Finance Manager - Travel and Tourism

Position Title: Finance Manager – Travel and Tourism

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary (AED): depending on experience and qualifications

Job Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Client:

A Dubai-based travel company with more than 20 years of experience delivering exceptional holiday experiences worldwide.

Job Description:

• Lead the Finance Department and overseeing AP, AR, GL, reconciliations, month-end closing, collections, and supplier payments.
• Manage the financial operations of a high-volume travel business, ensuring accurate and timely processing of customer payments, supplier/airline/hotel settlements, refunds, commissions and other travel-related transactions.
• Take ownership of cash flow, bank positions, working capital, budgets, forecasts and monthly management reporting, providing management with accurate financial information for business decisions.
• Establish and strengthen financial controls, policies, and procedures, ensuring compliance with UAE VAT, accounting standards, audit requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; professional qualifications such as CA, ACCA, CMA or CPA are an advantage.
• Minimum 5–8 years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including proven experience supervising an accounting or finance team.
• Strong preference for experience within travel & tourism, travel agencies, OTAs, ticketing/booking businesses, hospitality, e-commerce or another high-volume transaction environment.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of ERP/accounting systems, AP/AR, GL, financial reporting, cash-flow management, budgeting, forecasting, VAT and audit coordination; Arabic communication skills required.

How to Apply:

Send your CV in word format to: FINANCEJOBS2020 AT GMAIL DOT COM and use Finance Manager as email subject