Finance Manager

JOB TITLE: Finance Manager

LOCATION: Jakarta, Indonesia

CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time

REPORTING TO: Operations Director

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Manager to join our team in Jakarta. This individual will play a critical role in managing the finance function for our UAE entity as well as group-level financial consolidation, tax compliance oversight, and group payroll management.

This is a unique opportunity for a finance professional who thrives in a multi-country environment and is excited to help strengthen processes, ensure accuracy, and support leadership through high-quality reporting and analysis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Fully own the month-end close process for each entity ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage group-level consolidated reporting, ensuring intercompany alignment.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis

• Lead group-level cash flow forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Own the budget-vs-actual analysis, providing insights and variance commentary.
• Support leadership with financial modelling, project costing insights, and ad-hoc analysis.

Bookkeeping & Accounting Management

• Maintain accurate and compliant bookkeeping for the UAE entity.
• Oversee intercompany transfers and reconciliation across the group.
• Ensure all financial controls are effective, documented, and continuously improved.

Tax, Compliance & Audit

• Manage Indonesia, UAE & KSA tax compliance including VAT, ESR, statutory audits, and renewal of company licenses.
• Lead all UAE/DMCC/ADGM audit processes, acting as key contact for auditors.
• Oversee Indonesia's tax filing and audit processes.
• Lead group-level tax and compliance governance.

Payroll

• Own UAE payroll end-to-end and oversee Indonesia payroll.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; professional certification (CPA, ACCA, CMA, CA) preferred.
• 5–10+ years of relevant finance experience, ideally in a multi-entity environment.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS preferred).
• Experienced in bookkeeping, consolidated reporting, and cross-border compliance.
• Familiarity with UAE tax and regulatory frameworks is a strong advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• High integrity, proactive mindset, and ability to work independently across time zones.
• Strong communication skills in English (written and verbal).
  

WHY JOIN US?

• Be part of a global, growing organisation with exposure across multiple markets.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping our financial operations and systems.
• Work in a collaborative, multicultural environment.
• Opportunity for career growth as the organisation expands.

ABOUT ACORN STRATEGY

Voted Large Agency of the Year and winner of multiple international awards, Acorn Strategy is a full-service communications consultancy with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Perth, and London, and an ever-expanding client roster. We are an integrated marketing, public relations, and digital consultancy that delivers sharp, agile, and creative strategies to help grow our clients' business.

OUR CULTURE

We understand that our success depends on recruiting and retaining the highest quality individuals. We have created an environment for people to grow and learn through a culture that empowers creativity, innovation, and professionalism. The core values we live by are collaboration, agility, bravery, curiosity, and growth.

OUR PEOPLE

Over the years we have come to realise that although each of our team members are unique, we each share a series of personal traits that have successfully linked us culturally as a team and as an agency at large. 

ACORN STRATEGY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating and building a respectful and empowering environment. We aim to create an inclusive workplace that supports our diversity and increases our potential to produce work that better represents and resonates with the world around us.