where they make the team more efficient.

Skills

Finance experience

Stakeholder communication

Budgeting

Forecasting

Reconciliations

Commercial judgement

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Part-qualified or equivalent

Job description

We’re looking for a confident, hands‑on Finance Manager to join a leading business in the social media and creative agency industry.

This is a practical day‑to‑day finance role for someone who enjoys being close to the detail: keeping numbers accurate, processes moving and stakeholders well supported. You’ll be a key operational finance partner, rather than the person setting the overall finance strategy.

You’ll likely have around 8 years’ finance experience and be part-qualified or fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

What you’ll do

• Manage day‑to‑day financial operations for a busy account portfolio


• Own budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting and reconciliations


• Track spend, revenue, accruals and profitability, flagging risks and opportunities


• Partner with account teams on estimates, purchase orders, invoicing and finance queries


• Support month‑end close, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and clearly explained


• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure processes are followed consistently


• Work closely with internal finance colleagues and senior stakeholders


• Improve practical ways of working where they make the team more efficient

What you’ll bring

• Around 8 years’ relevant finance experience, ideally in a creative, marketing, media or agency environment


• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant status


• Strong commercial judgement and excellent attention to detail


• Confidence working with budgets, forecasts, financial reports and reconciliations


• A clear, collaborative communication style, with the ability to explain finance to non‑finance colleagues


• The ability to manage competing priorities and stay calm when deadlines are tight


• A proactive, hands‑on approach to solving problems