Finance Manager - Arabic Speaker

Role purpose

Qualifications and requirements

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; Master’s/MBA is listed as preferred.
• CPA or ACCA/FCCA professional certification is mandatory.
• Requires 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including at least 5 years as a corporate Head of Finance, Finance Manager, or equivalent overseeing multiple subsidiaries.
• Current experience must be in an engineering services, construction, or contracting organization.
• The role title specifies an Arabic speaker.

Financial leadership and governance

• Develop and execute a unified finance strategy aligned with corporate strategy, growth ambitions, capital structure, governance, and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead financial consolidation and reporting and govern shared central accounting, treasury, and compliance services.
• Serve as strategic finance partner to the CEO, providing independent financial judgment and counsel.
• Establish finance policies, delegation of authority, controls, governance frameworks, audit readiness, and risk mitigation across subsidiaries.
• Ensure subsidiaries follow corporate accounting, reporting, treasury, tax, financial operations, and local statutory standards.
• Maintain oversight through performance reviews, governance calendars, and subsidiary compliance reporting.

Planning, reporting, and commercial finance

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario planning, financial KPIs, variance analysis, corrective actions, and capital allocation across subsidiaries.
• Own corporate P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, management reporting, executive dashboards, reporting standards, and month- and year-end close calendars.
• Standardize pricing governance, bid/no-bid frameworks, margin controls, and contract performance oversight.
• Support major contract negotiations and investment approvals through due diligence, risk assessment, and sensitivity analysis; drive profitability and sustainable cost optimization.

Investment, accounting, and compliance

• Evaluate investments and new markets through business cases, market analysis, financial modeling, risk assessment, and capital allocation.
• Govern investment and feasibility methodologies, templates, approvals, and processes; advise the CEO on investment pipeline, portfolio performance, and go/no-go decisions.
• Lead accounting governance, IFRS compliance, consistent accounting policies, financial statements, and internal and external audits.
• Ensure statutory compliance across jurisdictions and close audit findings through corrective action plans.

Treasury and tax

• Lead banking strategy, liquidity planning, cash pooling, funding structures, cash flow forecasting, and working capital optimization.
• Establish financial risk policies covering foreign exchange, interest rates, credit risk, and counterparty exposure.
• Ensure UAE Corporate Tax and VAT compliance where applicable and govern subsidiary tax standards, transfer pricing, intercompany agreements, documentation, and cross-border compliance.