Head of Finance and Tax

Client of Departer

Your duties and responsibilities will include:
• Oversee financial operations across MEA entities, ensuring IFRS and local GAAP compliance
• Coordinate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes
• Provide financial insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
• Ensure implementation and adherence to group IFRS guidelines
• Monitor and support subsidiaries with receivables and overdue balances escalation
• Lead financial integration in ERP system implementation, ensuring alignment with global standards
• Act as a strategic liaison among the group, regional management, and subsidiaries
• Collaborate closely with Treasury for financial operations and decision-making
• Standardize financial reporting across the MEA region to ensure a "one reporting" approach
• Ensure compliance with local tax laws (e.g., VAT, corporate tax) and manage tax audits
• Advise on cross-border transactions, transfer pricing, and tax legislation changes
• Lead and develop finance and tax teams, collaborating with regional, legal, and operational teams.
To be successful in this role, you should have the following skills and experiences:
• Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required, a postgraduate qualification in Finance will be considered an advantage
• Registered with a recognized accounting body will be preferred
• Solid working understanding of IFRS and IAS
• Proficient in MS office and SAP applications
• Sound decision making skills based on accurate and timely analyses
• Results oriented and metrics driven
• Exceptional time management and able to solve problems
• Strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills
• Ability to lead by example and demonstrate a strong sense of integrity, ethics and dependability
• Ability to collaborate with upper management to organize, plan and achieve company financial goals
• Willingness to travel extensively in the MEA region and globally if required