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Finance Manager – UK & UAE Operations
HIRE Consultancy
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Manager
Hybrid
1 months ago
Financial AccountingManagement AccountingCashflow ForecastingBudgetingKPI ReportingVAT Compliance
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About the Role
HIRE Consultancy seeks a commercially minded Finance Manager to lead the finance function across UK and UAE group companies. You will manage accounts, cashflow, budgeting, KPI reporting, and support strategic decision-making.
Key Skills for This Role
Financial AccountingManagement AccountingCashflow ForecastingBudgetingKPI ReportingVAT Compliance
Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly management accounts with detailed commentary and variance analysis
- Produce statutory accounts to trial balance for UK and UAE group entities
- Lead cashflow forecasting and treasury management activities
- Own and maintain monthly company and departmental budgets across multiple entities
- Monitor and report on income, expenditure, profitability, and cashflow performance
- Produce monthly P&L reports, management reports, and KPI dashboards
- Analyse business performance, identify trends, and provide recommendations
- Partner with departmental managers to drive budget accountability and financial discipline
- Support senior leadership with financial modelling, forecasting, and strategic business planning
- Develop and maintain management information reporting and key business metrics
- Ensure robust financial controls, policies, and procedures are implemented and maintained
- Oversee reconciliations and financial data management using Sage and Xero
Requirements
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or qualified by experience) with minimum 5 years' experience in a similar multi entity accounting environment
- Strong UK accounting experience with solid understanding of UK GAAP, statutory reporting, payroll, and VAT compliance
- Proven experience preparing and submitting VAT returns and reconciling VAT accounts
- Strong multi entity accounting and management reporting background
- Proficient in Sage Line 50, Xero, and Sage Payroll (or equivalent accounting systems)
- Highly analytical with strong commercial acumen and exceptional attention to detail
- Confident communicator with ability to work closely with senior stakeholders
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are recruiting for a commercially minded and highly organised Finance Manager to lead the finance function across a diverse and growing portfolio of UK and UAE group companies.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting multiple legal entities operating across sectors including property, commodities, international trade, and business services.
- Reporting directly to the Founder and senior leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, cashflow management, profitability analysis, budgeting, KPI reporting, and supporting continued growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly management accounts with detailed commentary and variance analysis.
- Produce statutory accounts to trial balance for UK and UAE group entities.
- Lead cashflow forecasting and treasury management activities.
- Own and maintain monthly company and departmental budgets across multiple entities.
- Monitor and report on income, expenditure, profitability, and cashflow performance.
- Produce monthly P&L reports, management reports, and KPI dashboards.
- Analyse business performance, identify trends, and provide recommendations.
- Partner with departmental managers to drive budget accountability and financial discipline.
- Support senior leadership with financial modelling, forecasting, and strategic business planning.
- Develop and maintain management information reporting and key business metrics.
- Ensure robust financial controls, policies, and procedures are implemented and maintained.
- Oversee reconciliations and financial data management using Sage and Xero accounting systems.
Candidate Profile
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or qualified by experience) with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar multi entity accounting environment.
- Strong UK accounting experience is essential, with a solid understanding of UK GAAP, statutory reporting, payroll, and VAT compliance.
- Proven experience preparing and submitting VAT returns and reconciling VAT accounts.
- Strong multi entity accounting and management reporting background.
- Proficient in Sage Line 50, Xero, and Sage Payroll (or equivalent accounting systems).
- Excellent understanding of UK compliance, VAT regulations, and statutory reporting requirements.
- Highly analytical with strong commercial acumen and exceptional attention to detail.
- UAE finance experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Confident communicator with the ability to work closely with senior stakeholders and influence business decisions.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary package.
- Up to 10% annual performance bonus.
- Opportunity to work directly with senior leadership and influence business strategy.
- Exposure to a varied portfolio of UK and UAE businesses.
- Collaborative and entrepreneurial working environment.
- Regular company events and employee referral programme.
- Convenient JLT office location with strong transport links.
Working Arrangement
- This is a full time, office based role located in JLT, Dubai.
- Due to the collaborative nature of the position and operational requirements, remote or hybrid working is not available.
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