Finance Assistant Manager

Position Title: Finance Assistant Manager Employment Type: Full Time Salary AED: up to 12,000 inclusive depending on experience and qualifications Job Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Client: A Dubai-based freight-forwarding firm for global logistics with expertise on high-value, fragile and time-sensitive cargo worldwide.

Job Description:

• Prepare and support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Oversee day-to-day finance operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, General Ledger, and cash flow management.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, audits, tax regulations, and corporate financial policies.
• Drive financial analysis, process improvements, cost optimization, and finance-related system or business improvement projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of finance/accounting experience, preferably within freight forwarding, logistics, shipping, supply chain, or multinational service companies.
• Must have strong knowledge of IFRS/accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, UAE VAT, and internal controls.
• Must have hands-on experience with Oracle together with advanced Excel with strong communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.