Senior Finance Director

3 days ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Emirates Full time

Job Summary

The Senior Finance Director will be responsible for developing and implementing the divisional finance strategy to support Emirates' vision of being the world's most admired air and travel services provider. This role will involve leading the finance organization, both in Dubai and in dnata's local subsidiaries, to implement frameworks and structures that create a global finance team aligned behind common goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the delivery of the division's financial goals (net profit and cash). Proactively drive business performance through market visits, monthly performance reviews, and quarterly board meetings.
  • Accountable for leading management reporting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and the strategic planning process.
  • Partner with the business to provide strategic recommendations on all aspects of operations, infrastructure costs, and income, providing decision support to the DSVP, executive leadership, and country CEOs.
  • Review and approve all material investments, including capital expenditure, new commercial contracts, and greenfield start-up businesses.
  • Responsible for the financial aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including preparation of the financial (commercial and operational) model, preparation of the business case, including proposed valuation, financing, and accounting effect on Group, coordination and review of external financial due diligence, and review of financial impacts of other due diligence.
  • Ensure full compliance with all Emirates Group and local statutory financial reporting requirements through the creation of a robust accounting environment, including submission of annual accounts and group returns.
  • Implement strategies to monitor local and global tax compliance in line with global guidelines, including BEPS 2.0, and local filing requirements, while increasing the financial efficiency of the Group.
  • Responsible for all financial aspects of governance, ensuring the consistent implementation of the dnata Way (dnata's Corporate Governance Manual) via the creation of a robust control and assurance framework, both in the local subsidiaries and at Head Office.
  • Board membership of dnata local subsidiaries, representing the needs of the shareholder and fulfilling statutory obligations of board directorship.
  • Responsible for the recruitment and development of subsidiary/local CFOs and head office finance teams, including the leadership of the Division's CFO community.

Requirements

  • Degree or honors as a minimum, but a post-graduate qualification in a professional finance-related field is preferred.
  • 12+ years of relevant finance or finance management experience in a large multi-national organization, with at least 5 years spent holding a senior finance management position.
  • Experience leading a large team of senior finance professionals working across multiple geographies in a matrix organization.


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