Group Financial Controller

The brief

Group FC for the Dubai subsidiary. Reports to the Group CFO (in Karachi) and dotted-line to the Dubai MD. Owns month-end, statutory, treasury, and the consolidation feed back to Karachi.

Scope of the role

• · Owns month-end + quarterly + annual close for the Dubai entity (4 operating businesses).
• · Statutory reporting under IFRS to the Dubai DED, AML/KYC supervision, VAT.
• · Treasury function — liquidity, FX, supplier credit lines.
• · Direct management of a team of 11 (5 in finance + 4 in accounts + 2 in treasury).

Must-haves

• · CA / ACCA / ACA fully qualified.
• · Eight years post-qualification, three of those as Group FC or equivalent at a sub-US$200m subsidiary.
• · IFRS production experience and a clean external-audit history.
• · Has led a treasury function with sub-six-month cash-flow forecasting.

Nice-to-haves

• · Pakistan + GCC dual-jurisdiction experience.
• · Big Four background.
• · Direct exposure to consolidations into a Pakistan-headquartered parent.

Process

1. 60-min initial call with Imran.
2. Two-hour conversation with the Group CFO.
3. Technical case study (closing entries + IFRS judgement memo).
4. On-site loop: Dubai MD + Group CEO + external audit lead.
5. Offer.

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