Financial Reporting Manager

Astra Tech; Dubai; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra Tech, a fintech business in the UAE, seeks a senior finance professional to lead IFRS reporting, close processes, and consolidated financial statements. You will drive external audit coordination, internal control ownership, and ERP system optimization.

You will contribute to regulatory inputs and VAT/regulatory compliance while guiding a high-performing finance team in a fast-growing fintech landscape.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of accounting experience including financial close, IFRS reporting and consolidation.
• 3+ years in a controllership or financial reporting role.
• Hands-on external audit management experience end to end.
• Strong IFRS knowledge, including IFRS 9 in lending.
• Oracle Fusion or comparable Tier-One ERP, advanced Excel, AI exposure.
• Experience in banking, lending, payments or fintech.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly close with checklist, cut-off, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare IFRS financial statements and notes for each entity.
• Produce monthly management packs and explain variances to management and Board.
• Lead external audit activities and manage PBC list and sign-off.
• Coordinate internal audit requests and track remediation of findings.
• Draft accounting position papers and assess impact of new IFRS standards.
• Manage group consolidation, eliminations, currency translation and intercompany reconciliations.
• Own financial controls and ERP access controls.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Audit management

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

ACCA/CA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Responsibilities

• Run monthly close to 3rd calendar day, owning checklist, cut-off, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare annual IFRS financial statements and disclosure notes for each entity
• Produce monthly management packs and explain variances to management and the Board
• Act as day-to-day lead for the external audit, managing PBC list and driving sign-off
• Coordinate internal audit requests and track remediation of findings
• Draft accounting position papers and assess impact of new standards (IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16)
• Manage group consolidation, eliminations, currency translation and intercompany reconciliations
• Own key financial controls, segregation of duties and ERP access
• Prepare VAT returns, support Corporate Tax and Pillar Two, and CBUAE regulatory inputs
• Act as finance key user for Oracle Fusion and drive close automation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with ACCA, CA, CPA or equivalent
• 8+ years of accounting experience including financial close, IFRS reporting and consolidation
• At least 3 years in a controllership or financial reporting role
• Hands-on experience managing an external audit end to end
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, including IFRS 9 in a lending context
• Oracle Fusion or comparable tier-one ERP, advanced Excel, AI exposure
• Experience in banking, lending, payments or fintech

About the Company

• Astra Tech is a fintech business offering lending, payments and remittance products.