Head of Financial Control

As Financial Controller VP, you’ll lead the preparation, analysis, and timely submission of regulatory reports to UAE authorities, including the Central Bank of the UAE. You’ll embed strong control frameworks and operating models, ensuring robust documentation, end-to-end assurance, and consistently high-quality regulatory submissions. You will also oversee core accounting activities, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, along with detailed variance analysis to support strategic planning and informed decision‑making.

In this role, you’ll serve as the primary liaison for senior internal stakeholders, auditors, and oversight committees. This includes interpreting regulatory requirements, addressing queries, and providing clear guidance on complex matters. Your blend of technical expertise, governance discipline, and strong stakeholder management will be essential in maintaining compliance and driving operational excellence.

• Central Bank UAE regulatory reporting experience
• Strong financial control background, including Financial Statement preparation
• Solid understanding of indirect and direct tax
• Fluency in English with excellent communication skills

To manage the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of financial reporting.

• Management of the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial statements, and other accounting records in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support in identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial risks, and report on these financial risks to senior colleagues.
• Development and maintenance of a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure that there is no fraudulent misreporting, and ensure the accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls addressing any weaknesses or gaps.
• Development and implementation of up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Management of the selection, implementation, and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate financial systems with other enterprise systems.
• Preparation and submission of statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and provision of support to other departments in their preparation and review of regulatory reports.
• Coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escape breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long…