Associate Director - Finance & Accounting Advisory (m/f/d)

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Engagement: 12-month contract, with potential extension

We are supporting a major organisation in Abu Dhabi with the appointment of an experienced Associate Director-level finance professional for a complex, project-based engagement.

The successful candidate will lead day-to-day delivery across budgeting, cost allocation and intercompany recharges for centralized corporate functions operating across multiple group entities. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong financial modelling, management reporting and stakeholder-management capability.

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and reporting for centralized corporate costs and associated recharges.
• Manage cost-allocation methodologies, intercompany billing, settlements and periodic true-ups.
• Coordinate team priorities, allocate work, monitor progress and review outputs.
• Develop and challenge financial models supporting allocations, scenarios and management decisions.
• Reconcile financial information across multiple data sources and investigate variances or inconsistencies.
• Produce and review management reports, presentations and supporting analysis.
• Act as a senior counterpart to finance leadership and advise stakeholders on recharge methodologies and financial implications.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes through automation, advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools.

• 10+ years’ relevant finance and accounting experience, with the seniority to operate at Associate Director level.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Strong FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and management-reporting experience.
• Demonstrable expertise in multi-entity cost allocation, corporate recharges and intercompany accounting.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel capability.
• Experience coordinating finance teams and reviewing the quality of financial outputs.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and complex group structures.
• Practical experience using automation, analytics or AI-enabled tools to improve finance delivery.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, project-based environment.

Candidates must be able to work at the client’s site in Abu Dhabi. Further information regarding the organisation will be shared with suitable candidates at the appropriate stage of the process.