Finance Manager - Retail & Entertainment Growth

Confidential Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in the UAE is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial operations, budgeting, and business partnering across our multi-location retail/entertainment platforms.

You will drive IFRS-compliant reporting, cash flow management, and internal controls while partnering with operations to improve profitability and support strategic growth. You will lead a team, manage audits, and ensure timely statutory reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or Business Administration.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA CMA CPA CIMA or MBA Finance; CA not mandatory.
• 12-15 years of progressive experience in Finance and Accounting.
• Minimum 8-10 years in a Finance Manager position.
• Experience in Retail, Entertainment, Leisure, UAE preferred.
• Experience managing budgets, financial reporting, audits, VAT and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day finance and accounting operations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements per IFRS.
• Ensure timely month-end and year-end closings.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and liquidity.
• Oversee AP, AR, General Ledger and Fixed Assets.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Analyze performance vs budgets and forecasts.
• Provide variance analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop financial models to support expansion decisions.
• Work with operations to improve profitability and support decisions.
• Monitor revenue margins, costs and key KPIs.
• Conduct feasibility studies for new initiatives.
• Ensure IFRS, VAT compliance and UAE regs; coordinate audits.
• Maintain internal controls and governance; meet reporting deadlines.
• Drive cost optimization and finance transformation; improve reporting.

Skills

IFRS

VAT regulations

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Multi-location ops

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or Business Administration

ACCA CMA CPA CIMA or MBA Finance

CA qualification is not mandatory

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Odoo

Job description

Confidential Company in the UAE is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial operations, budgeting, and business partnering across our multi-location retail/entertainment platforms.

You will drive IFRS-compliant reporting, cash flow management, and internal controls while partnering with operations to improve profitability and support strategic growth. You will lead a team, manage audits, and ensure timely statutory reporting.