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You will handle everything from day-to-day bookkeeping and month-end close to regulatory compliance, payroll, and liaison with our external tax advisors. You will report directly to the CEO, work closely with the leadership team, and be the financial backbone of the Abu Dhabi operation.\nThe right person is someone who does not need to be chased for numbers, does not make the same mistake twice, and takes quiet pride in clean books and airtight records. You are thorough, reliable, and ready to grow into a senior finance role as the company scales around you.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nAccounting & Financial Reporting\n\nOwn the full month-end and year-end close process - journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments across all entities\nPrepare accurate and timely management accounts - P&L statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports for leadership review\nMaintain the general ledger and chart of accounts with precision and consistency\nEnsure all financial reporting is IFRS-compliant and audit-ready at all times\nProduce financial schedules, variance analyses, and ad hoc reports as requested by the CEO and leadership team\nMulti-Entity & Intercompany\nManage accounting across Elile’s UAE and US entities, maintaining clean separation and accurate intercompany reconciliations\nHandle intercompany transactions, eliminations, and cross-entity cost allocations\nSupport group-level financial consolidation and reporting as required\nTax, Compliance & Regulatory\nServe as the primary internal point of contact with the company’s external tax advisory firm for UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, and international tax matters\nEnsure timely and accurate filing of all regulatory submissions - VAT returns, MOF reporting, and other statutory requirements\nMaintain working knowledge of UAE free zone and mainland regulatory frameworks and applicable US reporting obligation.\nMonitor and flag tax exposure, compliance risks, and regulatory changes to leadership proactively\nAudit & Banking\nCoordinate the annual external audit - prepare schedules, respond to auditor queries, and manage the audit process to completion\nManage bank reconciliations across all accounts and entities on a regular basis\nLiaise with banking partners for payments, facilities, and documentation as required\nPayroll, AP/AR & Day-to-Day Operations\nProcess payroll across all entities accurately and on time, in compliance with UAE WPS requirements\nManage accounts payable and receivable; vendor payments, client invoicing, collections, and reconciliations\nHandle expense claims, petty cash management, and enforce the company’s expense policy\nMaintain and improve accounting systems and finance workflows for efficiency and accuracy\nQUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS\nEssential\n\n4-5 years of accounting or finance experience, with a meaningful portion in the UAE\nProfessional accounting qualification in progress or recently completed - CA, ACCA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent is strongly preferred\nSolid working knowledge of IFRS and UAE accounting and tax regulations - VAT, Corporate Tax, WPS, and MOF reporting\nHands-on experience with multi-entity accounting and intercompany reconciliations\nProficiency with accounting software - QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Xero, SAP, or equivalent\nStrong Microsoft Excel skills, comfortable with financial models, pivot tables, and reconciliation workbook\nExceptional accuracy and attention to detail - your numbers are right because you check them\nAbility to work independently, prioritise under pressure, and meet deadlines without being chased\nPreferred\nPrior experience in a technology company, startup, or multi-jurisdictional corporate structure\nFamiliarity with UAE free zone and mainland regulatory environments - ADGM, ADJD, or ADCD frameworks\nExposure to US entity accounting and Delaware corporate reporting requirement\nExperience coordinating with external auditors and tax advisors\nArabic language skills are an advantage for banking and regulatory interactions\nSalt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4624,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Arabic","level":"All levels","optional":true}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T21:54:51Z"}],"liveness":{"score":16,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.352,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":41,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:31","agency","stale_co","urgency","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/salt-financial-controller","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/salt-financial-controller.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T21:55:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4501,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":499,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}