Group Financial Controller

Inspire Selection

Dubai, UAE

Ref: NP314-1075

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Inspire Selection is searching for a Group FC who trained in one of the Big 4 firms originally.

Our client is a multinational company, operating in the services industry. The company is privately owned by its founding members. The company has continued to grow rapidly over the last 10 years and trades across the world through its many global companies and entities. The group has 27 entities in total, with a combined group turnover in excess of £30M and around 300 employees.

We are seeking a highly motivated, meticulously organized, and experienced Group Financial Controller. The role is varied and challenging but requires an individual who can cope in a fast paced environment.

Salary:
AED 35,000 to 40,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Requirements

Candidates must have in depth experience of the following duties:
• Monthly Management Reporting Board Pack creation: to produce a timely, accurate and tested set of management accounts to the board in an agreed format
• Detailed Operational PL and Margin analysis
• To provide adhoc reporting and analysis as requested by the board.
• Complex inter-company / multi-currency transactions
• PL reporting
• Balance sheet reporting and reconciliations
• Forecasting
• Budgeting & Cash flow reporting
• Group consolidations
• Fixed assets reporting
• Bank reconciliations, AP and sales ledger, and Journal reviews and sign off
• Accruals and prepayment reporting
• Handle annual audits with the company’s global auditors PWC
• Statutory accounts preparation all entities
• Sales tax returns in all countries
• Manage the complex financial compliance of all entries
• Coordinate with all local accountants and auditors to produce timely data for statutory reporting and tax returns etc
• Oversea the finance system (NAV 2009) performance and enhancements
• Carry out reviews and controls on all finance data
• Forex management

Key Skills Required:
• ICAEW fully qualified
• Training undertaken in the Big 4 in the UK with strong IFRS technical knowledge
• High IQ, and be a fast learner who can adapt quickly
• Strong MS excel (advanced) since much of the work will be done using Excel
• Experience in group management accounting/ financial accounting & consolidations
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• The individual must have previously worked in businesses with a complex international group structure.

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.

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Financial Controller salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 25,000

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