Director of Financial Control - Financial Services Client بدوام كامل في أبوظبي
التخصص
المحاسبة والمالية
نوع الدوام
دوام كامل
الخبرة
أي مستوى
الموقع
أبوظبي
وصف الوظيفة
About the ClientKorn Ferry has partnered with our client in their search for a full-time Director of Financial Control. Our client, a leading institution in the UAE is building and scaling a digital-first financial services organisation. The organisation will initially focus on client segments in the UAE, including mid to large corporates and institutional clients, with plans to expand into additional segments over time. Backed by a strong balance sheet and significant business pipeline, it aims to become a modern, AI-enabled full-service organisation in the UAE.Role purposeThe Director of Financial Control owns the integrity of the organizations books and records, the general ledger and chart of accounts, the close, and the organizations financial statements under IFRS. The role establishes the accounting policy, controls, and reconciliation framework, and owns capital reporting at launch. It builds the financial control capability — regulatory and financial reporting, financial operations, and tax — that underpins credible, auditable financial information from day one.Key responsibilitiesOwn the general ledger and chart of accounts, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and consistently across the organization.Run the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, delivering financial statements to schedule and quality standards.Set and maintain IFRS accounting policies and provide technical accounting guidance on new products and transactions.Establish and operate the reconciliation and financial control framework, ensuring balances are substantiated and exceptions cleared.Manage and maintain the financial Delegation of Authority (DoA) matrix and authorise payments in accordance with it, ensuring approval authorities remain current, controlled, and consistently applied.Own capital measurement and reporting at launch, coordinating with Treasury and Risk on capital adequacy inputs, and transition capital planning and allocation to the ALCM unit under FP&A as it stands up.Oversee regulatory and financial reporting, financial operations, and tax sub-units, setting standards and priorities.Prepare the organization for external audit and maintain relationships with external auditors, government auditors, tax authorities, and the CBUAE, remediating findings promptly.Build the financial control team, systems, and an AI-enabled close and control operating model — from anomaly detection in journals to automated balance substantiation — that scales with the organization.Build priorities — first 12 monthsDesign and implement the chart of accounts and general ledger, working backwards from regulatory and management reporting requirements.Stand up accounting policies, the close calendar, and the reconciliation framework, and complete dry-run closes ahead of launch.Implement finance systems with Technology and prepare the bank for its first external audit.Recruit and onboard the financial control team across regulatory and financial reporting, financial operations, and tax.Required experience & skills12+ years in financial control or accounting within banking, including senior leadership of a finance team.Deep expertise in IFRS, general ledger and close management, reconciliations, and financial controls.Proven record building accounting policies, close processes, and control frameworks in a regulated environment; experience establishing financial control in a new or newly licensed financial services organization, or a comparable greenfield build, is strongly preferred.Strong knowledge of CBUAE reporting expectations and applicable IFRS and Basel standards.Is able to think beyond running a manual close; brings experience of automated or AI-enabled accounting, reconciliation, and control processes; advanced financial-control analytics.Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CPA).Qualifications & certifications (preferred)Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline; a relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.CBUAE Fit & Proper approval where the role holds a controlled function.
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