Financial Controller - Manufacturing

About the role

A globally established manufacturing and engineering organisation is looking for a Financial Controller to shape financial processes within its growing Dubai operation. The role offers exposure to strategic projects and senior leadership teams, and supports a large-scale industrial project while developing regional operations.

Key responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, forecasting and medium-term financial planning; prepare and analyse monthly management reports and monitor budget performance and variances
• Analyse manufacturing costs, review costing assumptions and investigate standard versus actual variances
• Review inventory valuation and work-in-progress balances, and monitor productivity, capacity utilisation and scrap rates
• Assess the financial benefits of cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives, and support month-end and year-end closing
• Review accruals, provisions and reconciliations, and analyse sales performance, margins and operating expenditure
• Prepare reporting for regional and group stakeholders, support cash flow forecasting and working capital management, and track capital expenditure against budget
• Assist with VAT, Corporate Tax and regulatory compliance, maintain financial controls and documentation, and support internal and external audits
• Contribute to finance processes and reporting tools, partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement and HR, and support ERP optimisation and reporting automation

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Controlling or a related discipline
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Financial Controlling, FP&A or Industrial Finance
• Previous finance or controlling experience in the UAE is essential
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering or another industrial environment is highly preferred
• Exposure to start-ups, plant launches or ERP projects is advantageous
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or CMA is desirable

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax
• Budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting and financial analysis
• IFRS and internal control frameworks
• Advanced Excel and ERP systems; Power BI or similar reporting tools are beneficial

What we offer

• Opportunity to join a globally recognised manufacturing business in a diverse, international environment
• Key role supporting a growing, strategically important operation with broad stakeholder exposure
• Long-term career development within a stable and expanding organisation