Finance Controller (Senior Accountant)

Job description / Role

We are currently recruiting for a Financial Controller on behalf of our client, a well-established Asset Management & Real Estate company based in Dubai.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on finance professional with strong experience in accounting operations, financial reporting, cash flow management, and real estate finance within the UAE.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end finance and accounting function, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and IFRS.
• Oversee General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end/year-end closing activities.
• Prepare monthly management reports, financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and management dashboards.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and liquidity while preparing cash flow forecasts and financial analysis for management.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to support business planning and decision-making.
• Oversee rent collection, tenancy accounting, tenant billing, receivables follow-up, and account reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate accounting for real estate assets, property transactions, and investment-related activities.
• Coordinate with external auditors and manage the statutory audit process.
• Ensure compliance with UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, regulatory requirements, and trade licence renewals.
• Manage banking relationships, payment approvals, treasury activities, and financial controls.
• Work closely with Property Management, Asset Management, Leasing, and Operations teams to support business objectives.
• Review and strengthen internal controls while identifying opportunities for process improvements and automation.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a professional accounting qualification (CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA).
• 7–10 years of UAE experience in finance and accounting, preferably within Real Estate, Asset Management, Investment, or Property Management.
• Strong hands-on experience in General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash flow management, financial reporting, and month-end close.
• Experience in rent collection, tenancy accounting, tenant reconciliations, and receivables management.
• Sound knowledge of financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and management reporting.
• Experience working with external auditors and statutory compliance.
• Strong understanding of UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, and financial regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with Maker-Checker approval workflows and internal control procedures.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Yardi, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar) and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

If your experience aligns with the above requirements and you are interested in exploring this opportunity, please share your updated CV along with your current salary, expected salary, notice period, and visa status.

Additional Details

• Working schedule: 6 days per week.
• Candidates holding a Golden Visa or spouse Visa preferred.
• Only Immediately available candidate

Preferred Background :

Candidates from real estate developers, asset management firms, investment companies, or property management organizations will be strongly preferred.

Salary:

AED 20,000 to 30,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

Connecting Minds HR Services FZE is an Executive Recruitment agency that focuses on providing the right fit and tailored approach to help our clients to obtain the right match.

Our Jobs influence our life ! A business is only as good as the people within it. We invest in time, we talk to our clients to understand the business needs, motivation and the goals.

We provide world class services such as Executive Search and Selection through our office located in the UAE. We take pride to get the right fit as we personally interview each candidate for the role. This provides a touch of personalized service that goes an extended way with both the candidate and company. It also gives us the sense of the right match required to make both parties contented.

We come with unique experience in Recruitment, Outsourcing and PRO Services.

We provide search and selection recruitment service in the staffing across different industries.