Manager Group Reporting & Consolidation

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, seeks a highly skilled Reporting and Consolidation Manager to oversee group financial consolidation and reporting across multiple subsidiaries. You will coordinate data from diverse entities, ensure IFRS-compliant statements, and drive process improvements with IT and finance teams.

With 10+ years in financial reporting and consolidation, you will lead teams, liaise with external auditors, and support acquisitions while upholding tight reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of proven experience in financial reporting and consolidation, intercompany accounting, or related roles, within a global organization.
• Professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, CA, or CMA.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial organization, preferably within a large multinational or complex group structure.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), treasury, and financial reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and follow up persistently to meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accurate and compliant preparation and presentation of Group financial reports, managing the end-to-end consolidation of financial statements from various entities within the Group, including the preparation, review, and analysis of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS accounting standards.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data from multiple entities, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and assist in assessing their impact on the consolidation process, implementing necessary adjustments
• Work closely with entity’s finance teams to gather required financial data, ensuring consistency in reporting practices and adherence to consolidation timelines. Provide training and guidance to entity’s finance teams on consolidation processes, helping to ensure accuracy and consistency across Group financial reporting.
• Support due diligence and integration activities for acquisitions, ensuring smooth transitions into the consolidated financial structure.
• Coordinate month-end and quarter-end closing processes, prepare consolidated financial statements, and analyze financial results. Lead the preparation of annual financial statements for the Group, coordinate year-end audits, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with the Group’s internal control and disclosure requirements.
• Prepare and present financial reports to executives and stakeholders, liaise with external auditors, and respond to financial information requests.
• Identify and implement improvements to streamline and automate reporting and consolidation processes and collaborate with IT and finance teams to optimize the use of financial consolidation software and tools, ensuring they meet the needs of the consolidation process.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CPA/CA/CMA certification

Job description

About Edge

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

About Edge

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.

Together, we are shaping the future.

About The Role

Seeking a highly skilled Reporting and Consolidation Manager, to oversee the Group financial consolidation & reporting process. This key role will assist in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of consolidated financial reporting across multiple subsidiaries and clusters.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accurate and compliant preparation and presentation of Group financial reports, managing the end-to-end consolidation of financial statements from various entities within the Group, including the preparation, review, and analysis of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS accounting standards.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data from multiple entities, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translations.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and assist in assessing their impact on the consolidation process, implementing necessary adjustments
• Work closely with entity’s finance teams to gather required financial data, ensuring consistency in reporting practices and adherence to consolidation timelines. Provide training and guidance to entity’s finance teams on consolidation processes, helping to ensure accuracy and consistency across Group financial reporting.
• Support due diligence and integration activities for acquisitions, ensuring smooth transitions into the consolidated financial structure.
• Coordinate month-end and quarter-end closing processes, prepare consolidated financial statements, and analyze financial results. Lead the preparation of annual financial statements for the Group, coordinate year-end audits, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with the Group’s internal control and disclosure requirements.
• Prepare and present financial reports to executives and stakeholders, liaise with external auditors, and respond to financial information requests.
• Identify and implement improvements to streamline and automate reporting and consolidation processes and collaborate with IT and finance teams to optimize the use of financial consolidation software and tools, ensuring they meet the needs of the consolidation process.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least 10+ years proven experience in financial reporting and consolidation, intercompany accounting, or related roles, within a global organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, CA, or CMA.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial organization, preferably within a large multinational or complex group structure.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), treasury, and financial reporting.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities, and follow up persistently to meet strict deadlines.

WHY CHOOSE EDGE

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

At EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, EDGE is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.

Working at EDGE also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.

CANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

If you feel your skills, experience and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. We are genuinely interested in what you can bring to EDGE.

Any information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.

EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.