Finance Director – Aviation

Role overview

A well-established aviation services and flight support business in Dubai is looking for a senior finance leader to oversee the finance function. The position sits at senior manager/director level and combines strategic oversight with day-to-day financial management in a fast-paced international setting.

The successful candidate will help sharpen financial controls, deliver reliable reporting, manage cash flow, and support leadership with sound commercial and financial advice.

Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Aviation Services / Flight Support
Seniority: Senior Manager / Director
Salary: AED 35,000 to AED 45,000 per month

Key responsibilities

• Direct the finance department and act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on financial matters.
• Prepare and review management reporting, accounting summaries, budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Oversee cash flow, liquidity planning, working capital, customer collections, supplier payments, and receivables/payables management.
• Maintain compliance with UAE VAT, corporate tax, audit, and statutory obligations.
• Improve internal controls, approval structures, financial policies, and risk controls.
• Support finance activities tied to aviation operations, including flight support, fuel, ground handling, supplier settlements, client invoicing, and multi-currency transactions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Commercial, Procurement, and HR teams to strengthen cost visibility, pricing accuracy, and financial discipline.
• Handle relationships with banks, auditors, tax consultants, and other external finance partners.
• Lead, coach, and develop the finance team to improve performance and accountability.
• Drive improvements in finance systems, reporting tools, automation, and process efficiency.

Candidate profile

• 12 to 15 years of progressive finance experience, including work at senior finance management level.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as CPA, ACCA, CMA, ACA, CIMA, or a similar qualification is strongly preferred.
• Strong hands-on exposure to financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, audit, taxation, and internal controls.
• Solid understanding of UAE VAT, corporate tax, audit standards, and financial compliance requirements.
• Background in aviation, logistics, transportation, travel, fuel services, ground handling, or similar international service businesses is highly desirable.
• Experience with multi-entity and multi-currency environments is an added advantage.
• Strong leadership, analytical, reporting, and business partnering capabilities.
• Excellent English communication skills are required; Arabic is an advantage.

Ideal candidate

The right person will be a disciplined and commercially minded finance leader who can bring structure, accuracy, and control to a dynamic aviation services environment. They should be equally comfortable managing urgent operational finance tasks and advising senior management on profitability, cash flow, compliance, and long-term planning.

Additional information

This opportunity is supported by WeDo HR Services on behalf of the hiring company. The role is based in Dubai and is intended for a senior professional who can balance strategic leadership with hands-on finance operations.