Senior Finance Leader — UK Reporting & IFRS Expert

TestHiring; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

TestHiring seeks an experienced finance professional to lead consolidation, budgeting, and forecasting for the UK operations. You will build models, analyze trends, and provide strategic insights for senior leadership, interfacing with regional budget owners.

Qualified accountant with 15 years in finance and strong IFRS UK GAAP/US GAAP knowledge is required, along with Hyperion/FCCS and advanced MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant ACA / ACCA / CIMA.
• 15 years of experience in finance, preferably in group reporting.
• Strong expertise in IFRS UK GAAP (FRS101/102) and US GAAP.
• Experience with Hyperion / FCCS or similar consolidation tools.
• Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills.
• Experience in acquisitions, disposals, impairment reviews and asset valuations.
• Ability to prepare full financial statements, including cash flows and disclosures.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate UK business financial performance budgets and forecasts with accurate reporting and analysis.
• Build financial models and track business unit KPIs to support strategic decision‑making.
• Analyse trends, manage variances and provide forward‑looking financial insights.
• Work closely with business units and regional budget owners to improve reporting quality and forecasting accuracy.
• Identify process gaps and drive scalable cross‑departmental financial solutions.
• Deliver management reports and maintain robust budgeting and forecasting tools.
• Own month‑end and quarterly reporting, including management packs and performance commentary for senior leadership.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting & budgeting

Reporting

IFRS UK GAAP expertise

US GAAP familiarity

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Tools

Hyperion / FCCS

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

1. Consolidate UK business financial performance budgets and forecasts with accurate reporting and analysis
2. Build financial models and track business unit KPIs to support strategic decision-making
3. Analyse trends manage variances and provide forward-looking financial insights
4. Work closely with business units and regional budget owners to improve reporting quality and forecasting accuracy
5. Identify process gaps and drive scalable cross-departmental financial solutions
6. Deliver management reports and maintain robust budgeting and forecasting tools
7. Own month-end and quarterly reporting including management packs and performance commentary for senior leadership
Requirements1. Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
2. 15 years of experience in finance preferably within group reporting
3. Strong expertise in IFRS UK GAAP (FRS101/102) and US GAAP
-on experience with Hyperion / FCCS or similar consolidation tools
5. Advanced MS Excel PowerPoint and Word skills
6. Experience in acquisitions disposals impairment reviews and asset valuations
7. Ability to prepare full financial statements including cash flows and disclosures