Senior Finance Manager – MEA (Dubai)

About the role

Wise is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to lead its MEA finance function from Dubai. You will act as the CFO for Wise Fintech Network LLC in the UAE, overseeing financial compliance, reporting, and audit activities while supporting rapid regional growth.

Key responsibilities

• Review monthly and quarterly financials to ensure accuracy and compliance with local accounting and tax regulations.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, managing inter‑company transactions, transfer pricing and financial risk controls.
• Design, implement and continuously improve financial controls, leading remediation of audit findings.
• Serve as the primary contact for regulators, external auditors and internal audit teams.
• Lead the annual statutory audit, including planning, documentation, timeline management and stakeholder communication.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and oversee periodic regulatory reporting with high accuracy.
• Partner with regional expansion, banking, compliance, product and people teams to ensure finance readiness for new entities, products and legislation.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in financial services, especially in financial resources processes, controls, audit and advisory.
• Strong knowledge of local regulatory requirements in the MEA region, including capital, inter‑company and transfer pricing rules.
• Proven ability to work with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with a focus on accuracy.

Required skills

• Financial reporting and statutory accounting.
• Audit coordination and regulatory compliance.
• General ledger management and financial controls.
• Understanding of inter‑company transactions and transfer pricing.