Associate Director - Finance & Accounting Advisory

About the role

An experienced Associate Director is sought to lead the day-to-day delivery of a finance transformation engagement covering budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, recharges, intercompany billing, management reporting and financial modelling across multiple group entities. The role calls for strong stakeholder management, team coordination, advanced financial modelling and practical exposure to AI-enabled automation and finance process improvement. It is based onsite in Abu Dhabi.

Key responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting for centralized corporate costs and their associated recharges.
• Oversee cost allocation, intercompany billing, periodic true-ups and recharge methodologies across multiple entities.
• Coordinate day-to-day team delivery, including priorities, work allocation, progress tracking and quality review.
• Prepare, review and challenge management reports and financial analysis.
• Reconcile large volumes of financial data and investigate variances, errors and inconsistencies.
• Develop and review complex financial models supporting allocations, scenarios and management decisions.
• Act as a senior counterpart to finance leadership, advising stakeholders on financial implications, governance and recharge methodologies.
• Drive practical improvements through AI-enabled tools, automation and advanced analytics, and support ad hoc financial analysis with recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline; professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CMA, ACA or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant finance/accounting experience.
• Strong experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, recharges and management reporting.
• Proven experience in intercompany billing/accounting and complex multi-entity environments.
• Experience coordinating finance teams and reviewing quality of outputs.
• Ability to work independently in a project-based environment and onsite in Abu Dhabi.
• Preferred background: Big 4, finance advisory, FP&A, group finance, shared services, finance transformation or management consulting.

Required skills

• Advanced financial modelling and advanced Excel.
• FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, recharge management, intercompany billing, management reporting and variance analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Advantageous: shared services, centralized corporate functions, IFRS, complex group structures, AI-enabled finance tools, automation and advanced analytics.