Regional Finance Controller

Job description / Role

Inspire Selection is searching for an experienced, highly technical Regional Financial Controller for a plc in Dubai.

Reporting to the CFO, this position oversees the accounting team, which is undertaking the day-to-day financial accounting activities, consolidation process and preparation of reports and analysis for the whole region. Manages and controls compliance of all accounting policies and procedures.

Responsibilities
• Management of accounting procedures in place and proper implementation across the Group ensuring compliance with IFRS
• Prepare MIS reports
• Control and monitoring of disbursements
• Review of all PO, disbursement, fund transfers and day to day functioning of UAE finance in conjunction with the Group Treasury Manager
• Manage the internal company monthly review process in conjunction with the Group Reporting Manager
• Assists in dealing with banks for new / increased facilities and periodic review compliance
• Management of the corporate insurance
• Monthly detailed payroll review
• Handling key suppliers’ payment issues
• Primary contact with external Auditors & Tax Advisers
• Ensuring completion & submission of various year-end audit schedules
• Manage the Financial Statement preparation and consolidation in compliance with IFRS
• Be the ‘go to’ person for anything IFRS related

Salary:
AED 40,000 to 50,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: education allowance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Finance discipline
• Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA) with around 15 years PQE
• Multiple legal entity and consolidation experience required
• Essential: Big 4 audit trained followed by experience in a large commercial organization / plc as FC
• Personality: Strong, driven and dynamic

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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.