Senior Finance Advisory Lead — Multi-Entity Costing

Halian; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking an Associate Director of Finance & Accounting Advisory in Abu Dhabi to lead budgeting, cost allocation and intercompany recharges across a multi-entity structure. The role requires hands-on leadership, advanced financial modelling and IFRS expertise, with a strong ability to manage stakeholders and deliver high-quality management reporting in a fast-paced, project-based environment.

Candidates must have 10+ years of relevant experience and hold ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA or equivalent,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of finance and accounting experience at Associate Director level.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA) preferred.
• Strong FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Expert in multi-entity cost allocation and intercompany recharges.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel capability.
• Experience coordinating finance teams and ensuring output quality.
• IFRS knowledge and complex group structures.
• Experience with automation, analytics or AI-enabled tools.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, project-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting for centralized corporate costs and associated recharges.
• Manage cost-allocation methodologies, intercompany billing, settlements and periodic true-ups.
• Coordinate team priorities, allocate work, monitor progress and review outputs.
• Develop and challenge financial models supporting allocations, scenarios and management decisions.
• Reconcile financial information across multiple data sources and investigate variances or inconsistencies.
• Produce and review management reports, presentations and supporting analysis.
• Act as a senior counterpart to finance leadership and advise stakeholders on recharge methodologies and financial implications.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes through automation, advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Intercompany accounting

Cost allocation

Financial modelling

Excel

Stakeholder management

IFRS

AI-enabled tools

Executive communication

Multi-entity finance

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA

Job description

Halian is seeking an Associate Director of Finance & Accounting Advisory in Abu Dhabi to lead budgeting, cost allocation and intercompany recharges across a multi-entity structure. The role requires hands-on leadership, advanced financial modelling and IFRS expertise, with a strong ability to manage stakeholders and deliver high-quality management reporting in a fast-paced, project-based environment.

Candidates must have 10+ years of relevant experience and hold ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA or equivalent,