Finance Process Manager Full Time NEW

Are you searching for a strategic Finance Process Manager job in Abu Dhabi within the aviation industry? Etihad Airways Careers UAE offers exceptional opportunities for finance professionals experienced in SAP FICO systems, ERP financial modules, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), budgeting and forecasting, IFRS compliance standards, internal audit controls, risk management frameworks, business intelligence reporting tools, and digital finance transformation initiatives. Finance Process Managers play a vital role in optimizing financial workflows, enhancing operational efficiency, and ensuring regulatory compliance within a globally recognized airline organization.

Accountabilities

Lead change management for process redesigns across the Finance areas Run enablement sessions for impacted teams Track adoption via KPIs and remove blockers quickly Establish process governance, standard operating procedures, and controls framework Define users and access mapping and control owners, set review cadences Publish SOPs in a single-source repository with version control & audit trails Conduct root cause analysis on process failures and implement corrective actions Continuously monitor Finance and Procurement processes to optimize and improve them Build dashboards for lead time, rework %, and exception rates Trigger alerts on SLA breaches

Run regular reviews with CFO and Executives withing Finance Division to prioritize improvements

Identify and implement automation opportunities (RPA, workflow tools, AI, etc.)

Prioritize use cases with benefit/effort scoring; pilot, then scale to production

Leverage process mining and optimization tools

Set automated conformance checks and deviation alerts to drive actions

Partner with audit and compliance teams on process controls

Align control design to internal policy/IFRS/SOX; maintain risk & control register

Perform periodic walkthroughs/tests; remediate findings and document evidence

Ability/experience in managing and building a team

Education & Experience

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or finance
• 7+ years of relevant experience designing, optimizing, and automating processes within Finance and/or Procurement functions
• Knowledge of standard Finance and Procurement functions
• Experience using process mining and optimization tools (E.g., Celonis, Signavio)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive level stakeholders.
• Understanding of and experience in using AI tools (E.g., Copilot, GPT), professionally or personally
• Experience within the aviation industry in the operational areas is a plus

Abu Dhabi’s aviation and corporate finance sectors continue to grow, increasing demand for experienced professionals in financial systems integration and compliance management. Working with Etihad Airways provides exposure to enterprise-level ERP platforms, global accounting standards, and advanced financial analytics tools.