Senior Financial Controller| Group Finance | Corporate Services

Robinson & Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 330,000 - 478,000; Full time

Job summary

A diversified regional business in Dubai is seeking a Senior Financial Controller to lead the financial controlling agenda. The role includes managing financial reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and collaborating with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong finance background with an emphasis on leadership and extensive experience in financial controlling and compliance. This position offers an opportunity to influence financial policies across multiple divisions and requires strong analytical and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in finance, including significant exposure to financial controlling and compliance at a divisional or group level.
• Proven track record of leading or influencing finance teams and driving cross-functional projects.
• Experience with ERP implementations or finance transformation programs in a large organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial controlling agenda across all divisions ensuring compliance with IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Govern and update the Group’s accounting policies framework and roll out updates across divisions.
• Engage with Group Reporting and facilitate knowledge sharing across divisions.

Skills

Expert knowledge of IFRS and financial consolidation

Advanced proficiency in MS Excel

Strong analytical skills

Exceptional organizational skills

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent qualification

Tools

SAP

Enterprise ERP systems

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Senior Financial Controller | Group Finance | Corporate Services

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Job Requisition ID: 173858

Overview Of The Role:

• The Senior Finance Controller plays a critical role in leading the financial controlling agenda across Al-Futtaim’s divisions. Reporting to the Group Head - Controlling, this senior group-level role involves ensuring high-quality financial reporting, strict compliance with IFRS and Group accounting policies, effective audit practices, and fostering a culture of financial excellence and integrity. The role requires regular interfacing with senior stakeholders across the organization, including the Group Controller, Group CFO, Divisional CFOs, and Financial Controllers, demanding excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Strong influence and negotiation abilities are essential to drive consensus on financial policies and initiatives across different divisions.

What You Will Do:

General

• Lead and drive the financial controlling agenda across all divisions ensuring high-quality financial reporting and strict compliance with IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Liaise with Group Functions; Divisional/BU Controllers, FSSC to set, govern, and assess divisional controlling programs and promote best practices.
• Govern and update the Group’s accounting policies framework and roll out updated accounting policies across all divisions.
• Establish a robust financial control framework for balance sheet and P&L substantiation with monthly attestation/sign-off process for financial accounts.
• Collaborate with FSSC and support divisions in statutory financial statement preparation and regulatory compliance.
• Engage with Group Reporting financial reporting priorities to Group management and external stakeholders and regulators.
• Lead initiatives for finance process improvement and system standardization across divisions, including ERP and finance system integration.
• Act as the primary liaison between Group Functions, FSSC, and Divisional Finance Controllers to achieve controlling agenda.
• Enable effective external audit program management to fulfill business requirements by coordinating audit preparedness and support.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice dissemination among divisions to drive a cohesive controlling agenda.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Expert knowledge of IFRS and financial consolidation.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and experience with enterprise ERP systems (preferably SAP).
• Strong analytical skills and capability to manage large data sets.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent qualification required.
• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in finance, including significant exposure to financial controlling and compliance at a divisional or group level.
• Proven track record of leading or influencing finance teams and driving cross-functional projects or initiatives.
• Experience with ERP implementations or finance transformation programs in a large organization is highly desirable.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate

The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years.

<>About Al-Futtaim Malls

Al-Futtaim Malls provides development and asset management expertise, specializing in building retail-led super regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond. With a proven track record of creating both sustainable revenue growth and value enhancement for tenants, Al-Futtaim Malls delivers exceptional experiences and exciting shopping environments for customers.

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies

Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions. The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation. The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services. These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.