Finance supervisor – MENA Group

Cartlow; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Cartlow in Dubai is seeking an experienced Finance Supervisor to oversee the financial management and reporting for the MENA Group, translating numbers into clear business insights for decision‑making. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and KPI reporting, while supporting the CEO with modelling and scenario planning and ensuring robust financial controls across the group.

The role requires 6–10 years in finance, a relevant bachelor’s degree, strong Excel and modelling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 6–10 years of relevant finance experience including supervision or senior accounting roles.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, budgets, and financial performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and annual financial planning.
• Prepare budget vs. actual analysis and identify variances.
• Develop financial dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Provide financial analysis to support business and investment decisions.
• Support CEO with financial modelling, scenarios, and business planning.
• Consolidate and analyze financial information across group companies.

Skills

Finance experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Management reporting

Excel & modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Finance Supervisor to oversee the financial management and reporting of the MENA Group and provide the CEO with clear financial and business insights to support decision-making. This role combines financial control, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and business planning. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and management teams across the Group and should be able to translate financial information into clear, practical business insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, budgets, and financial performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and annual financial planning.
• Prepare budget vs. actual analysis and identify key variances.
• Develop financial and management dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Provide financial analysis to support business and investment decisions.
• Support the CEO with financial modelling, scenarios, and business planning.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and overall financial position.
• Coordinate with auditors, banks, tax advisors, and external financial consultants.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls and processes are maintained.
• Work with different Group companies to consolidate and analyze financial information.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and proactively raise them with management.

Requirements:

• 6–10 years of relevant finance experience, ideally including Finance Supervisor or senior accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to understand business drivers.
• Experience working with multiple entities or companies is highly preferred.
• UAE / MENA experience is an advantage.
• Experience working in a technology, digital, software, AI, or startup environment is a strong plus.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent is an advantage.

The Right Person

We are looking for a Finance Supervisor who is hands-on, analytical, commercially minded, and comfortable working directly with senior management.

The successful candidate should not simply produce financial reports. They should be able to answer:

What is happening financially?

Why is it happening?

What does it mean for the business?

What should management do about it?