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Role Overview
Senior Finance Manager at Wise, based in Dubai, UAE. This is an individual contributor role and the first Finance position located in Dubai, supporting regional growth across the Middle East and Africa.
Company Overview
Wise is a global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money. The company helps people and businesses send money internationally, spend abroad, and make and receive international payments. Wise operates as a fast-growing FinTech with a truly international team committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Role Purpose
Support Wise's expansion in the Middle East and Africa region by establishing and managing financial compliance, reporting, and controls in Dubai. Serve as the first embedded finance function in the region, ensuring the organization meets local regulatory requirements and is prepared for regional growth, new entities, products, and legislative changes.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Compliance & Reporting
- Work with Group Finance, Reporting, and Tax teams to ensure local financial compliance.
- Control local financial audits and manage relationships with outsource firms and financial regulators.
- Own and execute day-to-day local financial reporting responsibilities to ensure compliance with local accounting and tax requirements.
- Lead the annual statutory audit for entities, including audit planning, PBC coordination, timeline management, and stakeholder communication.
- Lead initial setup and ongoing management of periodic regulatory reporting.
Risk & Liquidity Management
- Build a deep understanding of the company's liquidity management and safeguarding process in the region.
- Develop strong knowledge of local regulatory requirements, including capital, inter-company transactions, transfer pricing agreements, and management of financial risks.
Stakeholder & Operations Management
- Serve as the main point of contact in finance for Regional Expansion, Banking, Compliance, and Product teams to ensure all new entities, products, and legislation are understood and finance is prepared for changes.
- Manage complex stakeholder groups, including the Board, Auditors, Advisors, and Government Authorities.
- Work with various teams on projects and ad-hoc requests.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Work with Group Finance Product team and Group Accounting to ensure systems, controls, and processes are prepared for regional requirements, with clear definitions and change management.
- Improve controls and internal processes.
- Work with Group FP&A and analytical teams to build forecasting and performance monitoring for the region.
Qualifications & Experience
- Experienced finance professional with a background in financial controlling, audit, advisory, or management accounting within Banking, FinTech, or financial services.
- Deep understanding of UAE financial reporting standards and IFRS.
- Expertise in financial resources controls and industry-specific regulatory rules.
- Strong knowledge of local regulatory requirements in the UAE.
Skills & Competencies
- Data analysis and interpretation.
- Detail-oriented with ability to organize work with minimal guidance.
- Skilled at managing complex stakeholder groups.
- Strong communication and coordination abilities.
- Self-starter comfortable with uncertainty and flexible environments.
- Ability to thrive working across various teams and managing ad-hoc requests.
Additional Information
- Reporting to: LATAM & MEA Finance Lead.
- Key partners: Regional Finance team, Group Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Compliance/Risk, Product, Banking/Ops, Data/Analytics.
- Contract type: Hybrid role based in Dubai, UAE.
- Salary band: 40,500 - 52,500 AED Monthly.