Financial Controlling Manager - AI Automation
Posted date [2026-09-08]
(ID: 51065)
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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional family business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Job Description and Requirements
Financial Controlling Manager - AI AutomationJob Snapshot
Role: Financial Controlling Manager - AI Automation
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Financial Services
Function: Financial Control
Experience: Minimum 5 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Financial Controlling Manager - AI Automation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Financial Services opportunity with Al-Futtaim focused on accounting policy, IFRS compliance, financial internal controls, audit readiness, balance sheet governance, and AI-enabled finance transformation. Al-Futtaim is hiring a professionally qualified accounting specialist to strengthen divisional financial controls, maintain high-quality reporting, support statutory audits, and implement automation solutions that improve the speed, accuracy, and governance of controlling activities.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Financial Services
Function: Financial Control
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Financial Controlling Manager safeguards the quality and integrity of divisional financial reporting while helping modernize the controlling function
through automation and AI. The position connects accounting policy, financial controls, period close, balance sheet substantiation, statutory reporting, and audit coordination. Its impact extends beyond compliance, as stronger processes, governed financial data, and automated recurring activities enable Finance teams to produce more reliable information with greater efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the development and standardization of divisional financial internal control frameworks.
* Work with Group and Divisional Finance leadership to strengthen accounting governance and control assessment practices.
* Draft divisional accounting policies and support implementation of new requirements through detailed technical accounting analysis.
* Interpret IAS and IFRS requirements and provide practical guidance on their application across business operations.
* Advise Finance teams on complex accounting judgements, treatments, and reporting matters.
* Monitor developments in accounting standards and evaluate their potential impact on divisional reporting.
* Prepare and deliver accounting training covering IAS, IFRS, internal policies, and relevant financial control requirements.
* Develop detailed knowledge of accounting processes to identify control risks and recommend appropriate accounting positions.
* Coordinate with Shared Service Centres and Business Unit Finance teams to support accurate and timely financial period close.
* Drive implementation of Balance Sheet Substantiation requirements and perform periodic quality reviews.
* Review trial balances and supporting substantiation to identify inconsistencies, control gaps, and unresolved balances.
* Maintain disciplined follow-up over issues identified through balance sheet reviews.
* Prepare reporting inputs for entity-level scorecards and issue-resolution initiatives.
* Review Shared Services KPIs and SLAs and work with stakeholders on measurable process improvements.
* Track audit progress against the agreed audit program and escalate potential delivery constraints.
* Coordinate auditor requirements with Shared Services and Business Unit Finance teams.
* Support Finance Managers and Senior Finance Managers in preparing standalone and consolidated financial statements.
* Prepare financial statement drafts and resolve technical or presentation matters with external auditors.
* Coordinate certification requirements including revenue certificates, ICV certificates, and ESR-related requirements where applicable.
* Drive timely completion of external audits and support satisfactory closure of prior-year management letter points.
* Identify recurring financial controlling activities suitable for AI or workflow automation.
* Design and implement automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve reporting consistency.
* Collaborate with Group Finance, IT, and Shared Service Centres on finance-focused AI initiatives.
* Establish appropriate data governance, validation, and review controls for AI-generated outputs.
* Develop practical AI use cases with measurable improvements in accuracy, productivity, or turnaround time.
* Deliver training that builds user confidence and adoption of new AI and automation capabilities.
Ideal Profile
* Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, or an equivalent recognized credential.
* Minimum 5 years of relevant finance, accounting, or controlling experience within a large organization.
* Previous supervisory-level responsibility is required.
* Strong understanding of IFRS, IAS, accounting policies, and financial control principles.
* Practical experience with balance sheet substantiation, period close, and financial statement preparation.
* Familiarity with internal and external audit requirements and auditor coordination.
* Strong analytical capability with a process-oriented approach to financial control.
* Experience identifying accounting risks and supporting technically sound accounting judgements.
* Confident communicating technical financial matters to Finance and Operations stakeholders.
* Strong presentation skills for accounting training and management discussions.
* Experience with enterprise ERP environments, preferably SAP.
* Exposure to SAP BW, SAP BPC, or SAP Analytics Cloud is advantageous.
* Interest or practical experience in AI-enabled finance processes and workflow automation.
* Able to establish governance and review mechanisms around automated or AI-generated financial outputs.
* Organized and capable of prioritizing multiple close, audit, reporting, and transformation requirements.
Skills Set
* Financial controlling
* Financial internal controls
* IFRS
* IAS
* Accounting policy
* Technical accounting
* Balance Sheet Substantiation
* Trial balance review
* Financial period close
* Financial statements
* Consolidated financial statements
* Statutory reporting
* External audit coordination
* Audit tracking
* Management letter resolution
* Financial governance
* Risk identification
* Accounting advisory
* Shared Service Centres
* KPI monitoring
* SLA monitoring
* SAP
* SAP BW
* SAP BPC
* SAP Analytics Cloud
* AI in finance
* Finance automation
* Process automation
* Data governance
* AI output validation
* Financial process improvement
* CA
* ACCA
Why Join Us
This role brings together technical accounting and the rapidly developing field of AI-enabled financial operations. It offers the opportunity to influence accounting policy, control quality, audit readiness, reporting processes, and automation across a large organization rather than focusing solely on routine financial reporting. Exposure to SAP platforms, Shared Service Centres, Group Finance, and practical AI implementation can support progression into senior financial controlling, finance transformation, governance, or broader finance leadership positions.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim is a diversified privately held regional business headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in the 1930s, the group operates across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare in more than 20 countries across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Its scale, multinational workforce, and extensive portfolio of international brand partnerships create a complex financial environment supported by structured governance, enterprise systems, and continued investment in technology and operational improvement.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the development and standardization of divisional financial internal control frameworks.
