Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Location: UAE

Industry Preference: Facilities Management, Food & Beverage, Catering, Retail, Hospitality or Multi-site Services

About the Role

The Finance Manager will lead the organisation's financial strategy, planning and performance management across multiple business verticals and operating contracts. The role requires a commercially focused finance professional capable of improving profitability, optimising working capital, strengthening financial controls and driving business transformation through automation and technology.

Responsibilities:

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and performance reporting across multiple business units and contracts.
• Analyse contract-level and group-level P&L, balance sheet and cash flow performance.
• Identify cost optimisation, margin improvement and revenue enhancement opportunities.
• Drive financial restructuring, working capital optimisation and cash flow improvement initiatives.
• Develop site-level profitability, cost-per-unit and margin analysis models.
• Implement finance automation, AI-enabled tools and reporting solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, UAE VAT, corporate tax and other regulatory requirements.
• Partner with operations, procurement and commercial teams to strengthen financial discipline.
• Provide timely financial insights and strategic recommendations to senior management.
• Manage relationships with banks, auditors, investors and regulatory authorities.
• Build, develop and mentor a high-performing finance team.

Qualifications:

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CPA or CMA; MBA is an advantage.
• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive finance experience, including significant managerial responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UAE financial regulations.
• Industry experience in Facilities Management, Food & Beverage, catering, retail, hospitality or multi-site service businesses.
• Proven experience in financial turnaround, restructuring, cost optimisation or business transformation.
• Hands-on experience managing multi-contract P&Ls, site-level margins and operational cost drivers.
• Experience working with banks, auditors and regulatory bodies.

Required Skills:

• Strong commercial and strategic thinking.
• Advanced financial analysis and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to convert complex financial data into clear business recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Technology-oriented mindset with exposure to finance automation and AI tools.
• Hands-on, resilient and results-driven leadership approach.
• High level of professional integrity.