Finance Controller

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.