Corporate Finance Manager

Our client, a leading semi-government hospitality organisation, is seeking an experienced Corporate Finance Manager to join its Finance Operations function, reporting directly to the Head of Finance Operations. This is a highly visible role focused on driving finance operational excellence across a diverse portfolio of hotels and international business units. This is not a transactional finance position. Instead, the successful candidate will partner with finance leadership across multiple regions to review existing finance operations, assess the effectiveness of current processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and provide strategic recommendations to Head Office. The role requires regular engagement with finance teams across Dubai and international properties to ensure consistent governance, controls, and best practices are embedded throughout the organisation. The ideal candidate will have a strong corporate finance background gained within a large multinational organisation or holding company, with exposure to complex finance operations and transformation initiatives. Previous hospitality experience is advantageous. This is an initial 3-6 month contract (renewable) Key Responsibilities • Partner with the Head of Finance Operations to review and optimise finance operational processes across corporate and international hotel operations. • Conduct operational reviews across multiple territories, identifying process inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for standardisation and continuous improvement. • Provide detailed findings, recommendations, and implementation plans to Head Office to improve operational performance and governance. • Drive finance transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency, reporting accuracy, compliance, and scalability. • Review and strengthen end-to-end finance processes across Record-to-Report (R2R), Order-to-Cash (OTC), and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) functions. • Collaborate with regional finance teams to ensure consistent financial policies, procedures, and internal controls are implemented across all entities. • Support finance integration activities relating to acquisitions, new hotel openings, or organisational restructuring. • Work closely with internal and external auditors to ensure finance operations remain audit-ready and compliant with corporate governance standards. • Assess financial controls and operational risks, recommending enhancements where required. • Partner with business stakeholders to improve financial reporting, operational performance, and decision-making capabilities. • Contribute to strategic finance initiatives including process redesign, governance enhancements, cost optimisation, and operational excellence programmes. • Monitor implementation of agreed improvement initiatives and report progress to senior finance leadership. • Engage with international finance teams and provide guidance to ensure alignment with corporate finance standards and best practice. Requirements • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline. • Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or CIMA preferred. • 7–10 years' experience within corporate finance, finance operations, or finance transformation roles. • Experience within a large multinational organisation, global corporate, or holding company is essential. • Strong understanding of finance operations across R2R, OTC, and P2P processes. • Proven experience reviewing finance operations, identifying process improvements, and implementing operational efficiencies. • Strong knowledge of finance governance, internal controls, financial compliance, and audit processes. • Exposure to international finance operations with an understanding of cross-border tax considerations and foreign tax principles. • Experience supporting finance transformation, process optimisation, or operational excellence initiatives. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data and provide strategic recommendations. • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence senior finance leaders across multiple regions. • Hospitality, hotel, or wider leisure industry experience is advantageous, although candidates from other large corporate environments will also be considered. • Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to produce executive-level reports and recommendations. Availability: Preference will be given to candidates available immediately or within a maximum of 30 days after accepting the offer. We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work in the United Arab Emirates. Please apply with your resume and remember to provide us with your contact details. We will review your job application within 7 working days. Should your profile fit the requirements of the role, a consultant from Edari will be in touch with you to get a deeper understanding of your profile, discuss the role in more detail, and explain the potential next steps. Show more Show less

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline. Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or CIMA preferred. 7–10 years' experience within corporate finance, finance operations, or finance transformation roles. Experience within a large multinational organisation, global corporate, or holding company is essential. Strong understanding of finance operations across R2R, OTC, and P2P processes. Proven experience reviewing finance operations, identifying process improvements, and implementing operational efficiencies. Strong knowledge of finance governance, internal controls, financial compliance, and audit processes. Exposure to international finance operations with an understanding of cross-border tax considerations and foreign tax principles. Experience supporting finance transformation, process optimisation, or operational excellence initiatives. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data and provide strategic recommendations. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence senior finance leaders across multiple regions. Hospitality, hotel, or wider leisure industry experience is advantageous, although candidates from other large corporate environments will also be considered. Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to produce executive-level reports and recommendations.

Partner with the Head of Finance Operations to review and optimise finance operational processes across corporate and international hotel operations. Conduct operational reviews across multiple territories, identifying process inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for standardisation and continuous improvement. Provide detailed findings, recommendations, and implementation plans to Head Office to improve operational performance and governance. Drive finance transformation initiatives that enhance efficiency, reporting accuracy, compliance, and scalability. Review and strengthen end-to-end finance processes across Record-to-Report (R2R), Order-to-Cash (OTC), and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) functions. Collaborate with regional finance teams to ensure consistent financial policies, procedures, and internal controls are implemented across all entities. Support finance integration activities relating to acquisitions, new hotel openings, or organisational restructuring. Work closely with internal and external auditors to ensure finance operations remain audit-ready and compliant with corporate governance standards. Assess financial controls and operational risks, recommending enhancements where required. Partner with business stakeholders to improve financial reporting, operational performance, and decision-making capabilities. Contribute to strategic finance initiatives including process redesign, governance enhancements, cost optimisation, and operational excellence programmes. Monitor implementation of agreed improvement initiatives and report progress to senior finance leadership. Engage with international finance teams and provide guidance to ensure alignment with corporate finance standards and best practice.