Regional Financial Controller - AFGRE

Job description / Role

Regional Financial Controller - AFGRE - Dubai

The purpose of this job is to ensure operational and financial control across the Real Estate regional businesses. The Financial Controller will support the senior management team in terms of analysis of market trends, control of financial performance, financial and management accounting, mapping and control of processes and procedures, liaison with internal and external audit, strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting.

Reporting to the Regional General Manager of Finance, the Financial Controller is responsible for leading the accounting and finance function on a day-to-day basis and supporting the strategic direction

This role will also support the Regional General Manager Finance in transaction support, reporting services and coordination to the various Real Estate and Group Finance Business Units (inclyding Group Finance, Group Treasury, Group Corporate Finance and Finance.

This role will bridge the gap between existing buines unit Operational Finance teams and Corporate Real Estate Finance , offering a group real estate perspective and coordination on: governance, medium term business planning, funding, capital budgeting, investment decisions, taxation strategy, Shareholder and Real Estate Board reporting/communication.

The Regional Finance team will be responsible for AFGRE Corporate Finance activities across Dubai, Egypt, Doha, KSA and Oman (plus new geographies) including coordination and reporting for:
- Real Estate Treasury management including debt/equity structuring/restructuring, funding of new projects, maintenance and refinancing of existing loans, monitoring of loan covenants and medium term cash flow forecasting / reporting
- Annual Budgets and medium term business planning) - Overall responsibility for planning, co-ordination, standardisation and presentation consistently across all of real estate
- Capital Budgeting including review of Capex approval documentation (Business Case Proposals) and co-ordination / finalisation ofInvestment Committee Papers (New real estate projects)
- Stakeholder engagement - including Real Estate Board Reporting, Shareholder reporting and communications
- Finance representative for Doha and Oman (plus other new jurisdictions) - Coordinate, analyse and review finance related matters for new real estate projects
- Corporate Governance - Standardisation and implementation of best practise governance and Internal Controls consistently across all of real estate
- Support and analysis to the AFGRE Group Director and AFGRE CFO

Requirements

The ideal candidate would be commercially oriented, process-oriented, possess excellent staff & task managerial skills, natural leader, pay close attention to detail, ensure compliance with laws and policies and have analytical thinking skills.

Additionally this role will require knowledge and experience of IFRS, real estate operations, Dubai real estate laws and guidelines.

- Accounting / Finance qualification (CPA, CA, CMA, CFA, CIMA etc)
- Knowledge of ERP Financial Software is necessary; SAP expertise will be preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of Finance and Accounting, out of which a minimum of 4 years in the Real Estate industry at a management position
- Experience in Real Estate / Construction / Project Management industries will be preferred

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.