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مطلوب Finance Director, dnata Catering Ireland

Job Purpose dnata is more than a global air and travel services providerRequirements & QualificationsCFO، CEO، Board of Directors) Certifications such as ACA، CPA، ACCA، CIMA Advanced IT proficiency، including …

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Emirates
Posted
2026-09-27

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Job Purpose dnata is more than a global air and travel services provider

Requirements & Qualifications

  • CFO، CEO، Board of Directors) Certifications such as ACA، CPA، ACCA، CIMA Advanced IT proficiency، including Microsoft Office، ERP systems and reporting tools Strong organisational and time-management skills، with the ability to prioritise effectively and meet tight deadlines Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills، with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions Strong analytical and numerical capability، with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail Results-driven، with a strong focus on delivery، quality and continuous improvement At Emirates Group، we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers
  • Strong organisational and time-management skills، with the ability to prioritise effectively and meet tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills، with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions

Benefits & Conditions

  • So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity، apply today and join our team! Salary & benefits Join our growing team and enjoy a competitive remuneration package
  • Salary & benefits

We connect people with possibilities and opportunities across 130+ airports in 34 countries through ground handling، cargo، travel، and catering & retail services

Our purpose is clear: to deliver on the promises our customers make

We are powered by a bold vision to be the world’s most admired air and travel services provider، which guides our strategy، culture، and every role across our teams

Our core values fuel everything we do: we are safe، we play to win، we respect everyone and work together as a team، and we are future thinking

At dnata، we foster diversity، nurture ambition، and celebrate achievement

If you're inspired by purpose and motivated to be part of a global team shaping the future of aviation and travel، we’d love to have you onboard

Based in Dublin Airport Logistics Park، dnata Catering & Retail Ireland provides catering and inflight services to several international airlines operating from Dublin، Cork & Shannon Airport

We deliver high quality inflight catering and innovative onboard retail programmes to airline partners across Ireland، with a culture anchored in dnata’s values

In September 2020، we expanded operations with a state-of-the art facility that quadrupled our catering capacity to enable the delivery of 40، 000 quality inflight meals a day

Covering an area of 6، 300m²، our new facility is equipped with the latest technologies

As a Finance Director، you will be a key member of the dnata Catering & Retail Ireland Executive Leadership Team، providing strategic financial leadership to drive business performance، growth and sustainable results

You will lead the finance function across financial planning، reporting، governance، compliance، risk management and commercial decision support، while ensuring robust financial controls and performance improvement

Working ly with the Managing Director and regional finance leadership، you will provide insight and challenge to support strategic decision-making within a complex operational environment serving airline customers across Ireland

The role also has accountability for the Head of IT

This role is based in Dublin، Ireland

In this role، you will Partner with the Managing Director and leadership team to shape and execute business strategy، translating objectives into financial plans، targets and actionable insights Provide strategic financial and commercial advice، identifying opportunities to drive revenue growth، profitability، cost optimisation and operational efficiency Lead annual budgeting، forecasting، long-range planning and financial performance management، providing clear KPIs and dashboards to drive accountability Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis to local، regional and Group stakeholders، challenging assumptions and enabling data-driven decision-making Support commercial decision-making، including pricing، contract negotiations، customer profitability، investment proposals، capital expenditure، strategic partnerships and potential acquisitions Provide strategic oversight of the IT function، ensuring technology، digital transformation، infrastructure and systems are aligned with business priorities Lead and sponsor technology-enabled continuous improvement across ERP، HR، finance and operational systems، ensuring strong governance، risk and compliance Ensure robust financial controls، governance، policies and procedures are maintained، with oversight of statutory، tax، regulatory and corporate compliance and audit

Lead cash flow forecasting، treasury and working capital management، ensuring effective capital allocation، balance sheet management and sustainable cash generation Identify and mitigate financial، operational and commercial risks، maintaining appropriate risk management and insurance frameworks Act as a trusted advisor to operational and functional leaders، promoting strong financial stewardship and continuous improvement across the organisation Lead، coach and develop the finance team and Head of IT، building organisational capability through talent development، succession planning and a high-performance، collaborative and customer-focused culture Qualification To be considered for the role، you must meet the below

Bachelor's degree، 5+ years’ experience with end-to-end operational financial processes، implementing financial and system controls in a medium size business At least 2 years’ experience in a role reporting to Senior Stakeholders (i.e

At Emirates Group we are committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers، so if you're looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity apply today and join our team.

Job Purpose

dnata is more than a global air and travel services provider

If you're inspired by purpose and motivated to be part of a global team shaping the future of aviation and travel، we’d love to have you onboard.

Covering an area of 6، 300m²، our new facility is equipped with the latest technologies.

You will lead the finance function across financial planning، reporting، governance، compliance، risk management and commercial decision support، while ensuring robust financial controls and performance improvement.

The role also has accountability for the Head of IT.

This role is based in Dublin، Ireland.

In this role، you will

Partner with the Managing Director and leadership team to shape and execute business strategy، translating objectives into financial plans، targets and actionable insights

Provide strategic financial and commercial advice، identifying opportunities to drive revenue growth، profitability، cost optimisation and operational efficiency

Lead annual budgeting، forecasting، long-range planning and financial performance management، providing clear KPIs and dashboards to drive accountability

Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis to local، regional and Group stakeholders، challenging assumptions and enabling data-driven decision-making

Support commercial decision-making، including pricing، contract negotiations، customer profitability، investment proposals، capital expenditure، strategic partnerships and potential acquisitions

Provide strategic oversight of the IT function، ensuring technology، digital transformation، infrastructure and systems are aligned with business priorities

Lead and sponsor technology-enabled continuous improvement across ERP، HR، finance and operational systems، ensuring strong governance، risk and compliance

Ensure robust financial controls، governance، policies and procedures are maintained، with oversight of statutory، tax، regulatory and corporate compliance and audit

Lead cash flow forecasting، treasury and working capital management، ensuring effective capital allocation، balance sheet management and sustainable cash generation

Identify and mitigate financial، operational and commercial risks، maintaining appropriate risk management and insurance frameworks

Act as a trusted advisor to operational and functional leaders، promoting strong financial stewardship and continuous improvement across the organisation

Lead، coach and develop the finance team and Head of IT، building organisational capability through talent development، succession planning and a high-performance، collaborative and customer-focused culture

Qualification

To be considered for the role، you must meet the below

Bachelor's degree، 5+ years’ experience with end-to-end operational financial processes، implementing financial and system controls in a medium size business

At least 2 years’ experience in a role reporting to Senior Stakeholders (i.e. CFO، CEO، Board of Directors)

Certifications such as ACA، CPA، ACCA، CIMA

Advanced IT proficiency، including Microsoft Office، ERP systems and reporting tools

Strong analytical and numerical capability، with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Results-driven، with a strong focus on delivery، quality and continuous improvement

At Emirates Group، we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers

So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity، apply today and join our team!

Join our growing team and enjoy a competitive remuneration package.

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