* Work with Group and Divisional Finance leadership to strengthen accounting governance and control assessment practices.
* Draft divisional accounting policies and support implementation of new requirements through detailed technical accounting analysis.
* Interpret IAS and IFRS requirements and provide practical guidance on their application across business operations.
* Advise Finance teams on complex accounting judgements, treatments, and reporting matters.
* Monitor developments in accounting standards and evaluate their potential impact on divisional reporting.
* Prepare and deliver accounting training covering IAS, IFRS, internal policies, and relevant financial control requirements.
* Develop detailed knowledge of accounting processes to identify control risks and recommend appropriate accounting positions.
* Coordinate with Shared Service Centres and Business Unit Finance teams to support accurate and timely financial period close.
* Drive implementation of Balance Sheet Substantiation requirements and perform periodic quality reviews.
* Review trial balances and supporting substantiation to identify inconsistencies, control gaps, and unresolved balances.
* Maintain disciplined follow-up over issues identified through balance sheet reviews.
* Prepare reporting inputs for entity-level scorecards and issue-resolution initiatives.
* Review Shared Services KPIs and SLAs and work with stakeholders on measurable process improvements.
* Track audit progress against the agreed audit program and escalate potential delivery constraints.
* Coordinate auditor requirements with Shared Services and Business Unit Finance teams.
* Support Finance Managers and Senior Finance Managers in preparing standalone and consolidated financial statements.
* Prepare financial statement drafts and resolve technical or presentation matters with external auditors.
* Coordinate certification requirements including revenue certificates, ICV certificates, and ESR-related requirements where applicable.
* Drive timely completion of external audits and support satisfactory closure of prior-year management letter points.
* Identify recurring financial controlling activities suitable for AI or workflow automation.
* Design and implement automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve reporting consistency.
* Collaborate with Group Finance, IT, and Shared Service Centres on finance-focused AI initiatives.
* Establish appropriate data governance, validation, and review controls for AI-generated outputs.
* Develop practical AI use cases with measurable improvements in accuracy, productivity, or turnaround time.
* Deliver training that builds user confidence and adoption of new AI and automation capabilities.
Ideal Profile
* Professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, or an equivalent recognized credential.
* Minimum 5 years of relevant finance, accounting, or controlling experience within a large organization.
* Previous supervisory-level responsibility is required.
* Strong understanding of IFRS, IAS, accounting policies, and financial control principles.
* Practical experience with balance sheet substantiation, period close, and financial statement preparation.
* Familiarity with internal and external audit requirements and auditor coordination.
* Strong analytical capability with a process-oriented approach to financial control.
* Experience identifying accounting risks and supporting technically sound accounting judgements.
* Confident communicating technical financial matters to Finance and Operations stakeholders.
* Strong presentation skills for accounting training and management discussions.
* Experience with enterprise ERP environments, preferably SAP.
* Exposure to SAP BW, SAP BPC, or SAP Analytics Cloud is advantageous.
* Interest or practical experience in AI-enabled finance processes and workflow automation.
* Able to establish governance and review mechanisms around automated or AI-generated financial outputs.
* Organized and capable of prioritizing multiple close, audit, reporting, and transformation requirements.
Skills Set
* Financial controlling
* Financial internal controls
* IFRS
* IAS
* Accounting policy
* Technical accounting
* Balance Sheet Substantiation
* Trial balance review
* Financial period close
* Financial statements
* Consolidated financial statements
* Statutory reporting
* External audit coordination
* Audit tracking
* Management letter resolution
* Financial governance
* Risk identification
* Accounting advisory
* Shared Service Centres
* KPI monitoring
* SLA monitoring
* SAP
* SAP BW
* SAP BPC
* SAP Analytics Cloud
* AI in finance
* Finance automation
* Process automation
* Data governance
* AI output validation
* Financial process improvement
* CA
* ACCA
Why Join Us
This role brings together technical accounting and the rapidly developing field of AI-enabled financial operations. It offers the opportunity to influence accounting policy, control quality, audit readiness, reporting processes, and automation across a large organization rather than focusing solely on routine financial reporting. Exposure to SAP platforms, Shared Service Centres, Group Finance, and practical AI implementation can support progression into senior financial controlling, finance transformation, governance, or broader finance leadership positions.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim is a diversified privately held regional business headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in the 1930s, the group operates across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare in more than 20 countries across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Its scale, multinational workforce, and extensive portfolio of international brand partnerships create a complex financial environment supported by structured governance, enterprise systems, and continued investment in technology and operational improvement.
