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The Role You will own all financial planning, cash flow management, banking relationships, and cost control for the business. You will work above the General Accountant directin.
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Overview
The Role You will own all financial planning, cash flow management, banking relationships, and cost control for the business.
You will work above the General Accountant directing the day-to-day bookkeeping function while you focus on strategy, forecasting, and decisions that protect and grow the company s cash position.
This is a hands-on financial leadership role, not a back-office reporting function.
What You Will Own
- 13-week rolling cash flow forecast updated every week without exception. You will know, at all times, what cash the business has and what it will have a week, a month, and a quarter from now.
- Receivables management drive down Days Sales Outstanding through structured client follow-up, milestone billing, and escalation discipline. No invoice sits unpaid past 45 days without an active recovery plan.
- Payables management schedule supplier payments to protect cash while never delaying a payment that would stop a critical order or factory shipment.
- Banking relationships manage all bank facilities, negotiate better terms, and restructure expensive short-term debt into more efficient facilities.
- Project cost control implement and maintain project-level cost cards so every installation has a live budget versus actual, and margin erosion is caught in week one, not month three.
- Monthly management accounts full P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement published by the 5th of every month with variance commentary.
- VAT and tax compliance ensure all filings are accurate and on time, with zero FTA penalties.
- Budgeting build the annual budget and reforecast quarterly based on actual performance.
What We Measure You On
- KPI Target
- Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) Below 60 days
- Cash flow forecast accuracy Within 10% of actual, weekly
- Monthly accounts published By the 5th of every month
- Finance cost as % of revenue Below 2.5%
- Reports to: General Manager | Start: Immediate
What You Must Have
- 5+ years in a finance management or controller role, ideally in trading, construction, or contracting
- Proven experience managing cash flow in a working-capital-intensive business import-dependent or project-based industries preferred
- Strong experience with UAE banking facilities short-term loans, trade finance, LCs, and revolving credit
- Experience negotiating directly with banks on facility terms and pricing
- Strong Excel and ERP skills Odoo experience preferred
- UAE VAT and corporate tax knowledge
- Fluent English; Arabic is an advantage
What We Offer
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Performance bonus linked to cash flow and cost control KPIs
- Medical insurance, visa and Emirates ID sponsorship
- 30 days annual leave
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