Senior Accountant - Finance Transformation

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim in Dubai, United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Accountant - Finance Transformation to drive governance, automate processes, and deliver accurate management reporting. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across GBS Finance, divisional finance, and technology stakeholders to keep transformation milestones on track and ensure reliable KPI information for leadership.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Business, 4+ years in finance shared services or PMO, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA/ACCA/CMA are advantageous.
• 4+ years in Finance Shared Services/PMO or governance-focused environments.
• Strong knowledge of finance processes, governance cadences, and KPI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Monthly Operations Review and Divisional Review Meeting presentations for executive leadership.
• Consolidate updates, KPI scorecards, and performance information for management review.
• Maintain governance packs, action trackers, and RAG status reporting across divisions.
• Coordinate monthly governance calendars and ensure timely delivery of reports and analyses.
• Support automation initiatives and cross-functional finance program governance throughout the organization.

Skills

Finance transformation

Finance Shared Services

GBS Finance

Financial governance

Management reporting

KPI reporting

KPI scorecards

Executive reporting

PMO

Transformation roadmap

Agile POD

BRD

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Project coordination

PowerPoint

Excel

Planner

Lists

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Oracle

ERP systems

FSSC processes

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

SAP

Oracle

ERP systems

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Lists

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Senior Accountant - Finance Transformation Job Snapshot Role: Senior Accountant - Finance Transformation Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Accounting Function: Accounting-Finance Experience: 4 years Job Type: Full-time

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Accounting Function: Accounting-Finance Salary: 15000-23000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Summary

Senior Accountant - Finance Transformation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Accounting opportunity for an experienced finance professional with expertise in shared services governance, transformation projects, executive reporting, automation initiatives, KPI management, and cross-functional coordination. Al-Futtaim is hiring a finance transformation professional to support GBS Finance governance, strengthen management reporting, coordinate automation initiatives, and ensure critical actions and transformation milestones are completed accurately and on schedule.

Role Context

The Senior Accountant will support the GBS Finance transformation agenda by coordinating governance routines, consolidating management information, tracking strategic actions, and supporting automation initiatives across finance workstreams. The position acts as an execution link between GBS Finance, divisional finance teams, controlling functions, technology stakeholders, and senior leadership. Accurate reporting and disciplined follow-through are central to the role because management decisions depend on reliable KPI information, clear ownership of actions, and visibility of transformation progress across the UAE and Egypt.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare Monthly Operations Review and Divisional Review Meeting presentations in a concise, executive-ready format.
• Consolidate management updates, KPI scorecards, controlling matters, and operational performance information for senior leadership review.
• Validate information received from finance towers and controlling teams before inclusion in governance packs.
• Capture meeting minutes, decisions, commitments, and agreed actions following MOR and DRM sessions.
• Circulate action records promptly and ensure responsible stakeholders understand ownership and delivery expectations.
• Coordinate monthly governance calendars across divisions, aligning schedules, participants, deadlines, and meeting logistics.
• Build and maintain consolidated action trackers containing owners, due dates, dependencies, context, and RAG status.
• Track action completion rates across business divisions and identify overdue, blocked, or high-impact items.
• Escalate unresolved actions through the appropriate governance channels and incorporate their status into management reporting.
• Follow up proactively with GBS Finance and Business or Divisional Finance stakeholders to obtain progress updates and evidence of closure.
• Support pre-closure and post-closure reporting activities feeding management review packs.
• Consolidate KPI dashboards, service delivery scorecards, and operational reporting information.
• Participate in weekly GBS Finance Agile POD sessions with relevant technology and transformation stakeholders.
• Support delivery of finance automation initiatives across multiple process towers.
• Contribute to preparation of Business Requirement Documents for transformation and automation projects.
• Assist with Cost-Benefit Analyses evaluating proposed finance technology and process improvements.
• Maintain transformation roadmaps and deliverables trackers covering milestones, dependencies, risks, and completion status.
• Support implementation of automation and IT initiatives by coordinating finance requirements with technology teams.
• Handle ad-hoc reporting and analytical requests from Group leadership to support rapid decision-making.
• Maintain accurate governance documentation and ensure management information remains consistent across reporting cycles.

Ideal Profile

Candidates should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline. Professional qualifications such as CPA, ACCA, or CMA will be considered an advantage. The position requires at least 4 years of experience within Finance Shared Services, PMO or project coordination, Audit, finance transformation, or a comparable governance-focused environment. Strong knowledge of finance shared service processes, FSSC taxonomy, end-to-end finance process lifecycles, and recurring governance or reporting cadences is important. Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel capability is essential because the role involves preparation of executive review decks, management analysis, dashboards, and structured action trackers. Candidates should also be comfortable using Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Lists, Power BI, or Tableau for workflow monitoring and data visualization. Familiarity with SAP, Oracle, or comparable ERP platforms will strengthen suitability. The successful professional will combine financial understanding with disciplined project management, strong stakeholder coordination, attention to detail, and the persistence required to drive actions through completion.

Skills Set

• Finance transformation
• Finance Shared Services
• GBS Finance
• Financial governance
• Management reporting
• KPI reporting
• KPI scorecards
• Executive reporting
• Monthly Operations Review
• Divisional Review Meeting
• Action tracking
• RAG status reporting
• Project coordination
• PMO
• Finance automation
• Agile POD
• Business Requirement Documents
• BRD
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Transformation roadmap
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Planner
• Microsoft Lists
• Power BI
• Tableau
• SAP
• Oracle
• ERP systems
• FSSC processes

Why Join Us

This role offers direct involvement in the modernization of finance operations across a large regional organization. As shared service centers increasingly adopt automation, analytics, standardized governance, and digital workflows, professionals who understand both finance processes and transformation delivery are becoming increasingly valuable. Al-Futtaim provides exposure to multi-country finance operations, senior leadership reporting, digital transformation initiatives, shared services governance, and major ERP and analytics platforms. The position offers a strong path toward broader roles in finance transformation, PMO, shared services leadership, process excellence, automation, and strategic finance.

About the Company

Al-Futtaim is a diversified privately held regional business headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in the 1930s, the Group operates across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare, employing more than 35000 people across over 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Al-Futtaim partners with more than 200 international brands and continues to expand through customer-focused operations, strategic investment, and long-term regional growth.