Regional Financial Controller

About the role

The Regional Financial Controller will lead finance operations across the MECA and CIS region for a freight forwarding and logistics group. Reporting to the Regional Managing Director and Group Finance Leadership, the role ensures accurate accounting, cash management and financial reporting across multiple countries.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and enforce a regional financial close calendar, own consolidation for multiple legal entities and ensure consistent application of group accounting policies.
• Manage multi‑currency accounting, FX revaluation, and intercompany reconciliations across AED, USD, EUR, QAR, SAR and other currencies.
• Maintain daily cash visibility, prepare rolling cash‑flow forecasts, manage banking relationships and ensure liquidity for payroll, suppliers and customs.
• Oversee commercial finance controls, cost job files accurately, monitor profitability by country, branch, product and trade lane.
• Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting packs, consolidated P&L, balance sheet and cash‑flow statements with variance analysis.
• Ensure timely statutory and tax reporting, maintain transfer‑pricing documentation and coordinate internal and external audits.
• Maintain internal control framework, develop finance SOPs, drive ERP and process automation to improve close efficiency.
• Lead and develop accounting teams across countries, set objectives, ensure succession planning and act as finance business partner to senior management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; professional qualification (CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA) or significant progress toward one.
• 8‑10 years of finance experience, including at least 3 years in a senior accounting leadership role managing multiple entities.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and familiarity with GCC tax and regulatory environments.
• Hands‑on experience with multi‑currency accounting, cash‑flow forecasting, treasury coordination and ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, large‑volume reconciliations).

Required skills

• IFRS accounting standards
• Multi‑currency accounting and FX revaluation
• Intercompany reconciliation
• Cash‑flow forecasting and treasury management
• Banking and working‑capital management
• Advanced Excel
• ERP systems implementation and optimisation