Finance Manager LM-2-0926

Lift Mart; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Visa sponsorship

Emirates ID sponsorship

30 days annual leave

Job summary

Lift Mart in Dubai seeks a senior finance leader to own financial planning, cash flow, banking relationships, and cost control. This hands-on role directs day-to-day bookkeeping above the general accountant, focusing on strategy, forecasting, and decisions that protect and grow the company's cash position.

You will manage cash forecasts, receivables, payables, bank facilities, and project cost control, with monthly management accounts and VAT/tax compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in finance management or controller role.
• Experience managing cash flow in working-capital-intensive businesses.
• Experience with UAE banking facilities and negotiating with banks.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills; Odoo familiarity preferred.
• VAT and corporate tax knowledge; fluent English; Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• 13-week rolling cash flow forecast—updated weekly.
• Receivables management to reduce DSO with active follow-up and escalation discipline.
• Payables management—schedule supplier payments to protect cash.
• Manage banking relationships and restructure debt into efficient facilities.
• Project cost control with live budget vs. actuals.
• Monthly management accounts with variance commentary.
• VAT and tax filings accuracy and timeliness.
• Budgeting and quarterly reforecasting.

Skills

Finance management experience

Cash flow management

Banking facilities experience (UAE)

Excel

ERP systems (Odoo)

VAT & corporate tax knowledge

Fluent English

Arabic language advantage

Tools

Odoo

Job description

You will own all financial planning, cash flow management, banking relationships, and cost control for the business. You will work above the General Accountant — directing the day-to-day bookkeeping function while you focus on strategy, forecasting, and decisions that

protect and grow the company’s cash position. This is a hands-on financial leadership role, not a back-office reporting function.

Job Requirements

What You Must Have

• 5+ years in a finance management or controller role, ideally in trading, construction, or contracting
• Proven experience managing cash flow in a working-capital-intensive business — import-dependent or project-based industries preferred
• Strong experience with UAE banking facilities — short-term loans, trade finance, LCs, and revolving credit
• Experience negotiating directly with banks on facility terms and pricing
• Strong Excel and ERP skills — Odoo experience preferred
• UAE VAT and corporate tax knowledge
• Fluent English; Arabic is an advantage

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus linked to cash flow and cost control KPIs
• Medical insurance, visa and Emirates ID sponsorship
• 30 days annual leave

What You Will Own

• 13-week rolling cash flow forecast—updatedevery week without You will know, at all times, what cash the business has and what it will have a week, a month, and a quarter from now.
• Receivables management—drivedown Days Sales Outstanding through structured client follow-up, milestone billing, and escalation discipline. No invoice sits unpaid past 45 days without an active recovery plan.
• Payables management—schedulesupplier payments to protect cash while never delaying a payment that would stop a critical order or factory shipment.
• Banking relationships—manageall bank facilities, negotiate better terms, and restructure expensive short-term debt into more efficient facilities.Project cost control—implementand maintain project-level cost cards so every installation has a live budget versus actual, and margin erosion is caught in week one, not month three.
• Monthly management accounts—fullP&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement published by the 5th of every month with variance commentary.
• VAT and tax compliance—ensureall filings are accurate and on time, with zero FTA
• Budgeting—build the annual budget and reforecast quarterly based on actual