Finance Manager

About the role

Lead the financial planning, reporting, control and compliance agenda across the Group’s technology entities, acting as a trusted finance business partner to senior management. Ensure timely, accurate financial information, strong governance, efficient cash and working‑capital management, and full statutory, tax and audit compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, roll forecasts and multi‑year business planning across entities.
• Develop and maintain financial models incorporating revenue, EBITDA, balance‑sheet and cash‑flow forecasts.
• Prepare management reporting packs, KPI dashboards and variance analysis, providing actionable business insights.
• Oversee month‑end and year‑end close activities, financial reconciliations and intercompany accounting.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, Group accounting policies and internal control requirements.
• Coordinate external and internal audits and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Manage VAT, corporate tax and other regulatory compliance requirements.
• Monitor cash flow, liquidity and funding requirements; drive collections and working‑capital improvement.
• Partner with business leaders on pricing, profitability, cost management and strategic initiatives.
• Drive ERP optimisation, finance transformation initiatives and automation of recurring reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• Professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA or CIMA.
• 8‑10 years progressive finance experience, including at least 2 years in a managerial capacity.
• Proven experience in a multi‑entity group environment with consolidation and intercompany exposure.
• Experience of at least one full budgeting and statutory audit cycle as lead coordinator.

Required skills

• Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• IFRS application in a multi‑entity, multi‑currency environment.
• UAE VAT, corporate tax, e‑invoicing and regulatory compliance.
• Audit management from planning through to closure of findings.
• Cash flow forecasting, working‑capital and treasury management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 or equivalent).
• Planning tools (Planful or equivalent) and Power BI/Tableau.