Regional Financial Controller

About the role

The Regional Financial Controller is the regional owner of the accounting and financial control function for all company entities in the MECA region. The role consolidates and controls the books of multiple country entities operating in different currencies, tax regimes and regulatory environments, and is accountable for the accuracy, timeliness and auditability of the region's financial records, as well as their liquidity and financial health.

Key responsibilities

• Enforce a single regional close calendar and require a complete, reconciled trial balance from all entities
• Apply group accounting policies and the group chart of accounts consistently, correcting local deviations
• Control multi-currency accounting (AED, USD, EUR, QAR, SAR and others), including FX exposure from freight billing and vendor settlement
• Maintain daily visibility of cash and bank positions and report the consolidated regional position
• Prepare weekly short-term and monthly medium-term cash flow forecasts and explain variances against actuals
• Ensure entities hold enough liquidity for payroll, suppliers, carriers, customs, rent and taxes, and escalate projected shortfalls early
• Alert management to deteriorations in cash generation, margins, receivables quality or costs, with recommended actions
• Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual reporting packs, with management reporting and variance analysis against budget and prior period
• Ensure timely tax returns and reconcile tax accounts to the ledgers
• Maintain transfer pricing documentation and coordinate external, internal and group audits

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
• Professional qualification (CA, ACCA, CPA or CMA) or advanced progress toward one
• Minimum 8-10 years' accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a head of accounts, chief accountant or regional accounting role
• Demonstrated experience owning the books of more than one legal entity or country, including consolidation and intercompany reconciliation
• Full professional fluency in English, and Farsi or Russian written and spoken

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and familiarity with tax regimes elsewhere in the GCC
• Proven multi-currency accounting, cash flow forecasting, bank and facility management and working capital control
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, large-volume reconciliation) and hands-on ERP experience