Senior Finance & Intercompany Advisory Lead

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing is seeking an Associate Director, Finance & Accounting Advisory to lead a complex, project-based engagement in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on budgeting, cost allocation and intercompany recharges across centralized functions for multiple entities.

The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of FP&A experience, strong IFRS knowledge and a proven ability to deliver strategic financial insight, build robust models and manage senior

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ finance and accounting experience at Associate Director level.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent.
• Strong FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.
• Expertise in multi-entity cost allocation, corporate recharges and intercompany accounting.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel capability.
• Experience coordinating finance teams and reviewing outputs.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and complex group structures.
• Experience with automation, analytics or AI-enabled finance tools.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, project-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting for centralized corporate costs and recharges.
• Manage cost-allocation methodologies, intercompany billing, settlements and true-ups.
• Coordinate team priorities, allocate work and monitor progress.
• Develop and challenge financial models supporting allocations and decisions.
• Reconcile financial information across data sources and investigate variances.
• Produce and review management reports, presentations and analyses.
• Advise stakeholders on recharge methodologies and financial implications.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes through automation and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Intercompany

IFRS knowledge

Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing is seeking an Associate Director, Finance & Accounting Advisory to lead a complex, project-based engagement in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on budgeting, cost allocation and intercompany recharges across centralized functions for multiple entities.

The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of FP&A experience, strong IFRS knowledge and a proven ability to deliver strategic financial insight, build robust models and manage senior