Finance Manager

Job purpose

To manage and oversee all financial, budgeting, costing, and reporting functions of the E-Government entity, ensuring effective financial planning, cost optimization, budgetary control, and compliance with government financial regulations. The role has a strong focus on costing, project financial management, and digital initiatives to support sustainable digital transformation across the Government of Ras Al Khaimah.

• Financial Management & Control
  • Manage the entity’s financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, expenditure control, and financial reporting.
  • Ensure compliance with RAK Government financial regulations, DoF circulars, and approved financial policies.
  • Oversee month-end and year-end financial closing, accruals, and financial reconciliations.
  • Coordinate with DoF, and other oversight entities on financial matters.
• Budgeting and planning
  • Lead the preparation, execution, and monitoring of annual and multi-year budgets (BAU, Projects, and Employment Cost).
  • Monitor budget utilization and identify variances, risks, and required corrective actions.
  • Support budget transfers, supplements, and carry-forward requests in coordination with DoF.
  • Ensure alignment of budgets with approved digital strategies and government priorities.
• Costing & cost control
  • Develop and maintain costing models for:
  • -Digital platforms and shared services
  • -IT infrastructure, cloud services, licenses, and maintenance contracts
  • -Digital projects and transformation initiatives
  • Perform cost-benefit analysis, unit costing, and lifecycle costing for IT and digital initiatives.
  • Support feasibility studies and financial justifications for new digital projects.
  • Analyze cost drivers and recommend optimization and efficiency measures.
  • Ensure proper allocation of shared costs across government entities where applicable.
• Project financial management
  • Oversee financial planning and cost tracking for digital and IT projects.
  • Monitor project expenditures against approved budgets and milestones.
  • Support PMO and technical teams with financial insights on project progress, delays, and cost.
  • Ensure correct financial treatment of project costs (capital vs operational).
• Governance, system reporting
  • Ensure effective use of government financial systems (e.g. ERP / SAP).
  • Prepare financial dashboards, management reports, and analysis for senior management.
  • Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Cost Accounting, or related field.
• Professional certification preferred (CPA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Minimum 8–10 years of relevant financial experience, preferably in government, semi-government, or large organizations.
• Strong hands-on experience in costing, budgeting, and project financial management.
• Experience with IT / digital / shared services costing is highly desirable.
• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).

• Strong costing and analytical skills
• Government budgeting and financial control
• Project cost management
• Stakeholder coordination
• High attention to detail and governance
• Strong communication and reporting skills