Finance Manager

Hays is partnering with one of the leading real estate companies in Dubai to hire a Finance Manager - Risk & Control

Role Overview

The Finance Manager - Risk a& Control will play a critical leadership role in strengthening the finance control environment and governance framework across the organisation. This position is responsible for owning the end-to-end SOX/ICFR program, maintaining a robust Finance risk register, and overseeing technology controls that support financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Review Finance risk themes and maintain a clear risk register with impact, owners, and agreed actions
• Own the annual SOX/ICFR plan, from scoping and walkthroughs through documentation, testing and certification
• Maintain process narratives, flowcharts and risk-and-control matrices across financial close, P2P, revenue and receivables, treasury, payroll, fixed assets, tax, consolidation and budgeting
• Oversee technology controls supporting financial reporting, including user access, system changes, automated controls and interfaces
• Prepare the annual control testing plan and oversee testing by internal teams, Internal Audit or co-sourced specialists
• Evaluate control failures and maintain a central tracker for issues, audit findings and remediation actions
• Assess finance and control impact of new systems, entities, products or major transformation projects
• Coordinate with Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk, Technology and Information Security to align assurance work
• Present control matters and risk themes clearly to senior Finance and Technology leaders

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration or a related discipline
• Professional qualification: CA, CPA, ACCA, CISA or CMA strongly preferred
• Minimum 8-12+ years experience in financial controls, SOX, ICFR, internal audit, external audit, finance risk, controllership or governance roles
• Hands-on experience across the full SOX/ICFR cycle, including scoping, risk assessment, testing, issue evaluation and remediation
• Proven experience presenting difficult control matters to senior Finance and Technology leaders

This is an exciting opportunity to join a reputable organisation offering strong career progression, regional exposure, and the chance to shape the finance control environment at a senior level.

If your experience aligns with the above requirements and you are interested in applying, please follow the link and submit your application directly.