Finance Controller jobs in United Arab Emirates

In a nutshell
Are you a number wizard with a passion for precision and a knack for financial control?

Do you thrive in environments where your inquisitive approach and leadership make a real difference?

This role is a little bit different; we know a thing or two about numbers so we know it will be challenging, but your precision and expertise will ensure our internal finance function is optimal. The impact you'll have, and therefore sense of achievement will be huge.

As our Finance Team are based in our Torquay office you would be expected to spend a proportion of your working week at that location, however, our hybrid working approach allows you to work from our Exeter or Plymouth offices or from home.

What you'll be doing day to day:

• Lead, develop and motivate the Control Team
• Manage the Finance function in the absence of the Chief Financial Officer
• Produce annual financial statements for the LLP and group companies, including consolidation of subsidiary entities' results
• Deliver monthly management information reports across the firm and up to Board level
• Act as a lead on partner remuneration payment processes
• Oversee treasury management, banking, taxation, and company house requirements
• Maintain and develop control policies and procedures, including provision of training, guidance, and support to end users

About you:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or ACMA) with significant post-qualified experience
• Experience of working in professional services organisation and ideally within a partnership (LLP)
• Extensive Team leadership and development experience
• Project management experience
• Thorough working knowledge of FRS
• Experience of financial systems development
• Strong MS Excel and ideally proficiency in MS SQL

Why work at PKF Francis Clark:

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England, joining PKF Francis Clark brings opportunities to develop your career in a direction that interests you.

Having celebrated our centenary in 2019, we're a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

Our culture is flexible and supportive, enabling you to be the best you can be. We work hard to ensure you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. But don't just take our word for it.

PKF Francis Clark is certified as a Great Place to Work. In 2024, we climbed nine places to 24 out of 105 large organisations on the list of the UK's Best Workplaces.

We're also ranked among the UK's Best Workplaces for Women (33 out of 90 large organisations), Best Workplaces for Development (30 out of 100) and Best Workplace for Wellbeing (44 out of 100).

Workplace culture experts Great Place to Work also highlighted PKF Francis Clark as a top achiever among the UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we've been ranked among England's Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for two years running.

Whilst we're proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms - together we're the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries provides opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world.

Your core benefits:

Financial benefits:

• Pension
• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare

Health & Wellbeing benefits:

• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work*

Other benefits:

• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

Please note:
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee's post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.