Finance Manager - Arabic Speaker

Confidential; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Dubai seeks a Finance Manager to lead corporate-wide financial stewardship, governance, and performance across the group and its subsidiaries. You will drive consolidation, central accounting, treasury and compliance while partnering with the CEO on strategic financial decisions.

The role requires a CPA/ACCA, a Master’s in Finance or Accounting, 10+ years in financial leadership within engineering services/construction, and a track record of delivering accurate financial

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; Master’s/MBA preferred.
• CPA, ACCA/FCCA mandatory.
• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a corporate role overseeing multiple subsidiaries.
• Experience in Engineering Services/Construction/Contracting organisations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a unified finance strategy across subsidiaries aligned with corporate strategy and governance.
• Lead corporate-wide consolidation and reporting with transparent insights for stakeholders.
• Design and govern shared financial services including central accounting, treasury, and compliance functions.
• Act as strategic business partner to the CEO, providing independent financial judgment and counsel.
• Establish and enforce corporate finance policies, DoA, financial controls, and governance frameworks across subsidiaries.
• Implement robust internal controls with audit readiness and risk mitigation.
• Oversee statutory compliance across jurisdictions and maintain standardization.
• Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario planning, and KPI-driven performance management.
• Drive capital allocation decisions and ensure disciplined deployment of cash.
• Provide executive dashboards and insights across subsidiaries and geographies.
• Establish reporting standards and close calendars across subsidiaries.
• Standardize commercial finance practices including pricing governance and contract oversight.
• Support major contract negotiations with financial due diligence and risk assessment.
• Lead investment opportunities evaluation with business cases and financial modelling.
• Ensure IFRS compliance and high-quality financial statements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial reporting

Cross-functional partner

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting

CPA / ACCA / FCCA

Job description

The Finance Manager is the primary finance leader responsible for corporate-wide financial stewardship, governance, and performance management across the corporate entity and all subsidiaries operating in multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; Master’s/MBA preferred.
• Professional certification CPA, ACCA/FCCA is mandatory.
• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a corporate as Finance Manager, or equivalent capacity overseeing multiple subsidiaries.
• Current experience must be in an Engineering Services/Construction/Contracting organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Financial Leadership & Strategy:

• Develop and execute a unified finance strategy across subsidiaries aligned with corporate strategy, growth ambitions, capital structure, governance requirements, and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead corporate-wide financial consolidation and reporting, ensuring transparent and timely insights to stakeholders.
• Design and govern shared financial services, including central accounting, treasury, and compliance functions.
• Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO, providing independent financial judgment and strategic counsel.

Governance, Controls & Subsidiary Oversight (Corporate Model):

• Establish and enforce corporate finance policies, delegation of authority (DoA), financial controls, and governance frameworks across all subsidiaries.
• Implement robust internal control systems across all subsidiaries, with audit readiness and risk mitigation as core objectives.
• Ensure all subsidiaries adhere to corporate standards on accounting, reporting, treasury, tax, and financial operations (including local statutory requirements).
• Maintain strong corporate-center oversight through structured performance reviews, governance calendars, and compliance reporting from subsidiaries.

Financial Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Intelligence:

• Lead corporate-wide annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and scenario planning; ensure alignment between corporate targets and subsidiary plans.
• Drive performance management: set financial KPIs, evaluate variances, define corrective actions, and track delivery with subsidiary leadership teams.
• Lead capital allocation and optimization decisions across subsidiaries, ensuring disciplined deployment of cash and investment capacity.
• Own corporate financial consolidation and ensure timely and accurate production of corporate P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and management reporting.
• Provide executive dashboards and insights across subsidiaries, business lines, and geographies, enabling clear performance accountability.
• Establish consistent reporting standards and close calendars, ensuring disciplined month-end and year-end processes across subsidiaries.

Commercial Finance, Value Creation & Business Partnership:

• Standardize commercial finance practices across subsidiaries, including pricing governance, bid/no-bid frameworks, margin controls, and contract performance oversight.
• Support major contract negotiations and investment approvals with financial due diligence, risk assessment, and sensitivity analysis.
• Drive profitability improvement initiatives and sustainable cost optimization across subsidiaries

Investment Strategy & Feasibility Studies:

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize investment opportunities across subsidiaries and new markets, integrating business cases, market analysis, financial modeling, risk assessment, and capital allocation frameworks.
• Establish and govern standardized investment and feasibility methodologies, templates, approval frameworks, and governance processes to ensure consistency, transparency, and disciplined capital deployment across the company.
• Ensure commercial viability, financial sustainability, and alignment with stakeholder expectations.
• Provide clear, data-driven strategic recommendations to the CEO on investment pipeline, portfolio performance, and go/no-go decisions.

Accounting, Compliance, Audit& Statutory Governance:

• Lead accounting governance ensuring IFRS compliance, consistent accounting policies, and high-quality financial statements.
• Oversee internal and external audits across subsidiaries; ensure timely closure of audit findings and corrective action plans.
• Ensure statutory compliance across all jurisdictions while maintaining standardization and strong corporate oversight.

Corporate Treasury, Funding, Liquidity & Working Capital:

• Lead corporate treasury operations, including banking strategy, liquidity planning, cash pooling, and funding structures.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization across subsidiaries.
• Establish and enforce corporate policies for financial risk management (FX, interest rate, credit risk, counterparty exposure).

Tax Governance & Cross-Border Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with UAE Corporate Tax and VAT (where applicable) and establish standards for tax governance across subsidiaries.
• Oversee transfer pricing governance, intercompany agreements, documentation, and cross-border compliance in line with international requirements.