Finance Operations Lead

Role Overview

The Finance Operations Lead will own the accounting, close, and reporting for a cluster of group entities end to end, and lead the Associates who run them day to day. The role requires a strong, hands-on finance professional to deliver accurate, on-time, and audit-ready numbers every month.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include continuous improvement, accounting and reporting, close, reconciliations, and journals, tax, controls and governance, accounting systems and automation, leadership and people development, and external stakeholders.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader, technically strong, and open to being challenged. They will treat the entities’ numbers as their own and close the loop without being chased. The candidate should be calm and clear with auditors and business heads, and effective in a flat, fast-moving organisation.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant: Chartered Accountant (ICAP, ICAEW or equivalent), ACCA or CPA.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, including at least 2 years reviewing others’ work and running month-end close for several entities.
• Strong command of IFRS, including consolidation, intercompany, revenue, leases, and financial instruments. Working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Has supervised and trained a team of accountants or associates and lifted their standard.
• Has prepared statutory financial statements and supported external audits from planning to sign-off.
• Hands-on experience with an ERP or accounting system, including setup and month-end processes.
• Working knowledge of tax compliance in Pakistan or the UAE, and of how accounting entries drive tax outcomes.
• Has worked within internal controls: authorization matrices, segregation of duties, and maker-checker.

Benefits

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Chance to work with a leading venture builder and diversified holding company