Senior Manager - Group Financial Controls

Majid Al Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holding company in Dubai is looking for a Senior Manager - Group Financial Controls. The role involves designing and implementing financial control environments, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading control testing. Candidates should have 7–10 years of experience in finance, particularly in asset-heavy industries, and be proficient in ERP platforms like SAP. This position offers an opportunity to influence finance governance across the group.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7–10 years’ experience in internal controls, audit, or operational finance.
• At least 3 years in retail real estate, hospitality, or asset-heavy industries.
• Expert knowledge of COSO / ICFR / SOX methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage group-wide financial control framework.
• Ensure compliance with local and international financial reporting regulations.
• Lead periodic control testing and self-assessments.

Skills

Internal controls

Audit

Data analytics

Financial reporting

Process mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

GRC / reconciliation tools

Job description

JOB TITLE

Senior Manager - Group Financial Controls | Holding | Finance

ROLE SUMMARY

Group Financial Control Senior Manager will be responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing the financial control environment across the Holding company and its operating companies (Opcos). This role ensures accuracy in financial reporting, compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements, and supports the integrity of financial processes. The position plays a critical role in driving control standardization, risk mitigation, and finance governance across the group.

ROLE PROFILE

• Develop and manage a consistent group-wide financial control framework, including documentation of key controls including financial reporting, reconciliations and month-end processes
• Identify and review financial reporting risks across entities and implement mitigating controls, particularly in areas such as revenue recognition, accruals, provisions, asset management, and intercompany transactions
• Promote best practices by aligning financial control processes across Opcos (e.g., procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report).
• Ensure the group is compliant with local and international financial reporting regulations, including IFRS
• Lead periodic control testing, review and self-assessments, ensuring timely remediation of deficiencies and clear documentation of all financial controls.
• Track and report on control performance, highlighting key risks, issues and deviations

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• Minimum 7–10 years’ experience in internal controls, audit, or operational finance, with at least 3 years in retail real estate, hospitality, or asset-heavy industries
• Proficient in process-mapping, data-analytics and control-automation concepts
• Expert knowledge of COSO / ICFR / SOX methodologies and audit-ready documentation
• Deep understanding of end-to-end finance processes (PtP, OtC, R2R, Treasury, Tax).
• Hands‑on experience with ERP platforms (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle) and GRC / reconciliation tools