Finance Controller

Posted Date 23 Oct 2024



Experience Icon Experience 4 Years Salary Salary 6600AED
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company Koch Engineered Solutions
Job Category Icon Job Category Manufacturing Qualification Icon Qualification BS Finance
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 21 Jan
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) Dubai , United Arab Emirates

Description Job Description


KES is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, specializing in process and pollution control equipment, digital technologies, and engineered-to-order solutions across industries such as refining, chemicals, municipalities, pharmaceuticals, food and dairy, and automotive. With a focus on helping industries reduce emissions, optimize energy usage, and succeed, KES serves a broad range of customers worldwide.

About the Role:

As the Middle East Controller / Finance Director, you will be a key member of the ET&S Middle East Regional Team, collaborating closely with regional and global leaders to guide strategic initiatives, drive profitability, and create long-term value. You will lead finance operations across the Middle East, ensuring consistency in reporting, compliance, and supporting business transformation initiatives, including ERP implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic and Financial Leadership:

  • Work closely with ET&S regional and global leadership to drive strategy, optimize profitability, and enhance market competitiveness in the Middle East and globally.
  • Collaborate with the ET&S Business Finance team to provide financial insights, strategies, and market analysis to boost regional competitiveness.

Talent Development & Principle-Based Management™:

  • Develop, mentor, and retain finance and accounting talent in the Middle East region.
  • Promote the application of Principle-Based Management™ across finance and accounting teams.

Financial Reporting & Operations Management:

  • Lead regional finance and accounting operations, including the preparation of internal financial reports, statutory reporting, and group reporting.
  • Coordinate audits and compliance requirements, including ICV (Abu Dhabi), IKTVA (Saudi Arabia), and any other regional regulations.
  • Oversee tax and audit requirements, collaborating with tax consultants and statutory auditors for Middle East entities.
  • Drive the adoption of new local tax laws and regulations, including e-invoicing and emerging compliance requirements in the UAE and KSA.

Compliance & Partner Qualification:

  • Support KES compliance teams in reviewing and qualifying business partners in the Middle East.
  • Ensure adherence to statutory requirements, tax laws, and company regulations across all regional activities.

Transformation & Innovation:

  • Lead finance transformation initiatives within KES & ET&S, focusing on strategy alignment and ERP implementation.
  • Collaborate with other sites within the Asia region to ensure consistency in accounting practices and management reporting.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications):

  • Strong leadership experience in financial analysis, business development, decision support, or related roles.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (pivot tables, data manipulation, analysis, graphing, etc.).
  • Strong economic thinking skills, with the ability to apply economic tools (e.g., marginal analysis, opportunity cost, risk optimization).

What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Experience in financial analysis within global/multinational manufacturing organizations.
  • Exposure to various ERP systems and leading accounting system implementations in manufacturing.
  • Experience in driving organizational transformation and applying global capability models.
  • Knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools such as Power BI.
  • Familiarity with GCC (especially UAE) laws and tax regulations.

What We Offer:

  • Entrepreneurial Culture: Koch empowers employees to challenge the status quo and create value.
  • Compensation Flexibility: The provided compensation range is an estimate, and Koch offers flexibility based on experience, skills, and location.
  • Work Environment: We enable a collaborative work environment designed to produce superior results while meeting individual work and personal needs.

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