Finance Specialist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Finance Specialist will have overall responsibility for managing and coordinating financial planning, analysis, operational finance, and business control activities across the organization
- Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes.
- Monitor financial performance and provide variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year.
- Prepare management reports, executive dashboards, and KPI analysis for senior leadership.
- Deliver financial insights and recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
- Manage product costing, manufacturing finance, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Oversee inventory valuation, working capital management, and inventory control processes.
- Evaluate capital investment proposals using ROI, NPV, and payback analysis.
- Coordinate month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, corporate accounting policies, and internal financial controls.
- Support internal and external audits and strengthen financial governance and risk management.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial, Engineering, Quality, and HR to support business decisions.
- Conduct financial modeling, scenario analysis, and profitability assessments for strategic initiatives.
- Drive finance process improvements through ERP optimization, automation, and Power BI reporting.
- Develop and maintain finance policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and master data governance.
- Mentor junior finance team members and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Commerce.
- Professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CMA or CIMA) preferred.
- Minimum 8-10 years experience of progressive finance experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with SAP Business One, Tagetik and Power BI is advantageous.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with company policies.
Please apply via our HR system here. Only direct applications will be considered