MEA Finance Controller & Strategic Business Partner

Ipsen Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen Group in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks an MEA Finance Controller to drive financial performance, planning and governance across the MEA region, reporting to the MEA Finance Director. You will partner with budget holders and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.

The role combines analytical rigor with operational execution, delivering budgets, forecasts, management reports, controls, and support for tax and regulatory activities across GCC and MEA markets.

Qualifications

• Budgeting, forecasting and month-end performance management processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as finance business partner to Commercial, Medical, Market Access and Support Functions across MEA.
• Drive budgets, forecasts and long-range planning.
• Deliver management reporting and dashboards for regional and global decisions.
• Monitor expenses and investments to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
• Support tax, regulatory and internal control activities.

Skills

Finance partnering

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

ERP systems

Excel

TM1

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

IBM TM1

Excel

Job description

Ipsen Group in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks an MEA Finance Controller to drive financial performance, planning and governance across the MEA region, reporting to the MEA Finance Director. You will partner with budget holders and cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.

The role combines analytical rigor with operational execution, delivering budgets, forecasts, management reports, controls, and support for tax and regulatory activities across GCC and MEA markets.