Director - Group Financial Controller

About the company

Role overview

Accounting and control

• Lead group accounting activities and ensure accurate monthly, quarterly and annual closes.
• Oversee statutory financial statements and regulatory submissions; govern group accounting policies and IFRS compliance.
• Advise on complex transactions, acquisitions, restructuring and joint ventures.
• Establish ICFR, ensure policy and regulatory compliance, and support audit readiness and internal and external audits.

Transformation and expansion

• Improve and standardize accounting operations across UAE and international entities; drive ERP optimization, automation and digital finance initiatives.
• Improve record-to-report, reconciliations, intercompany accounting and close management processes.
• Establish frameworks for new international entities and markets and scalable operating models balancing centralized and local requirements.
• Support market entry, M&A, joint ventures and restructuring from an accounting perspective.

Reporting and leadership

• Prepare accounting performance reports, KPIs and control metrics and provide recommendations to the VP Finance Operations and CFO.
• Support management, Board and Audit Committee reporting requirements.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• MBA or postgraduate Finance qualification is desirable.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including at least seven years in senior controllership or finance leadership.
• Experience in large multi-entity and multi-jurisdiction organizations and in finance transformation and process improvement.
• Strong IFRS and statutory reporting expertise.
• Experience supporting international expansion, M&A and complex business growth.