Regional Financial Controller

Regional Finance Ownership: Oversee the complete finance and accounting function for multiple entities across the MECA region, including United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Central Asia.Month-End & Financial Closing: Ensure all entities follow a standard closing calendar and submit accurate, reconciled trial balances within the required timelines.Consolidation & Reporting: Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for individual entities and the consolidated region.Intercompany Accounting: Manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, settlements and balances between regional entities and the wider group.Multi-Currency Accounting: Oversee accounting in multiple currencies, including FX revaluation, realised/unrealised foreign exchange gains and losses, and currency exposure.Cash Flow & Treasury: Maintain visibility of cash balances across all entities, prepare weekly/monthly cash-flow forecasts and ensure sufficient liquidity for operational and statutory obligations.Working Capital: Monitor receivables, payables, collections, supplier payments and overall working capital, taking action where cash conversion or liquidity is deteriorating.Banking & Facilities: Manage banking relationships, bank accounts, signatories, guarantees, letters of credit, customs bonds, overdraft and working-capital facilities in coordination with Group Treasury.Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the regional budgeting and forecasting process, consolidate country submissions and provide variance analysis against budgets and previous periods.Management Reporting: Provide management with clear financial analysis covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, profitability and financial health by country, branch, customer, product and trade lane.Freight Forwarding Finance: Ensure job files are properly costed, revenue and costs are recognised in the correct period, and operational transactions are accurately reflected in the accounts.Financial Controls: Establish and enforce strong internal controls covering segregation of duties, payment approvals, authorisation limits, master data and financial processes.Tax & Statutory Compliance: Ensure timely tax filings, statutory reporting and reconciliation of tax accounts across the relevant jurisdictions.Audit Management: Coordinate external, internal and group audits, prepare required schedules, respond to audit queries and ensure findings are closed on time.IFRS & Group Policies: Ensure consistent application of IFRS, group accounting policies and chart of accounts across all regional entities.Process Improvement: Standardise finance processes and SOPs across countries and drive ERP/system automation to improve reporting, reconciliation and closing efficiency.Team Leadership: Lead and develop country-level finance/accounting teams, provide functional guidance, set objectives and ensure adequate cross-training and succession coverage.Business Partnering: Work closely with the Regional Managing Director, country managers and operations heads to provide financial insights, identify risks and support commercial decision-making.Risk & Financial Health: Monitor liquidity, profitability, receivables quality, solvency, gearing and other financial indicators, escalating potential risks to regional management with recommended corrective actions.