About our client:
Our Client is the global market leader in the design, testing, and manufacture of specialty filter solutions for the tobacco industry. Headquartered in Singapore, the company operates nine manufacturing facilities across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, supported by two Innovation Centres, an accredited Scientific Services laboratory, and a Centre of Excellence dedicated to sustainability.
With a workforce of approximately 2,000 employees, Our Client serves customers in more than 120 countries worldwide.
Guided by a strong sense of partnership, Our Client's purpose is to support its partners in transforming their businesses and realizing sustainable growthsucceeding together through collaboration. Its mission is to be a responsible, customer-focused innovation leader, delivering excellence in sustainable solutions for today and the future.
Role And Responsibilities
The Financial Controller is responsible for the overall financial management of the manufacturing business as well as the regional office in the UAE. Leading a team of 4, the role focuses on business partnering, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, audit, tax and treasury functions.
Financial Accounting & Reporting
- Lead the Finance team to deliver accurate and timely accounting and reporting
- Ensure compliance with local regulations, IFRS and Group policies
- Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes
- Provide stakeholders with reports and response to information requests.
Business Partnering
- Be a strong business partner to the site management team, working closely to grow the business, increase profitability and cash and achieve the Group's business objectives.
- Support the General Manager in analyzing business results and drivers, preparing slides for business reviews with local management team and Group.
- Support the Commercial team in securing business including fast turnaround for quotations, new customer set up, having efficient processes as well as collections.
- Support the Operations team with analysis and valuable insights, cost and variance reports.
Compliance & Controls
- Ensure compliance with local regulations and Group's policies and procedures such as Code of Ethics, Know Your Customer/Supplier, trade compliance regulations with a high level of integrity
- Implement key controls in accordance with the Group's standards
- Evaluate business processes for efficiency and internal control improvement
- Ability to identify risk and work with stakeholders to mitigate them
- Work with external and internal auditors to deliver desired outcomes
Treasury & Secretarial
- Compliance with the Group's Treasury policy
- Provide accurate cash-flow forecasting
- Monitor and manage working capital, capex and cash
- Oversee banking, insurance and company secretarial matters
Cost Recharge & Transfer Pricing
- Oversees financial operations for both the Dubai manufacturing site and regional office.
- Lead the cost recharge process for global support activities, ensuring transparency and compliance with intercompany agreements.
- Collaborate with finance teams in Indonesia, Thailand, and Hungary to align cost allocation methodologies.
- Maintain robust transfer pricing documentation and ensure alignment with OECD guidelines.
Tax Grant Compliance
- Act as the gatekeeper for business activities under the 0% tax grant, ensuring operations remain within approved scope.
- Monitor and document business transactions to demonstrate ongoing compliance with grant conditions.
- Liaise with legal and tax advisors to manage risks and respond to regulatory inquiries.
Risk Management & Governance
- Conduct regular risk assessments across financial operations, including cost recharge, transfer pricing, AR, and banking.
- Proactively identify and escalate financial risks, and lead cross-functional resolution efforts.
- Support internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and transparency.
Strategic Collaboration
- Partner with global and regional finance teams to drive operational efficiency and financial integrity.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and process harmonization across sites.
Qualifications And Education Requirements
- Degree in Accounting
- More than 15 years of experience with recent years as a Financial Controller in a manufacturing MNC
- Hands on experience in costing and manufacturing finance,
- Strong working knowledge of accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, compliance, audit, tax and treasury functions.
- Familiarity with IFRS and UAE regulations
- Hands on experience reporting in Hyperion/Cognos
- Strong business partner to General Manager, Operations Manager and other functional heads
- Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills, strong drive for results, analytical, good organization and with the ability to work with different cultures and all levels of an organization.
- Proficiency in ERP systems - SAP and advanced Excel.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
