Director of Finance

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Full Time
Finance
Executive

Justlife is the Middle East’s leading super app for everything related to home services, including home cleaning, beauty & wellness, and other home services such as laundry&dry cleaning and pest control.  

Role Description: 
Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Finance will be responsible for the organization’s overall financial plans and the conduct of its relationship with suppliers, shareholders and the financial community and support the business strategy through effective management of the critical business processes and all the functions to ensure a robust, profitable and sustainable growing organization which meets the targets and objectives. This includes overseeing financial planning, analysis, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with local and international financial and tax regulations, particularly those relevant to the UAE and DMCC.

What We Expect From You:

  • Oversee all aspects of financial management, including financial planning, reporting, budgeting, controlling, financial analysis, cash flow management, and tax compliance
  • Ensure adherence to financial laws and guidelines in the UAE, with a keen understanding of DMCC rules and regulations
  • Develop and maintain accurate and timely financial records and regulations, accounting principles and reporting standards, financial policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal/external stakeholder requirements
  • Develop financial strategies that align with the company's growth and expansion plans
  • Lead and mentor the finance team, promoting a culture of high performance and continuous development
  • Monitor key financial indicators and provide insights and recommendations to senior management on financial performance, trends, and potential areas of improvement to drive financial performance and control financial risk
  • Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes
  • Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accurate financial projections and effective resource allocation
  • To work on periodic audits (internal & external) and ensure timely corrective actions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support strategic business initiatives and improve financial and operational efficiency

What We Are Looking For: 

  • A bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance, or a related field. A Master’s/MBA degree is an asset
  • At least 10 years of experience in finance, with a minimum of 5 years in leadership roles, preferably in the tech or startup environment
  • Expert-level knowledge and experience with financial analysis, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, budget development, and forecasting as well as input to feasibility studies for business development
  • Design, automate, and optimize scalable Finance processes and systems
  • Knowledge of UAE and KSA international accounting standards, tax laws, financial regulations and budgeting, reporting.
  • Being analytical, structured, and focused on results with a strong sense of ownership.
  • Effective communication and coordination, ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic insights
  • Being an energetic, curious & collaborative individual who thrives in a fast-paced and changing environment
  • Excellent track record of building and leading high-performing Finance & Accounts teams
  • Being able to clearly understand the long-term goals and aspirations of the business and contributing to the strategic decision-making process 
  • Awareness of changes in the economic, social, and political environment likely to affect the job or the organization
  • Experience with BI tools would be beneficial

PERKS OF BEING A PART of JUSTLIFE
No benefit would replace the start-up spirit, working with a great team, and entrepreneurial working environment! However, we also have benefits like:

We care about you

  • Structured and predictable salary progression
  • Flexible working hours and remote working depending on the job
  • JustHoliday! One-day extra vacation on your birthday
  • Team-building games, challenges, and activities!

We improve you

  • Working with a great team and entrepreneurial spirit!
  • Continuous learning with mentorship, coaching, on-the-job, and internal-external  training
  • Fast career growth
  • Internal career opportunities

We recognize you

  • ''JustHeroes'' Reward and Recognition Program
  • Discounts and gift vouchers
  • Employee Referral Program

About Us:
At Justlife, we envision a life without any chores that keep you from doing what you really want to. 

Justlife is the region’s leading super app for home services. We connect individual needs with on-demand services, through our innovative marketplace platform. 

We helped digitalize the cleaning service industry in UAE, back in 2015, and have been expanding our services from home cleaning alone to serving all our customer’s needs at home across the GCC. We now offer home cleaning, salon & spa at home, healthcare at home, maintenance & repairs, upholstery cleaning, pest control & disinfection, moving and packing, and car cleaning, and many more. 

We built a network of thousands of trained professionals and served over 6 million sessions across UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman. With a team of 200+ full-timers and over 1000 service professionals, we pride ourselves in having created a culture that puts people first. 

We promise our customers stellar service, our suppliers a valuable partner, our professionals a better life, and our employees a work environment where they can be the best versions of themselves.

Join us and just shine with us let’s become #everydaybetter, together!

About Us:

At Justlife, we envision a life without any chores that keep you from doing what you really want to.

Justlife is the region’s leading super app for home services. We connect individual needs with on-demand services, through our innovative marketplace platform.

We helped digitalize the cleaning service industry in UAE, back in 2015, and have been expanding our services from home cleaning alone to serving all our customer’s needs at home across the GCC. We now offer home cleaning, salon & spa at home, healthcare at home, maintenance & repairs, upholstery cleaning, pest control & disinfection, moving and packing, and car cleaning, and many more.

We built a network of thousands of trained professionals and served over 6 million sessions across UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. With a team of 200+ full-timers and over 1000 service professionals, we pride ourselves in having created a culture that puts people first.

We promise our customers stellar service, our suppliers a valuable partner, our professionals a better life, and our employees a work environment where they can be their best versions of themselves.

Join the tribe and let’s become #everydaybetter, together!

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