Finance Director

Job Description : FINANCE DIRECTOR UAE for a financial services organisation, whose coverage spans a diverse range of corporate and service-based sectors and business units. About the role This Finance Director shall be appointed as the financial and accounting steward for this acquired entity, taking ownership of all accounting operations, financial planning and investment-related strategies across the organisation. This role shall also be geared heavily towards the inception and roll-out of accounting policy and control governance, to instil strong IFRS complaint reporting, which is designed to support all areas of commercial operations whilst also providing solid planning and budgeting capabilities for both operational and areas of business development. In conjunction, the Finance Head shall also be heavily involved in assessing areas of corporate finance, which shall link extensively to the consolidation, synergies and harmonisation across the group structures, whilst analysing any cost savings, efficiency of operations and integration across risk management practices. To cater for growth and diversification across the business, this role shall also focus towards the introduction of performance reporting tools, to ensure both accurate MIS commentaries along with delivering strong, timely and accurate planning and review control indicators. qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or CIMA) candidate whom is able to demonstrate a core background across financial accounting, financial management and governance along with the ability to add a strategic and leadership dimension to the role. This role shall require a candidate with exposure to working across a group of companies and the successful applicant shall have a minimum of 18 years post-qualified experience, of which a significant part, shall be GCC-based exposure. The successful candidate will be able to understand any regulatory frameworks within the regional markets whilst also being in a position to build and manage a team structure at a group finance level. This business shall require a hands-on and commercially-savvy controller whom is able to manage both internal and external stakeholder and/or partners spanning auditors, lawyers and financing partners., as a preferred fit, will also look for candidates coming out of an SME and/or start-up environment.

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