Finance Manager

Crescent Enterprises, a leading organization in the United Arab Emirates, is seeking a Finance Manager to join their Creates division. CE-Creates serves as Crescent Enterprises' internal business incubation platform, dedicated to transforming early-stage concepts into socially relevant, economically viable, and scalable ventures. The platform embodies Crescent Enterprises' commitment to fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and creating positive sustainable impact. Ventures launched by CE-Creates span diverse sectors such as food and beverages, sustainable mobility, and food technology.

As the Finance Manager for CE-Creates, you will play a crucial role in providing detailed financial and commercial evaluation of projects within the division. Your responsibilities will include developing financial plans for projects, overseeing financial KPIs, accounting practices, governance structures, and reporting mechanisms for both CE-Creates and its portfolio companies. You will be instrumental in offering accurate financial insights to support decision-making processes within the division.

In addition to your involvement in financial analysis during the concept development phase of projects, you will also be responsible for building standardized financial models, forecasts, and budgets across the portfolio. Your role will extend to establishing best-in-class financial standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all projects under the CE framework. Furthermore, you will oversee the development of strong accounting departments for CE-Creates at both divisional and project levels while ensuring compliance with international accounting standards like IFRS.

If you are a finance professional with a passion for driving impactful ventures forward through sound financial management practices, we invite you to apply for the Finance Manager position at Crescent Enterprises' Creates division. This role is ideal for mid-career professionals looking to make a meaningful contribution to innovative start-ups in various sectors while upholding high standards of financial integrity and compliance. Join us in shaping the future of entrepreneurship and sustainable business growth at Crescent Enterprises. Apply now!

• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial analysis
• Experience in developing financial models for early-stage ventures
• Knowledge of IFRS and accounting principles
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Professional certification such as CPA or CFA preferred
• Experience in incubation platforms or start-up environments

• Provide detailed financial and commercial evaluation of CE-Creates projects
• Develop and oversee financial KPIs, accounting, governance, and reporting structures
• Provide key support to the VP and other members of CE-Creates with accurate financial inputs
• Develop and maintain standardized financial models, forecasts, and budgets across the portfolio

• Financial analysis
• Financial modeling
• Accounting
• Budgeting
• Reporting

Seniority Level: Middle Management

Job Functions: Finance

• Accounting
• Business Intelligence

Industries : Business Incubation

• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation