Finance Director

Finance Director

The Finance Director plays a central role in managing the financial, tax, legal, and corporate secretarial affairs of DP World's global business units and joint ventures held through the Netherlands. Reporting to the Vice President Group Tax, this position provides strategic guidance, ensures high-quality financial reporting, and safeguards compliance across a broad international portfolio. The role requires independent decision-making, strong cross-regional collaboration, and the ability to operate confidently in a multicultural, senior-level environment.

How you will contribute:

• Lead all accounting and financial reporting activities for global business units and joint ventures held through the Netherlands.
• Interpret financial and legal matters raised by regional teams across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Australia.
• Serve as the Dutch-resident Statutory Director for approximately 25–30 entities, ensuring full governance and compliance.
• Manage the financial aspects of acquisitions, disposals, and reorganizations in close collaboration with Group Finance, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, and regional offices.
• Prepare multi-currency month-end financial statements and reporting schedules for the Dubai Head Office.
• Oversee all Dutch tax reporting and compliance, including VAT, and coordinate with external advisors when needed.
• Confirm intercompany balances and provide monthly working capital and cash requirement estimates.
• Prepare and submit statutory accounts for all Dutch reporting entities.
• Lead half-yearly and annual financial and tax reporting to Dubai.
• Provide strategic financial advice to European group companies and act as a key consultant on complex financial matters.
• Manage corporate secretariat responsibilities, including entity setup, board meetings, resolutions, statutory filings, and record maintenance.
• Coordinate external service providers and ensure adherence to local compliance requirements.
• Oversee company liquidations and due-diligence processes across the Netherlands portfolio.
• Conduct timely financial analysis in line with IFRS and address identified issues.
• Manage corporate office costs, annual budgeting, and reporting coordination with Dubai.
• Consolidate and liaise with Finance Directors across business units held through the Dutch structure.
• Ensure accurate CBS and Dutch Central Bank reporting.

What you will bring:

• A Master's degree in Economics and a recognized financial qualification (CA, CPA, RA, ACCA or equivalent).
• 10–15 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance, ideally gained within a Big Four firm and/or a multinational environment.
• Senior-level expertise in managing complex financial operations in the private sector.
• Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cultures and seniority levels.
• Broad commercial awareness and the ability to translate business needs into sound financial decisions.
• Experience in port management, container, or logistics industries is an advantage.
• Fluency in Dutch and English; German is a plus.
• Sufficient local experience and authority to support the substance requirements of the Netherlands office.
• A structured, reliable, and independent working style suited to a standalone leadership role.

Compensation:

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World:

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse, and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics, and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

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