Financial Controller

Event Lab

UAE

Ref: RP573-06

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The Financial Controller will lead the finance division for the organisation by providing day to day financial operations and working closely with Executive Leadership team to deliver reports, analysis findings, potential risk areas and forecast opportunities.

Duties include;
- Managing the accounting and finance team
- Managing the monthly financial and board reporting
- Oversee cash flow and P&L
- Providing support to leadership team and mapping out budgetary planning and forecasting
- Mentoring the finance team and creating commercial awareness within the organization
- Develop and report in a timely manner KPIs that support the management
- Manage and develop key relationships with external auditors and other external parties
- Monthly VAT Returns management
- Lead on the implementation of operational and financial systems and processes in the region
- Overall management for all contractual financial matters in the Middle East
- Identifying areas to improve business efficiencies and reduce costs

Requirements

- Qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA
- Proven experience working in the Middle East, more specifically UAE & KSA
- Excellent working knowledge of Office applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Energetic and motivated personality with great multi-tasking

About the Company

Event Lab is a UAE-based event solutions agency founded in 2013 by Murad Shisha and Nadim Jamal. As freelancers themselves, they saw a genuine shortage of representation among the freelance community in the region and decided to take matters into their own hands.

And so, Event Lab was born - a unique platform of support and services for freelancers and clients alike. In less than 2 years, they've assembled a vast and quality-driven database of independent professionals with a wide range of skills and backgrounds, in addition to an intimate understanding of the region.

Event Lab is the solutions and resourcing partner for events agencies around the GCC. We support the scoping, pitching and execution of events by supplementing in-house resources with knowledgeable and experienced events professionals. With an extensive background throughout the region, we can communicate effectively in English and Arabic to ensure that suppliers, talent and crew can engage and coordinate efficiently while keeping your event on budget and to the highest of standards.

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Financial Controller salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 19,000

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