International Financial Controller

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

U.S.-based Corporate Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting, controllership, and financial reporting activities for the
• European, Asian, and UAE entities.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely, accurate,
• and complete financial statements.
• Manage consolidations and coordinate reporting to international leadership and U.S.
• corporate finance.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, statutory reporting
• requirements, tax regulations, and internal company policies across all covered
• jurisdictions.
• Design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls, accounting policies,
• and finance processes that support scale, consistency, and risk mitigation.
• Partner with business leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis,
• cash flow management, and performance reporting.
• Oversee external audits, statutory audits, and relationships with tax advisors,
• auditors, banks, and regulatory authorities as needed.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, revenue
• recognition, inventory accounting, and cost controls to ensure accuracy and
• compliance.
• Drive process improvements, systems optimization, and standardization across
• international finance operations.
• Support legal entity management, governance requirements, and the set-up or
• enhancement of finance infrastructure in new or evolving markets.
• Hire, lead, coach, and develop local and regional finance team members, fostering
• accountability and high performance.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of International and the U.S.-based Corporate
• Controller on reporting, controls, and strategic finance priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA, CA, ACCA,
• or equivalent professional qualification strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant
• controllership responsibility in a multi-entity, multi-country environment.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, consolidations, internal controls, and
• compliance in international business environments.
• Experience managing accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions, ideally
• including Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• Solid understanding of ERP systems, month-end close disciplines, and management
• reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cultures, time zones, and business
• functions.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Required experience in food manufacturing, including exposure to production,
• inventory, cost accounting, and distribution within a complex operating environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally for up to two weeks per month, as
• business needs require.

Success Profile

• Hands-on and detail-oriented, while able to operate strategically across a
• geographically diverse business.
• Comfortable building structure in evolving international environments.
• Strong business partner who can balance control, compliance, and commercial
• support.
• Able to communicate clearly with senior leadership, local teams, and corporate
• stakeholders.
• Committed to high ethical standards, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Fluent in English & French is a must.
• You must be based in Dubai currently.

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