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TamaraFinancial Reporting specialist
Tamara, a fintech platform active in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, is hiring a full-time Financial Reporting Specialist. The listed location is the United Arab…
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Tamara, a fintech platform active in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, is hiring a full-time Financial Reporting Specialist. The listed location is the United Arab Emirates. The role protects the reliability, openness and regulatory soundness of financial reporting, producing reports and disclosures in line with global accounting rules and recognized good practice. The specialist prepares timely financial reports and disclosures under IFRS, manages the consolidation process for various entities…
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Tamara, a fintech platform active in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf, is hiring a full-time Financial Reporting Specialist. The listed location is the United Arab Emirates. The role protects the reliability, openness and regulatory soundness of financial reporting, producing reports and disclosures in line with global accounting rules and recognized good practice.
The specialist prepares timely financial reports and disclosures under IFRS, manages the consolidation process for various entities and subsidiaries, and produces monthly management reporting packs with key metrics. The role gathers data from internal teams, checks completeness and accuracy, and explains significant variances in the financials.
The job also covers data analysis and automation. The specialist partners with analytics colleagues to build automated reporting metrics and dashboards using tools such as Tableau, NetSuite analytics or Cursor, keeps financial data consistent across reports, and proposes process improvements to speed up reporting.
Audit and strategic support are part of the role. The specialist helps prepare quarterly and annual statements, works with external auditors, manages audit timelines and deliverables, and resolves audit findings. The role also supports the financial side of strategic projects such as debt financing, due diligence and valuation, and assesses accounting, compliance and audit implications for new products.
Applicants need an undergraduate qualification in accounting or finance, or a closely adjacent field, plus five to seven years of financial reporting experience, ideally in financial services. Experience managing end-to-end audits, building monthly, quarterly and annual management packs, and consolidating group financial statements is expected, along with strong spreadsheet skills. An ACCA or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Draft precise, on-time financial reports and disclosures that follow IFRS.
- Manage the consolidation of financial data across entities and subsidiaries.
- Produce monthly management reporting packs and key metrics.
- Analyze and explain significant variances in the financials.
- Partner with analytics staff to automate reporting measures and dashboards.
- Keep financial data consistent across financial and management reporting.
- Suggest and roll out changes that make reporting run more smoothly.
- Help prepare quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Work with external auditors, manage audit timelines and resolve audit findings.
- Support financial aspects of strategic projects such as debt financing and valuation.
- Assess accounting and compliance implications of new products.
Requirements
- Undergraduate qualification in accounting or finance, or a closely adjacent field.
- Five to seven years in financial reporting roles.
- Hands-on management of full audit cycles.
- History of producing monthly, quarterly and annual management packs.
- Experience with group financial statement consolidation.
- Strong spreadsheet skills and command of other reporting software.
- Understanding of IFRS and accounting standards.
Qualifications
- ACCA or an equivalent certificate.
- Experience in financial services or banking, which is highly desirable.
- Some comfort with AI-assisted or automation software like Cursor or Power BI is an advantage.
- Past work evaluating the accounting side of new product launches.
- Exposure to Islamic finance and Shariah-compliant products is highly desirable.
- Arabic proficiency.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What experience is required?
The posting requires five to seven years of financial reporting experience, ideally in financial services or banking.
Which qualification is an advantage?
An ACCA or equivalent certificate is listed as an advantage.
Which reporting tools are mentioned?
The posting mentions Tableau, NetSuite analytics, Cursor and Power BI, along with strong spreadsheet skills.
Is a salary stated?
The posting does not specify a salary.
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