RDI - Finance Manager

About Dubai Future Foundation:

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) was established in 2016 to institutionalize future-shaping for Dubai and strengthen the city's position as a leading global city of the future. The Foundation works in partnership with government and private-sector entities to imagine, design and accelerate Dubai’s future. Its work spans five strategic areas: future foresight, knowledge dissemination, capacity building, future design and future acceleration. At the heart of DFF’s mandate is turning future-focused ideas and opportunities into tangible outcomes.

The Foundation embraces risk-taking, agility and foresight as key attributes in navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. DFF is guided by a core belief that leading in the present is not enough; the future must be actively imagined, designed and executed.

Life at Dubai Future Foundation

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) aims to realize the wise vision of Dubai’s leadership to institutionalize the envisioned future and forward-thinking methodologies, while positioning Dubai as the leading city of the future. In partnership with its local and global partners from governments, companies, startups, and entrepreneurs, DFF drives joint efforts to collectively imagine, design, and execute the best possible future for humanity.

Under the supervision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of DFF, the DFF runs and oversees many futureproofing projects and initiatives, such as the Museum of the Future, Area 2071, The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE, Dubai Future Accelerators, One Million Arab Coders, Dubai Future Academy, Dubai Future Solutions, Dubai Future Labs, Dubai Future Forum, etc.

DFF’s efforts to share knowledge, adopt innovation, support entrepreneurs and innovative startups, build capacity, and promote forward-thinking and foresight principles contribute to Dubai’s ambitions to be a role model for the cities of the future through the power of unlimited imagination, innovation, foresight and disruptive mindset.

For more information on the initiatives, projects, and programs of Dubai Future Foundation, please visit the website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..ae

WHERE DOES THIS ROLE FIT INTO THE BIGGER PICTURE?

This role is critical to ensuring strong financial management and transparent resource allocation. It underpins operational excellence and supports the activation of RDI initiatives, contributing to Dubai’s ambition of becoming a future-forward innovation hub.

As the Finance Manager, you will oversee all financial operations, ensuring efficient budgeting, forecasting, and reporting in a research, innovation, and policy-driven environment, while ensuring adequate liquidity and mitigating financial risks. In this role, the Finance Manager will provide transparent, data-driven insights to inform decision-making and enable the organization’s strategic growth.

• You will oversee cash flow management, ensuring adequate liquidity, timely supplier payments, efficient payroll cycles and optimizing working capital.
• You will lead the preparation of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-term financial plans aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives.
• You will manage timely and accurate financial reporting in compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and public-sector processes.
• You will implement and monitor robust internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure compliance, and mitigate financial risks.
• You will provide financial analysis and actionable insights to support strategic decision-making, business cases,…