Group Finance Controller/Internal Auditor

Group Finance Controller/Internal Auditor

Type: Remote/Hybrid

Travel: Occasional travel to UAE, Qatar & KSA offices

Domain: Technology Hardware Software Professional Services

We are looking for a highly capable Group Finance Controller/Internal Auditor

to lead financial governance across our group of companies in UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

The role is responsible for finance control, cost analysis, accounting integrity, internal audits, regulatory compliance, ERP oversight, and group-wide process governance.

You will ensure that Accounting, Order Management, Sales, and Projects teams follow the defined systems, SOPs, and financial processes, while providing accurate reporting daily weekly monthly quarterly yearly.

This is a strategic, high-impact role with a remote/hybrid setup and periodic travel to regional offices.

• Lead total financial oversight for all entities across UAE, Qatar, and KSA.

• Validate accounting entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end closings.

• Ensure data integrity, accounting integrity, and system accuracy across all entities.

• Deliver timely and accurate daily dashboards, weekly summaries, monthly reports, and quarterly reviews.

• Build cost-control frameworks and approval processes across departments.

• Analyse variances, manpower allocation, operational costs, and project-related spending.

• Identify inefficiencies, leakages, and opportunities for cost optimization.

• Provide insights to leadership for faster and financially sound decisions.

• Prepare detailed project-wise P&L for deployments, operations, hardware, software, and service projects.

• Track project budgets vs actuals, margins, revenue realization, and cost allocation.

• Coordinate with sales and project teams to ensure revenue and expense alignment.

• Conduct audits across procurement, payments, collections, inventory, expenses, and project costs.

• Implement and monitor internal control mechanisms across multiple countries.

• Identify non-compliance issues and enforce corrective actions.

Ensure compliance with:

• UAE Corporate Tax

• UAE, Qatar & KSA VAT / ZATCA requirements

• Withholding tax rules for cross-border transactions

• Payroll and statutory compliance per country

Prepare and support external audits and tax submissions.

• Oversee the ERP/accounting systems.

• Monitor data consistency, ledger accuracy, inventory movements, and financial workflows.

• Define ERP user roles, permissions, and audit trails.

• Automate reporting and improve system-driven controls.

• Create, document, and roll out financial SOPs, approval flows, and compliance frameworks.

• Ensure Accounting, Order Management, Sales, and Projects teams strictly follow systems and processes.

• Conduct training sessions for teams across all regions.

• Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency and scalability.

• Work closely with department heads and regional teams to maintain financial discipline.

• Manage remote oversight effectively with clear follow-ups, documentation, and checkpoints.

• Travel to UAE, Qatar, and KSA offices as required for audits, process reviews, and training.

• 610 years of experience in finance control, compliance, internal audit, costing, or financial governance.

• Experience managing multi-country GCC operations strongly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of accounting integrity, internal controls, VAT, tax, ERP workflows, and audit processes.

• Hands-on experience enforcing systems across multiple teams (sales, accounts, projects, operations).

• Excellent analytical ability with advanced Excel/Sheets proficiency.

• Strong communication, documentation, and process enforcement skills.

• High ownership, integrity, and ability to drive accountability across departments.

• Ability to travel regionally as required.

• Strategic, high-impact leadership role across multiple countries.

• Flexible remote/hybrid working model.

• High autonomy with direct access to founders and leadership.

• Opportunity to design and implement financial systems and processes from scratch.

• Fast-paced, technology-driven environment.