IFRS Reporting & Close Manager - Fintech

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

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.