Financial Partner
Company background
A UAE-based trading company specializing in the purchase and export of agricultural commodities. The business focuses on grains, oilseeds, and other soft commodities, sourcing from reliable suppliers and distributing to partners across the Middle East, Asia, and selected global markets.
Current situation
The company is consolidating its Dubai-based finance operations under a single senior specialist. The role is hands-on: ensuring accurate reporting, tax compliance, and control while modernizing systems and processes.
The new Financial Partner will replace the current incumbent and report directly to the General Manager (international contracts).
Key goal
Managing the company’s comprehensive financial process, from budgeting to cashflow planning.
Key priorities
● Financial & Management Reporting & Budgeting:
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual closings (GL, AR/AP, accruals, FX, reconciliations).
- Prepare IFRS-compliant financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow).
- Build concise management packs (deal profitability, shipment economics, liquidity, KPIs).
- Develop and maintain budgets and rolling forecasts, perform variance analysis (actual vs. plan), and highlight business drivers.
- Translate data into insight for senior management.
● Compliance, Tax & Audit:
- Ensure timely VAT and Corporate Income Tax (CIT) filings in full alignment with UAE FTA requirements.
- Maintain tax registers, reconcile CIT/VAT accounts, and monitor legislative changes.
- Lead annual external audit and manage correspondence with auditors/regulators.
- Maintain document registers, audit checklists, and evidence archives (“audit-ready” files).
● Transfer Pricing & Intercompany:
- Manage cross-border related-party transactions between several cross-border entities.
- Prepare TP documentation and defend arm’s-length positions under UAE regulations.
- Align accounting entries with TP methodologies; mitigate tax and FX exposure.
Key competencies
Financial Planning and Analysis.
● Prepare financial reports, forecasts, and budgets.
- Cash Flow Management.
● Dealing with working capital management.
● Monitor and control cash flow, ensuring sufficient funds are available.
● Develop and implement cash flow projections.
- Compliance and Reporting.
● Ensure compliance with accounting standards (GAAP) and relevant regulations.
● Prepare and file required financial reports.
- Tax Planning and Reporting.
● Monitoring of changes in tax legislation, tax planning, use of tax benefits, preparation of tax reports.
- Stakeholder Communication.
● Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and government authorities.
- Process Improvement.
● Continuously identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
- Audit process leadership.
● Managing an end-to-end audit process of current systems — while acting as the first point of contact for external auditors.
Location
Ideally based in UAE; may work remotely but needs UAE reporting exposure.
Compensation & other benefits
Competitive monthly salary. Performance-based bonus structure to be defined.