About this role

SoftwareONE is hiring a manager-level Financial Analyst in the finance function based in Dubai, UAE. The posting calls out experience with Compliance, Cloud Computing.

Role: Financial Analyst
Function: finance
Level: manager
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: Dubai, UAE
Posted: Jul 13, 2026

Job description

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Why SoftwareOne?

SoftwareOne is a global provider of software and cloud solutions. With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 12,000 professionals, we help organizations optimize software investments, modernize applications, and unlock the value of cloud, data, and AI.

Our people are at the core of everything we do. We enable collaboration across borders, continuous learning, and opportunities to grow in a fast-evolving technology landscape. Whether your focus is on technology, customer success, or business operations, your ideas matter, and your contributions make a difference.

Join a global team where you can build your skills, work with leading technologies, and make a real impact for our customers.

The role

What interests you most about partnering with Services and Delivery teams to improve project profitability, revenue recognition accuracy, and financial performance?

Please describe a time when you identified a financial risk or performance issue within a project or business area and took proactive action to improve the outcome. What was the impact?

The Services Finance Controller will establish and operate a structured financial control framework across the consulting and services portfolio to proactively manage revenue recognition integrity, unbilled revenue exposure, project profitability, and cost overrun risks. The role will report to the Middle East & Africa Finance Director and act as a financial business partner to Delivery and Services leadership, ensuring timely visibility of financial risks, disciplined forecasting, and proactive intervention on underperforming projects.

Revenue Recognition & Financial Control

Review monthly revenue recognition, WIP, and unbilled revenue balances, identifying delivery issues and revenue risks.
Ensure compliance with IFRS and internal revenue recognition policies, including percentage-of-completion accounting.
Monitor backlog yield, TCV metrics, and overall financial control effectiveness.

Project Profitability & Risk Management

Monitor project profitability, costs, and margins, proactively identifying risks and recommending corrective actions.
Analyse resource utilisation and identify profit leakage or cost overrun risks.
Provide timely visibility of financial risks and support intervention on underperforming projects.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Partnering

Lead the annual services budgeting process and support monthly forecasting activities.
Partner with Delivery and Services leadership to improve financial performance and decision-making.
Deliver structured financial reporting, analysis, and insights to support operational and strategic objectives.

What we need to see from you

Strong finance controlling experience within consulting, professional services, or project-based environments
Experience with percentage-of-completion accounting and project revenue recognition under IFRS
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
Ability to work closely with delivery and operational teams
Strong understanding of project profitability drivers and forecasting methodologies
Advanced Excel and ERP/reporting system capabilities

Job Function

Finance
Accommodations

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