International Treasury & Compliance Manager

Location: Dubai, UAE — on-site (office presence required for banking liaison). Full-time.

About the company

We are an international trading and financial services group with operations spanning commodity export, international payments, and trade finance, with entities across the UAE and other jurisdictions. As we scale our international operations, we're building out a dedicated Treasury & Compliance function based in Dubai.

About the role

You will be the primary point of contact for all banking relationships and financial compliance matters across our UAE entities (and potentially other international jurisdictions). This is a hands-on, high-ownership role — you'll manage the full payment cycle, own our compliance relationship with banks and auditors, and ensure our international entities stay in good standing with regulators.

Note: Routine daily payment processing is currently handled by an outsourced support team — this role focuses on the higher-level compliance, banking relationship, and reporting work that requires someone physically based in the UAE.

Banking & payments

• Serve as the primary liaison for all bank communications
• Oversee and support the full payment cycle in coordination with the outsourced operations team
• Manage the FX rate booking process

KYC & regulatory compliance

• Handle regular KYC refresh cycles every 6 months across all UAE banking relationships (preparing top buyer/seller documentation and proof of payment as requested by each bank)
• Respond to transaction-specific KYC requests when individual payments are flagged by banks, coordinating with the relevant internal teams to gather required documentation
• Manage annual bank license renewals across all banking relationships, ensuring timely renewal to avoid service disruption or penalties

Audit & financial reporting

• Own the full audit cycle for our DMCC-registered entities: liaising with external auditors, negotiating pricing and terms, obtaining internal approvals, and coordinating document requests
• Prepare financial statements for additional group entities as needed
• Prepare and file annual corporate tax returns via the relevant tax portal
• Manage VAT compliance filings

Legal & governance coordination

• Coordinate the preparation of Powers of Attorney for signing authorities across our international entities — liaising with external legal firms, comparing quotes, managing the drafting and approval process through to execution
• Support cross-jurisdictional legal/compliance requests as they arise (e.g., entity-specific documentation for banks, regulators, or partners)

Monthly reporting

• Prepare monthly expense reports for leadership (software subscriptions, reimbursements, and related costs)
• Track and reconcile recurring corporate card transactions

• Prior experience in a treasury, compliance, or finance operations role within a UAE-based company, ideally with exposure to multiple banking relationships
• Direct experience managing UAE bank KYC processes and audit coordination for DMCC or similar free-zone entities
• Comfortable being the sole point of contact for compliance matters — this role carries real ownership and requires someone who can work independently
• Detail-oriented, comfortable with recurring regulatory deadlines (KYC cycles, license renewals, tax filings)
• Fluent English

• Full ownership of a critical function within a growing international group
• Direct exposure to multiple jurisdictions and business lines (commodity trade, international payments, trade finance)
• Competitive compensation based on experience