Accounting Manager – Multi-Site F&B

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead the end-to-end monthly close, strengthen financial controls, and ensure audit-ready reporting across a multi-site F&B group (outlets, CPU, and roastery). This role is hands-on and requires strong technical accounting, structured execution, and confident stakeholder management. This role is also expected to modernize finance operations through process automation and digitization
, leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform and/or RPA tools to reduce manual effort, shorten close cycles, and improve reporting reliability.

• Lead and execute a structured month-end close with a formal close calendar, deadlines, and cut-off governance across outlets, CPU, roastery, and projects.

• Deliver consistent, accurate management accounts and ensure all postings are supported, reviewed, and traceable.

• Maintain disciplined accruals, prepayments, and cut-offs to prevent late adjustments and rework.

• Own the monthly balance sheet reconciliation pack (with supporting evidence) covering all major accounts including bank/loans, AP/GRNI, inventory, leases, fixed assets, and intercompany/transfers (CPU/roastery/outlets).

• Manage external auditors end-to-end: PBC schedules, evidence management, timely responses, and closure of findings.

• Drive closure of historical backlog and ensure the organization remains audit-ready at all times.

• Implement and enforce controls including approval matrices, segregation of duties, documentation standards, and exception handling.

• Strengthen transactional discipline in coordination with Procurement, AP/Cash, Cost/Inventory, and Operations (e.g., PO/GRN workflows, invoice approvals, stock count controls, outlet cash controls).

• Maintain clear finance SOPs for close, reconciliations, account ownership, and controls testing.

• Identify high-impact automation opportunities across close and controllership (e.g., reconciliations, exception reporting, approval workflows, audit evidence capture, recurring journals, vendor statement matching).

• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting views using Power BI
  ; develop lightweight workflow tools using Power Apps and Power Automate where applicable.

• Experience with
  RPA tools (e.g., UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, or equivalent) is required—either hands-on build capability or strong experience leading implementation with IT/partners.

• Establish measurable improvements in close timelines, error rates, and manual processing volumes.

• Manage and develop the accounting team, setting clear standards for accuracy, timeliness, documentation, and accountability.

• Partner effectively with Operations, Cost Control, Procurement, and Projects to ensure finance requirements are met (cut-offs, documentation, stock counts, GRNs, approvals).

• Present financial issues clearly to senior leadership with solutions and action plans.

• Month-end close achieved consistently within WD+7, improving toward WD+5.

• 100% of key balance sheet accounts reconciled monthly with evidence and clear ownership.

• External audit queries responded to with complete documentation within agreed service levels (typically 24–48 hours for standard requests).

• Reduction in aged GRNI, unreconciled supplier statements, and recurring audit findings.

• Documented automation initiatives delivered (e.g., reduced manual reconciliations, improved workflow compliance, improved reporting reliability).

• 7–12+ years’ experience in accounting/controllership (multi-site retail/F&B strongly preferred; manufacturing/commissary/roastery exposure is a plus).

• Proven track record leading month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and external audit processes.

• Strong IFRS fundamentals; UAE VAT experience preferred.

• Strong ERP experience required (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred).

• Required: demonstrable experience in finance automation/process improvement, including familiarity with Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and/or RPA platforms (UiPath/Automation Anywhere/Blue Prism/equivalent).

• High standards, structured execution, and strong stakeholder management; able to enforce deadlines and controls.

• Power Query, SQL basics, data modeling, or experience building a finance data layer for reporting.

• Experience implementing close management tools/checklists, invoice workflow automation, or audit evidence repositories.