Chief Financial Officer
Role Overview
The CFO joins the executive leadership team, reports directly to the CEO, and provides strategic financial leadership and commercial insight across international operations.
The role supports the Group's strategic direction and growth by connecting long-term commercial priorities with financial and operational needs.
Key Skills for This Role
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Organisation
The client is an internationally established organisation in the international services sector, with an established presence in Dubai and operations across multiple markets.
The organisation is pursuing growth and expansion in a competitive environment where financial discipline, operational efficiency, and strategic decisions are important.
Role
The CFO joins the executive leadership team, reports directly to the CEO, and provides strategic financial leadership and commercial insight across international operations.
The role supports the Group's strategic direction and growth by connecting long-term commercial priorities with financial and operational needs.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on strategy, growth, investment, and development of existing operations; identify opportunities to improve profitability, productivity, and financial returns.
- Improve visibility and consistency of financial performance and management information for timely decision-making.
- Lead financial planning, anticipate requirements, assess risks, and align resources with commercial priorities.
- Evaluate initiatives, market opportunities, and investment proposals and make recommendations to executive leaders.
- Oversee cash management, funding, and capital deployment to support resilience and growth.
- Improve financial systems, processes, reporting, efficiency, and controls; oversee governance, compliance, and financial integrity.
- Promote financial accountability and commercial management across the organisation.
- Develop the finance function's capabilities, structures, and leadership.
- Engage shareholders, external advisers, and other stakeholders on financial performance, strategic initiatives, and corporate governance.
Candidate profile
- Recognised professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent.
- Senior finance leadership track record; previous CFO or Finance Director experience in a substantial international organisation is preferred.
- International, commercially driven business experience, including multi-market financial, regulatory, and organisational complexity.
- Expertise in strategic planning, financial management, treasury, governance, and corporate finance.
- Record of improving financial performance and processes and supporting growth and development.
- Strong commercial judgement, executive influence, and stakeholder engagement.
- Experience developing finance teams and strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- UAE or wider GCC experience is advantageous; relevant international experience will also be considered.
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