Finance Manager

Job description / Role

We’re hiring an experienced Accountant / Finance Manager with a strong events background to lead day-to-day finance and commercial reporting across live events and project delivery. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands event P&Ls, supplier-heavy cost lines, tight timelines, and fast-paced operations.

Location: Dubai, UAE
Salary: AED 25,000–30,000/month (depending on experience)
Type: Full-time

Job description

• Own monthly reporting: management accounts, P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and clear variance commentary
• Build and manage event/project P&Ls: budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, margin analysis, post-event reconciliations
• Manage AP/AR end-to-end: supplier payments, client invoicing, credit control, and reconciliations
• Implement strong cost control across events: PO discipline, approvals, accruals, and correct cost allocation by project
• Deliver weekly cashflow forecasts aligned to event schedules, deposits, and supplier payment terms
• Support commercial decisions: pricing support, scenario modelling, profitability analysis per event/client
• Ensure UAE VAT compliance: filings, documentation, and audit-ready records
• Liaise with auditors, banks, and external accountants as required
• Improve finance processes, templates, and reporting to reduce leakage and increase visibility

• Proven experience as an Accountant / Finance Manager (or similar) within events, exhibitions, experiential, production, or a project-based services business
• Strong hands-on experience owning event/project budgets and reconciliations (not only general ledger work)
• Solid working knowledge of UAE VAT and compliance
• Advanced Excel skills (pivots, lookups, modelling, building templates)
• Strong stakeholder management with operations/project teams; confident enforcing controls and deadlines
• High attention to detail, commercially minded, and comfortable working at pace
• Experience with accounting/ERP systems (any major platform is fine)

Salary:
AED 25,000 to 30,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

eMagine Solutions is one of the leading authorities on leadership and talent globally. Our combined resources of over 100 years professional experience mean that our clients trust us with finding them the top talent globally and candidates trust us to find them the right opportunity in a timely and confidential manner.

Throughout our offices we provide complete solutions for our clients, including traditional temporary and permanent recruitment, executive search, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), salary survey's, market mapping and training and development courses.

Our global client list work with us not only because of our expertise but also because of our honesty, integrity and passion.