Finance Manager
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day financial management and accounting activities across the Group.
- Prepare accurate monthly management accounts and financial reports.
- Monitor P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, budgets, and financial performance.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and annual financial planning.
- Prepare budget vs. actual analysis and identify key variances.
- Develop financial and management dashboards and KPI reporting.
- Provide financial analysis to support business and investment decisions.
- Support the CEO with financial modelling, scenarios, and business planning.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, and overall financial position.
- Coordinate with auditors, banks, tax advisors, and external financial consultants.
- Ensure appropriate financial controls and processes are maintained.
- Work with different Group companies to consolidate and analyze financial information.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities and proactively raise them with management.
Requirements:
- 6–10 years of relevant finance experience, ideally including Finance Manager or senior accounting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
- Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Commercial mindset with the ability to understand business drivers.
- Experience working with multiple entities or companies is highly preferred.
- UAE / MENA experience is an advantage.
- Experience working in a technology, digital, software, AI, or startup environment is a strong plus.
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent is an advantage.
The Right Person
We are looking for a Finance Manager who is hands-on, analytical, commercially minded, and comfortable working directly with senior management.
The successful candidate should not simply produce financial reports. They should be able to answer:
What is happening financially?
Why is it happening?
What does it mean for the business?
What should management do about it?
