Finance manager

Job Description

We are now looking for a Finance Manager to support our operations in UAE and Saudi Arabia. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who wants to combine financial leadership, business partnering, and operational excellence in an international environment.

As Finance Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring strong financial performance, compliance, and governance while providing valuable insights and support to the business. You will work closely with colleagues across Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, Legal, and other key functions while supporting both local operations and SSAB's wider business objectives.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all financial and administrative activities for the entities in UAE and Saudi Arabia.
• Prepare, analyze, and review financial statements, management accounts, variance reports, and financial analyses to support business decision-making.
• Lead month-end and year-end closing processes and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Manage accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, and bank reconciliations.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes to support business performance and cost optimization.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation, tax requirements, internal controls, and SSAB policies.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely completion of all required documentation and reporting.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve financial policies, processes, and controls.
• Support management with financial insights, ad hoc analyses, and decision-making support.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, tax advisors, banks, and local authorities.

About You

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field.
• Experience in finance, accounting, controlling, or a similar role.
• Good understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, and financial controls.
• Experience working with audits, tax reporting, or statutory compliance is considered an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to investigate, understand and explain financial results and figures.
• A proactive and structured approach, combined with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders across different functions and cultures.
• Fluent in English.

Our Offer

We offer a wide range of appreciated benefits to our employees. Some examples of these are listed here:

• Become a part of our global SSAB family.
• Work in an international and dynamic environment with colleagues across multiple countries.
• Take on a key role with significant responsibility and impact on business performance.
• A well-prepared onboarding plan to help you succeed in your new role.
• Opportunities for both professional and personal development within a global organization.

Some Words from the Recruiting Manager

I am looking for a finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, working closely with the business, and creating structure around financial processes and reporting. The right person for this role is proactive, curious, and enjoys working with numbers while collaborating with colleagues across different functions and countries.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow in an international environment and make a real impact on how financial information supports our business and decision-making.

Location: UAE or Saudi Arabia. Travel is required as part of the role.

If you have questions, please contact Sakari Helaniemi, Regional Head of FC & BC,

About Us

Becoming part of the SSAB family means joining a journey. A journey that we believe is essential for the sustainability of this planet. Steel has been one of the most important materials for developing our society and it will continue to be so. In the roofs over our heads, in the bridges connecting our cities and in the cars of tomorrow. At SSAB we are proud of our history and leadership in high-strength steel. But we are also aware that the production of steel is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. That has to change. That is why we have developed the world’s first fossil-free steel production and have committed to becoming largely fossil-free. As part of SSAB you will be instrumental in realizing this goal and pushing for the green transformation of the whole steel industry.

About The Team

SSAB Special Steels has global responsibility for sales of SSAB's quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels and advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) as well as for steel and plate production in Oxelösund, Sweden, and Mobile, USA.

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