Senior Finance Director

Business Umbrella is hiring a Senior Finance Director on behalf of a reputable client in the UAE.

Reporting to the CFO, you will be the principal finance execution lead, owning financial governance, performance management, reporting, compliance and systems, and ensuring information presented to the CFO, Board, banks and auditors is accurate, timely and decision-ready.

• Governance & Closing: Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close; ensure integrity of accruals, provisions, inventory valuation and cost allocations under IFRS
• Planning & Performance: Lead budgets, reforecasts and long-range plans; variance analysis, scenario and sensitivity models
• Management & Board Reporting: Deliver monthly MIS packs with commentary and KPIs; weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts; analysis for lenders and auditors
• Cash & Treasury Support: Control receivables, payables and inventory; support banking relationships, facilities reporting and covenant tracking
• Tax, Compliance & Audit: Oversee VAT and Corporate Tax filings; coordinate statutory audits; maintain strong internal controls
• Cost & Margin Control: Monitor product costing, yield, wastage and overhead absorption; identify margin leakage and savings
• ERP Governance: Act as finance owner of ERP (SAP Business One) data integrity, reports and controls
• Policies & Risk: Maintain finance policies and SOPs; identify and elevate financial risks
• Leadership: Lead, coach and develop the finance team and build a resilient finance structure

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics
• CPA / ACCA / CMA strongly preferred
• 10+ years in finance, including senior management exposure
• Strong experience in manufacturing / FMCG environments
• Hands-on SAP Business One experience preferred
• Sound financial judgement, governance mindset and confident senior stakeholder communication