Senior Manager - Finance

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Manager to lead finance control and statutory reporting across Al Ghurair’s diverse businesses, including Foods, Commodity Trading & Crushing, Starch and Poultry. The role ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial records, oversees month‑end close, and coordinates statutory filings for UAE and overseas entities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing for all assigned entities.
• Review trial balances, accruals, provisions, journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of the general ledger and balance sheet.
• Prepare and file statutory financial statements for UAE and overseas entities.
• Manage external and internal audits, including schedules, information requests and resolution of findings.
• Oversee corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing documentation and other tax compliance matters.
• Monitor Global Shared Services performance and ensure accounting deliverables meet quality and timeline requirements.
• Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations, eliminations and support group consolidation.
• Supervise accounting for fixed assets, inventory, biological assets, payroll, bank accounts, trade finance and landed costs.
• Review commodity and currency hedge accounting, derivative valuations and IFRS 9 documentation.
• Support cash‑flow forecasting, working capital management and coordination with Treasury.
• Maintain governance of chart of accounts, cost centres, profit centres and finance master data.
• Lead finance system implementations, automation and process‑improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial guidance on new projects, capital expenditures, procurement initiatives and business cases.
• Ensure a strong internal control environment and compliance with delegation of authority and segregation of duties.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading finance control and statutory reporting functions.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UAE regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage audits, tax compliance and intercompany accounting.
• Experience coaching and developing finance teams.

Required skills

• IFRS (including IFRS 9)
• UAE regulatory compliance
• VAT and corporate tax
• Transfer pricing documentation
• Hedge accounting and derivative valuation
• Finance system implementation and automation
• Cash‑flow forecasting
• Working capital management
• Treasury coordination
• Chart of accounts governance
• Fixed‑asset and inventory accounting
• Intercompany reconciliation and consolidation