Financial Controller - External Reporting
Dubai
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
- 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
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.
- 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
Michael PageSharjah, 13 km from Dubai
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