Head of Finance

Abu Dhabi Aviation Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi Aviation Group is seeking a senior finance leader in the UAE to oversee end-to-end finance functions, including receivables and payables, payroll, month-end close, FP&A, and governance. You will partner with operations and commercial teams to drive profitability and strategic initiatives, while ensuring data accuracy and compliance across multi-entity structures.

The role requires extensive experience in asset-intensive industries and aviation, with a track record of transformation,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior finance leadership role within aviation, aerospace, MRO, engineering, transportation, logistics, or other asset-intensive industries.
• Proven experience managing finance business partnering and performance management functions in operationally intensive environments.
• Strong exposure to aviation operations, MRO activities, long-term service agreements, or asset-heavy industrial operations preferred.
• Experience operating within matrix organizations.
• Experience working within multi-entity, group, or matrix organizational structures.
• Demonstrated track record in financial planning, operational performance improvement, transformation, and governance.
• Experience supporting strategic investments, operational optimization initiatives, and business transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee receivables, invoicing, collections, and receivables management to ensure accuracy and timely cash collection.
• Lead end-to-end accounts payable with governance over invoices, approvals, and vendor balances.
• Oversee payroll activities and ensure reconciliations and reporting are maintained.
• Lead monthly and annual financial close, ensuring integrity of records and intercompany transactions.
• Lead FP&A and budgeting, monitor revenue, costs, margins, risks, and KPIs.
• Oversee cash flow and working capital management to optimize liquidity.
• Maintain financial controls and governance; support audits and remediation actions.
• Partner with operations and commercial teams to provide financial insight on contracts, pricing, profitability, and business initiatives.
• Drive systems, data governance, and process improvements across finance operations.
• Act as main finance interface with Group Finance, auditors, and key stakeholders.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Receivables

• Oversee the customer billing, invoicing, collections, and receivables management processes to ensure accuracy, timely cash collection, and effective resolution of outstanding balances and disputes.
• Monitor aged receivables, collection performance, and cash collection forecasts, providing visibility of key risks and recommendations to management.

2. Procure-to-Pay / Payables

• Lead the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring effective governance over supplier invoices, payment approvals, vendor balances, and settlement of obligations.
• Ensure vendor-related matters are managed efficiently while maintaining appropriate cash flow controls and compliance with delegated authorities.

3. Payroll

• Oversee payroll activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely processing in coordination with HR and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure payroll-related reconciliations, controls, and reporting requirements are effectively maintained.

4. Financial Accounting and Month-End Close

• Lead the monthly and annual financial close process, ensuring the integrity of financial records, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and fixed asset accounting.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, Group policies, and finance governance requirements while addressing accounting issues and unusual transactions.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of management accounts, financial reports, and reporting packages to Group Finance and other stakeholders.
• Provide performance analysis, variance reporting, and financial commentary to support management oversight and decision-making.

6. FP&A and Budgeting

• Lead the annual budgeting, business planning, forecasting, and reforecasting processes in alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor financial and operational performance, providing analysis of revenue, costs, margins, risks, opportunities, and key performance indicators to support business decisions.

7. Cash Flow and Working Capital

• Oversee cash flow management, liquidity requirements, and working capital performance to support the efficient utilization of financial resources.
• Monitor receivables, payables, and cash flow forecasts while identifying and escalating material financial risks where required.

8. Financial Controls and Governance

• Maintain an effective financial control environment across the organization, ensuring compliance with Group policies, delegated authorities, approval frameworks, and governance requirements.
• Support audit activities, monitor remediation of audit findings, and ensure appropriate documentation and control processes are maintained.

9. Commercial and Operational Finance Support

• Partner with operational and commercial teams to provide financial insight and support on contracts, tenders, commercial proposals, pricing, profitability, and business initiatives.
• Assess financial implications of key business decisions and provide timely analysis to support operational and commercial objectives.

10. Systems, Data and Process Improvement

• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and governance of financial data, systems, and reporting processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance operations, reporting, controls, automation, and finance systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

11. Audit, Compliance and Group Coordination

• Act as the primary finance interface with Group Finance, auditors, and key stakeholders and Abu Dhabi Aero ensuring timely coordination of reporting, audit, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Escalate significant financial, operational, or control matters and support the effective resolution of audit and reporting actions.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior finance leadership role within aviation, aerospace, MRO, engineering, transportation, logistics, or other asset-intensive industries.
• Proven experience managing finance business partnering and performance management functions in operationally intensive environments.
• Strong exposure to aviation operations, MRO activities, long-term service agreements, or asset-heavy industrial operations preferred.
• Experience operating within matrix organizations.
• Experience working within multi-entity, group, or matrix organizational structures.
• Demonstrated track record in financial planning, operational performance improvement, transformation, and governance.
• Experience supporting strategic investments, operational optimization initiatives, and business transformation programs.