KMEA - Head of Finance & Tax, MEA

Your tasks

Financial Management:

• Oversee financial operations across MEA entities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting in compliance with IFRS and local GAAP
• Coordinate month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes.
• Provide financial insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
• Ensure group IFRS guidelines are implemented and followed
• Monitor, liaise and support subsidiaries with receivables – optimal outstanding balances and be involved in the escalation process of overdue balances
• Take a leading role from an FI perspective in the implementation of the new ERP system, ensuring optimal integration from a finance perspective and alignment with the group's global standards and policies.
• Act as a strategic liaison among the group, regional management, and subsidiaries to ensure seamless communication and operational alignment
• Support and work in close collaboration with Treasury
• Drive “one reporting” in the MEA region for FI (standardize reporting to achieve one source of truth)  

Tax Management:

• Ensure compliance with all local tax laws (e.g., VAT, corporate tax, withholding tax) across MEA countries. Oversee tax audits, filings, and relationships with tax authorities.
• Advise on cross-border transactions, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and permanent establishment risks. Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess their impact on the business.
• Governance & Risk: Strengthen internal controls and ensure adherence to group financial policies.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors across the region & assist subsidiaries, if necessary, with internal and external audits.     

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Lead and develop finance and tax teams across multiple countries. Collaborate with regional, legal, commercial, and operational teams to support business initiatives.
• Act as a key liaison between regional offices and global headquarters.

Ad-hoc tasks assigned from time to time as necessary and required by the business.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required. A postgraduate qualification in Finance will be considered an advantage.
• Registered with recognized accounting body will be preferred
• Solid working understanding of IFRS and IAS
• Sound decision making skills based on accurate and timely analyses
• Results oriented and metrics driven
• Exceptional time management and able to solve problems
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and leadership skills,
• Ability to lead by example and demonstrate a strong sense of integrity, ethics and dependability
• Strategic thinking, planning and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proficient in MS office and SAP applications
• Ability to collaborate with upper management to organize, plan and achieve company financial goals