Corporate Finance Manager

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join a real estate development company in Dubai. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in UAE real estate development finance, with extensive hands-on experience in treasury management, fundraising, banking relationships, financial structuring, and cross-border financial regulations.

This is a senior finance position requiring a candidate who can independently manage the company's financial operations while working closely with management, banks, investors, lenders, and other financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the company's overall financial operations, cash flow, liquidity, and treasury activities
• Develop and implement effective treasury and cash management strategies for real estate development projects
• Manage relationships with UAE banks, financial institutions, lenders, and investment partners
• Lead and support fundraising, debt financing, project financing, and other capital-raising initiatives
• Structure financing solutions for real estate development projects and assess funding requirements
• Prepare financial models, feasibility analyses, cash-flow forecasts, funding proposals, and investment-related financial reports
• Coordinate with banks regarding credit facilities, project financing, guarantees, LCs, overdrafts, and other banking arrangements
• Monitor debt obligations, repayment schedules, interest costs, and financing covenants
• Ensure compliance with applicable UAE financial, corporate, tax, banking, and regulatory requirements
• Manage and assess cross-border financial transactions and applicable laws/regulations across different jurisdictions
• Work closely with legal, investment, development, and senior management teams on financial structuring and transactions
• Monitor project-level financial performance, budgets, cash requirements, and funding requirements
• Provide strategic financial advice to management regarding investments, financing, liquidity, and risk
• Establish strong internal controls and financial reporting procedures
• Support due diligence processes with banks, investors, lenders, and external advisors

• 5+ years of relevant finance experience within UAE real estate development is mandatory
• Candidates must have substantial hands-on experience with real estate development companies, not solely real estate brokerage
• Extensive practical experience in treasury management and cash-flow management
• Proven experience in fundraising, debt financing, project financing, or capital raising
• Strong existing banking relationships within the UAE
• Experience dealing directly with UAE banks and financial institutions
• Strong knowledge of real estate development finance and project funding structures
• Strong understanding of cross-border financial transactions and applicable laws/regulations across different countries
• Excellent financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis skills
• Strong knowledge of UAE financial, banking, corporate, and tax-related regulations
• Excellent communication, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills

• Competitive salary package based on experience and expertise
• Opportunity to work directly with senior management on real estate development, financing, and investment projects
• Exposure to UAE and international financing, fundraising, and banking transactions
• Opportunity to build and leverage relationships with leading UAE banks and financial institutions
• Professional and dynamic working environment
• Long-term career growth within a growing real estate development organization
• UAE employment visa and medical insurance, subject to company policy