UAE National | Finance Manager | Al Futtaim Real Estate (AFRE) | Dubai

                                                  

Job Description

Real Estate

Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) is responsible for the development and operations of Al-Futtaim’s real estate businesses across the Middle East and North Africa which includes:

Dubai Festival City, a 520 hectare waterfront mixed use community, opened in 2005.

Cairo Festival City, a 290 hectare mixed use development, opened in DeceMDer 2013. .

Doha Festival City, comprising 433,847 sq m (land) + 250,000 sq m (GLA), IKEA opened in March 2013.

Under Development:

• Al Diriyah Festival City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 260,000 sq m
• Muscat Festival City, Oman: 100,000 sq m
• Casablanca Festival City, Morocco: 120,000 sq m

Al-Futtaim Real Estate

Al-Futtaim Real Estate offers comprehensive services from selection of site and feasibility studies to construction and property management. The range of properties administered and leased in the UAE includes warehouses, showrooms, workshops, offices, villas and apartment buildings. Al Futtaim's warehousing complex at Rashidia in Dubai, measuring over one million square feet, is by far the largest owned by any company in the Gulf. This is used as a central warehouse for the group, stocking vast quantities of electronic goods, automobiles, commercial vehicles, heavy equipment and inventories of spare parts. The company also has some 200,000 square feet of showroom space and 600,000 square feet of workshops in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain. Among the largest of these are the showrooms of Al Futtaim Panatech and Al Futtaim Motors in Dubai.

Residential properties in Dubai owned by Al Futtaim Real Estate, include some 900 apartments and villas like Al Garhoud, Safa village and Al Hamriya Villa Compounds, Dar Al Muteena, Dar Al Buteen, Dar Al Buteen II, Dar Al Khabeesi, and Dar Al Muragabat. These properties are characterised by a high standard of accommodation and leisure facilities. In keeping with the economic growth of the United Arab Emirates and Dubai, it is envisaged that Al-Futtaim Real Estate will concentrate its efforts and resources towards the development of prestigious real estate complexes to supplement the growing demand for commercial and residential properties.

About the Position

The purpose of this job is to ensure financial management across the real estate portfolio of Al Futtaim Real Estate (AFRE). This includes managing financial accounting, month-end closing, controlling various financial and accounting systems and fully engaging with the business to prepare plans, budgets, forecasts and monthly variance analysis and reporting across AFRE portfolio.

The incumbent will be responsible for a 4 member team currently and will report to the Financial Controller. This role will be based out of Festival City, Dubai. 

About You

We are looking for a CA/CPA/CIMA/ACCA/CFA/B.Commerce qualified UAE National with extensive knowledge of Financial management and Accounting systems. Some business development and process improvement skills would be an asset.

You will be required to have a minimum of 7 years of experience in the field of Financial and Management accounting, preferably with real estate operations experience. Proficiency in SAP would be advantageous.

 

Skills

Job Details

Ref.:

 

JB3402662

Job Location:

 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company Industry:

 

Financial Services

Company Type:

 

Employer (Private Sector)

Job Role:

 

Management

Employment Status:

 

Full time

Employment Type:

 

Employee

Monthly Salary Range:

 

Unspecified

Number of Vacancies:

 

1

Preferred Candidate

Career Level:

 

Management

Years of Experience:

 

Unspecified

Residence Location:

 

Unspecified

Gender:

 

Unspecified

Nationality:

 

Unspecified

Degree:

 

Unspecified

About This Company

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into six divisions; automotive, retail, electronics, engineering and technology, real estate, financial services and general services, Al-Futtaim operates through more than 60 companies and maintains a decentralised approach, giving individual businesses flexibility and versatility to maintain a competitive stance. Employing in excess of 20,000 people across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Singapore and Europe, this approach benefits employees, providing a clearly defined work culture where individuals are empowered with authority and responsibility for their work. The success of Al-Futtaim is attributed to proactively managing change whilst upholding the values of integrity, service and social responsibility. The majority of businesses, built on a portfolio of world leading brands, dominate their sector.