Senior Finance Officer

1. BASIC FUNCTION AND SCOPE: To ensure the financial integrity, statutory compliance, and strategic reporting for both ROR and Coffee Desk. This role serves as the primary financial controller, responsible for stabilizing the ERP system and managing the specialized accounting team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Senior Finance Officer/Controller must uphold the highest standards of financial governance, directly addressing the systemic control ERP operations. 1. Financial Control and Compliance (Controller Function) • Serve as the functional owner of the BB Array ERP system for both ROR and CD. Directly oversee all financial modules. • Manage and supervise the entire monthly financial close process for ROR and CD, ensuring final reports are prepared by deadline of 6 working days. • Review and sign off on the consolidated Trial Balance for both entities. • Ensure 100% compliance with all internal Policy Manuals and external audit requirements. • Oversee timely and accurate filing of all UAE regulatory requirements, including VAT and Corporate Tax. Maintain comprehensive, auditable working papers for all submissions. 2. Strategic Reporting and Analysis (Senior Financial Manager Function) • Lead the development, maintenance, and presentation of the detailed, date-wise cash flow management model. • Prepare and present accurate, IFRS-compliant financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for both ROR and CD, ensuring transparency and providing strategic commentary on financial performance of both companies. • Coordinate the periodic budget process and manage periodic reforecasting activities, tracking performance variance against approved budgets for both companies. • Identify and resolve systemic operational bottlenecks and control gaps ensuring random stock audits, fixing any unreliable system balances in collaboration with the all stakeholders 3. Team Management and Supervision • Supervise, train, and guide the AP Accountant and AR Accountant, ensuring adherence to standardized financial policies and protocols for both ROR and CD. • Review and approve all major payment batches, supplier contracts, and procurement documentation prepared by the AP Accountant to enforce threshold compliance and optimal cash disbursement timing. • Monitor the aging report and collection efforts managed by the AR Accountant. Direct the timely pursuit of overdue accounts and approve all write-offs. 3. WORK INTERRELATION INTERNALLY: • Senior Management and Company Managers Team: Will collaborate with the executive team to develop and implement financial strategies to achieve company goals and objectives. This will involve analyzing financial data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement. You will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, including tax laws and reporting requirements. • Department Heads: Will work with department heads, such as marketing, human resources, and operations, to ensure that they are aligned with the overall financial strategy and are meeting their departmental targets and objectives. You will provide guidance and support to these department heads as needed to ensure that they have the resources and support required to succeed. • Employees: Will have interactions with employees at all levels of the organization, including frontline staff, to ensure that they understand the overall business strategy and are aligned with the company's financial targets and goals. EXTERNALLY: • Customers: Will interact with customers to ensure that the group and its companies are meeting their financial expectations. You will work to build and maintain positive relationships with customers to enhance the group's reputation and brand image. • Suppliers: Will have interactions with suppliers to ensure that they are providing high-quality goods and services at competitive prices and ensure a transparent payment process. You will work to build and maintain positive relationships with suppliers to ensure that the group has access to the resources it needs to succeed. • Regulatory Authorities: You will have interactions with regulatory authorities to ensure that the group and its companies are operating in compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards. You will work to build and maintain positive relationships with regulatory authorities to ensure that the group remains in good standing.

REPORTING TO • Functionally to Group CFO, Administratively to GM