Director & CFO ME

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Serve as a true business partner to SVP & Head of MEIIA
• Manage relationships and ensure financial compliance with external authorities, including auditors and tax authorities, across all Middle East Group locations.
• Act as the Compliance Officer for the Middle East Group with specific responsibilities for Export Control, Anti-Trust, and Anti-Bribery compliance issues. • Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across ASSA ABLOY Middle East, adhering to Group guidelines and the highest professional standards, while also preparing budgets and forecasts in accordance with company policies and established deadlines.
• Provide excellent business analysis on past results and on the outlook for the future financial performance of ASSA ABLOY Middle East.
• As a member of the Business Board, you will be expected to actively contribute to the development and implementation of all aspects of ASSA ABLOY Middle East strategy.
• Investment management, cash management, fiscal balance sheets and manage the legal structure development within ASSA ABLOY Middle East.
• Co-ordinate Budget and long-term business plans
• Develop and implement finance, accounting, billing and auditing procedures and ensure appropriate management of financial and fiscal issues, in compliance with the procedures set out by the group as well as with International Accounting Standards.
• Oversee the strategic development of seamless processes, IT strategy and ERP implementations across ASSA ABLOY Middle East.
• Facilitate positive communications and collaboration across the wider professional teams for finance, IT and compliance within ASSA ABLOY Middle East.
• Ensure that compliance requirements and legal matters are reported and managed within ASSA ABLOY Middle East.
• To develop the skills and competence of the finance and IT teams, including succession plans for key positions
• To support the identification and pursue suitable merger and acquisition targets in the Middle East region.
• Develop the indirect organizational team to achieve sustainable savings while coordinating and controlling cost management and pricing strategies in alignment with ASSA ABLOY's methodology.
• Create, promote and continuously improve a safe working environment for all our employees and stakeholders
...and any other duties required to assist in supporting the achievement of Company objectives

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

• University degree in Financial Management.
• A minimum of 10 years of comprehensive experience, including at least 5 years in a senior finance role. Experience in managing a diverse multinational team in the Middle East is preferred.
• Extensive experience in a comparable financial leadership position, in a Manufacturing or Engineering industry in an international environment. • Thorough understanding of International and Group accounting principles.
• Relevant experience in a Global organisation.
• A true business leader, with the breadth of experience to understand the business levers necessary to manage a highly complex business.
• Proven change management capabilities.
• Able to support the further development of ASSA ABLOY Middle East organisation and find solutions to complex issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Willingness to travel within the region and occasionally outside of it as required.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.