Financial Manager DFSA/VARA

Location: Dubai or Cyprus Multi-Entity Financial Reporting & Audit Lead the preparation, review, and finalisation of IFRS financial statements for Group entities across multiple jurisdictions Hands on experience in accoutning and bookeeping with multi jurisdiction exposure Manage simultaneous statutory audit cycles with Big 4 and tier-2 audit firms, owning the audit timetable, deliverables, and partner / manager relationships Drive resolution of complex IFRS technical matters including IFRS 9 (financial instruments, SPPI, derivative bifurcation), IFRS 16 (leases), IAS 7 (cash flow statement), IAS 10 (post-balance-sheet events), IAS 32 (equity vs. liability classification), and emerging topics such as crypto / stablecoin asset classification Coordinate consolidation and elimination workings; ensure consistency of accounting policies across entities Regulatory Compliance & Capital Adequacy Prepare and review regulatory submissions including, but not limited to: DFSA PIB Annual Returns and Category 2 capital adequacy calculations; CySEC IFR / CRR returns; etc. Track and respond to regulatory change (e.g. CySEC circulars, DFSA Consultation Papers, MiCA transition) Monitor regulatory capital, support capital injection planning, and remediate any identified shortfalls Liaise with external regulatory consultants and home / host regulators where required Risk Management & Brokerage Operations Support Assist with the Risk Management Function on the annual report, ICAAP / IRAP-equivalent processes, and capital planning Provide finance input on EMIR / EMIR REFIT reporting, MiFIR, and counterparty exposure Support pricing, margin, and P&L analysis of CFD / FX / Prime of Prime / liquidity provision activities Establish and monitor safeguardign requirements across multiple jurisdictions Automation & AI Implementation (mandatory) Identify, design, and deliver automation and AI-driven improvements across reconciliation, reporting, audit support, regulatory submission, and tax / TP workflows Build and maintain custom AI workflows, prompts, and skills (including structured outputs, retrieval, and document generation pipelines) Implement AI / MCP / API integrations across the Group's core stack (e.g. accounting software, Atlassian, Slack, Google Drive, regulatory portals where API-accessible) Champion AI-native ways of working across the Finance, Accounting, Audit & Tax team; build internal documentation, playbooks, and reusable skills / templates Obligatory Minimum 5 years of post-qualification experience in finance, audit, or accounting Qualified accountant: ACA / ACCA / CPA or recognised equivalent strong advantage Demonstrable hands-on experience and understanding with CySEC or DFSA-regulated entities (PIB Annual Return; Category 2 / 3A capital adequacy) Experience with Risk Management Function and producing or reviewing risk-related regulatory deliverables Experience working with CFD / FX / brokerage / Prime of Prime / institutional liquidity provision firms Experience preparing and submitting regulatory returns in DFSA and/or CySEC Multi-jurisdictional finance experience across Cyprus, UAE and/or other jurisdictions Strong working knowledge of accounting and ERP / finance software (e.g. QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or comparable) Mandatory AI capability: daily, sophisticated use of AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT for finance work; demonstrable ability to build custom prompts, skills, and workflows; ability to integrate AI with core systems via APIs / MCP servers Excellent written and spoken English; ability to communicate confidently with regulators, auditors, and senior internal stakeholders Preferably • Big 4 audit training (Deloitte / EY / KPMG / PwC) — strongly preferred • Additional qualifications: CFA, ADIT, or tax-specialist certification • Experience with MiCA and EU crypto / digital asset regulatory frameworks • Experience with Atlassian (Jira / Confluence) and Slack-native finance operations • Experience with Python, VBA, or Power Automate for finance automation (note: AI-led automation is the primary focus, not RPA/scripting alone) • Prior held regulatory required positions (DFSA and/or CySEC and/or FCA) Reliability: official employment from the first day, bonuses, annual employee review (salary review or bonus, feedback on work results) Stability: our clients are in different countries, therefore we are ready for any changes in work of any country Development: a lot of projects and products, which means increasing expertise in working with different technologies, or even switching to completely new ones for you within the company Active corporate life: we participate in thematic conferences and forums in our cool sphere of business, corporate parties in the best restaurants of the city with participation of stars, etc Comfort: Offices are in different countries. You can work from anywhere in the world