Financial Controller - External Reporting - Fujairah
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Currently seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller - External Reporting to join a global leader headquartered in Dubai. This pivotal role is ideal for an experienced accountant with strong IFRS expertise and a background in external financial reporting, audit coordination, and statutory compliance across a complex multinational group..
Client Details
Our client is a multinational player in their sector, headquartered in Dubai. With hundreds of legal entities across the group and a significant intercompany network, they maintain robust and structured financial operations and reporting, adhering to international accounting standards.
Description
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all day-to-day activities of the external reporting team for the Group
- Manage relationships with external auditors and accounting service providers
- Provide mentorship and technical accounting guidance to the wider finance team
- Coordinate the preparation of over 400 audited/unaudited financial statements for statutory and financier compliance
- Collaborate with the tax department to support compliance and reporting processes
- Maintain and enhance internal controls to ensure integrity in reporting
- Assist in interpreting and implementing new/revised IFRS standards applicable to the Group
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting systems (e.g. Oracle, CaseWare)
- Conduct quarterly legal entity reviews across the Group
- Lead or contribute to various finance projects as needed
Key Performance Indicators:
- Timely and accurate delivery of IFRS-compliant financial statements
- Meeting all financier and statutory reporting deadlines
- Strong technical accounting and IFRS implementation
- Effective coordination with auditors and tax teams
- Up-to-date internal documentation of accounting policies
- Strong leadership and performance management of the External Reporting Team
- Opportunity to join a well-established and high-performing finance team in DIFC
- Exposure to global operations and large-scale intercompany frameworks
- Career progression and development in a dynamic aviation environment
- Competitive compensation package
Requirements:
- Qualified Accountant (CA, ACCA, CPA) with at least 8 years' post-graduate experience
- Minimum of 5 years in a Big 4 audit firm, with strong exposure to IFRS and external audit
- Previous experience in managing a team and handling multiple priorities
- Knowledge of CaseWare and Oracle Financials is advantageous
- Familiarity with local UAE regulatory reporting requirements
- High level of proficiency with accounting systems and Excel
About the Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.
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