Financial Controller

Inspire Selection; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Finance Controller in Dubai, UAE. The candidate must have 15 years of experience, with at least 5 years in a large MNC, along with CA/ACCA/CIMA qualifications. Responsibilities include ensuring effective Treasury management and leading financial reporting. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership and communication skills, and have an outstanding commercial awareness.

Qualifications

• 15 years of post qualification experience.
• 5 years experience as Finance Controller in a large MNC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective Treasury and Working Capital Management.
• Lead monthly reviews with Group Directors.
• Complete monthly management reports, budgets, and forecasts.
• Oversee the insurance function and manage the company's insurance portfolio.
• Explore BPO opportunities for Accounting and Finance.

Skills

Fluent in English

Strong communication skills

Leadership

Outstanding commercial awareness

Dynamic personality

Public speaking

Education

CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Bachelor's or Master's degree from a well-known university

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective Treasury and Working Capital Management to maximize liquidity, but, at the same time mitigating operational or financial risk.
• Ensure compliance with Statutory and other External Audit/Review requirements
• Lead monthly reviews with Group Directors and report on exceptional items to the Executive Board in the monthly reviews.
• Ensure timely completion and circulation of monthly management reports, budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Lead financial due diligence for all new strategic initiatives proposed by the Executive Board.
• Co‑ordinate with the Executive Board and Group Directors, to facilitate continuous improvement of MIS i.e. identify and report on areas for profit maximization and/or cost reduction.
• Quarterly Strategic Pricing Review.
• Oversee insurance function to ensure effective management of the Company’s insurance portfolio – involving all aspects of underwriting, risk management, contracts, and claims recovery.
• Work closely with other business units and the Business Development managers to explore BPO opportunities for Accounting and Finance.
• Assist direct reports to develop in their positions through coaching/mentoring.

Qualifications

• CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent with 15 yrs PQE
• 5 years spent as FC in a large MNC
• Bachelors or Masters degree from a good, well‑known university
• Strong, dynamic personality
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills
• A confident public speaker
• Team leader
• Outstanding commercial awareness

About The Company

Inspire Selection employs highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. We recruit typical 'head office' roles. Sectors we cover include HR, Admin, Banking, IT, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing. Our client base is primarily in the UAE, but we also cater for other countries in the Middle East region.