Finance Manager

Finance Manager – Immediate Joiner

Kazema / PolyPods is a UAE manufacturing group producing portable sanitation products, GRP products and modular cabins. We require a hands-on Finance Manager who will take full ownership of daily financial discipline, cash-flow planning, payment control, management reporting and cross-department accountability.

This is not a passive reporting position. The Finance Manager must confidently challenge incomplete or incorrect data, obtain information from every department, identify leakage and control failures, and ensure agreed actions are executed. The position works closely with management, external consulting CFO/auditors, banks, suppliers and department heads.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare, own and update a rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast every week.

• Create disciplined weekly payment plans covering salaries, critical suppliers, bank obligations, VAT/WPS, utilities and operating requirements.

• Use existing bank and trade-finance facilities efficiently, including invoice discounting, supplier finance, cheque discounting, STL and LC facilities.

• Control receivables, ageing, collections, credit limits and customer payment commitments.

• Negotiate supplier payment extensions, instalments and revised terms without disrupting production.

• Produce timely management accounts, budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, project/product profitability and working-capital reports.

• Challenge departmental figures, reconcile inconsistencies and identify errors, waste, unnecessary cost, stock leakage and control gaps.

• Strengthen approval controls, SOP compliance, audit readiness, inventory controls and ERP reporting.

• Lead the accounts team and coordinate effectively with management, auditors, banks and all department heads.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• IMMEDIATE JOINER ONLY: no notice period; able to join immediately after selection and documentation.

• 15+ years of relevant finance/accounting experience, including substantial UAE/GCC experience.

• Proven Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Head of Finance or equivalent leadership responsibility.

• Strong practical experience in treasury, cash flow, working capital, supplier payments, collections and banking facilities.

• Manufacturing, construction, engineering, trading or project-based business experience strongly preferred.

• CA, CMA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

• Advanced Excel and strong ERP capability; experience producing management dashboards and reliable decision data.

• Willing to work full-time on-site in Umm Al Quwain and travel to banks, suppliers and auditors across the UAE.

• Strong English communication and professional executive presence.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must submit an updated CV and provide:

1. Current/last salary, benefits and minimum expected package.

2. UAE visa status, expiry/NOC or new-visa eligibility, and earliest joining date.

3. Reason for leaving the current/last employer.

4. Years of UAE/GCC experience and industries handled.

5. Largest business scale handled: turnover, payroll, supplier payables and team size.

6. A quantified cash-shortage, supplier-negotiation or overdue-collection achievement.

7. Bank/trade facilities personally managed and exact responsibility.

8. ERP systems, advanced Excel and reporting capability.

9. UAE driving-licence status and willingness to work in Umm Al Quwain.

10. Interview availability.

VIDEO STEP

Shortlisted applicants must submit a video introduction of exactly 30 seconds—not shorter or longer—within 12 hours of HR’s request. In the video, state your current/last role, one quantified finance problem you personally solved, and why you can take ownership of this position. The video is assessed only for clarity, confidence, concise executive communication and ability to explain experience; appearance is not scored.

Only candidates meeting the immediate-joining requirement and completing the screening process will be prioritised.