Senior Director – Financial Reporting

About the role

We are partnering with a leading large‑scale organisation in the UAE to appoint an experienced Senior Director – Financial Reporting to lead group consolidation, financial reporting, and accounting governance across a complex multinational business.

Key responsibilities

• Lead group‑wide financial consolidation across 100+ legal entities, including international subsidiaries.
• Oversee month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end financial closing and reporting.
• Ensure accurate consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
• Drive financial reporting transformation, automation, and process standardisation.
• Enhance financial systems, reporting efficiency, and data accuracy.
• Lead geographically dispersed finance teams and partner closely with the CFO and senior leadership.

Required profile

• 18+ years of progressive experience in finance, financial reporting, accounting, and controllership.
• Experience within large multinational organisations, ideally generating USD 7 billion+ in annual revenue.
• Proven experience managing complex group consolidations involving 100+ legal entities.
• Strong technical accounting expertise, particularly IFRS and multinational financial reporting.
• Experience leading financial transformation, process automation, and reporting improvements.
• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent.

Required skills

• IFRS technical accounting expertise.
• Oracle ERP experience.