Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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The CFO will lead the Finance & Accounts Department and drive financial strategy, capital structure planning, and financial governance for a manufacturing business entering M&A.
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Overview
The CFO will lead the Finance & Accounts Department and drive financial strategy, capital structure planning, and financial governance for a manufacturing business entering M&A and major greenfield expansion.
The role requires hands-on Oracle ERP capability, strong banking relationships, and experience raising large credit lines and CAPEX loans.
The CFO must work independently without reliance on assistants or analysts.
1. Strategic Finance, Banking & Capital Management
- Secure new credit lines (minimum USD 50M) and CAPEX financing (USD 100M+).
- Lead funding strategy for M&A, JV structures, and expansion.
- Manage lender relationships, covenants, and capital structure.
2. Manufacturing Costing & Operational Finance
- Own full costing framework (standard costing, ABC, overhead allocation).
- Analyse production economics: yield, energy, wastage, downtime.
- Maintain BOM, routing, inventory valuation, and product margins.
3. Expansion Project Finance & CAPEX Governance
- Prepare feasibility studies, NPV/IRR/payback models.
- Raise financing for expansion; negotiate with banks and EPC contractors.
- Implement strong CAPEX governance, tracking, and reporting.
4. Financial Control, Reporting & Compliance
- Strengthen internal controls, IFRS compliance, and monthly closing.
- Deliver MIS, financial statements, and board-level dashboards.
- Present financials within 15 days of month closing.
5. ERP, Data Integrity & Digital Transformation
- Mandatory hands-on Oracle Financials experience.
- Eliminate Excel-based parallel systems; enforce ERP-only data usage.
- Work with MIS to build real-time financial dashboards.
6. Leadership & Team Development
- Train the team on ERP-first practices and eliminate shadow Excel files.
- Build analytical capability and ensure data discipline.
- Produce MNC-standard presentations and financial reports.
7. Internal Audit of Finance Function
- Conduct CFO-led audit of F&A team within first 60 90 days.
- Review chart of accounts, AR/AP hygiene, bookkeeping accuracy.
- Deliver improvement roadmap and implement controls.
Required Experience
- 10 15 years experience, including 5 years in senior finance in manufacturing.
- Proven ability to raise USD 100M+ CAPEX financing.
- Strong costing, plant finance, and ERP governance background.
- Oracle Financials hands-on capability (mandatory).
- Experience in M&A and due diligence.
Preferred Skills
- Background in high-volume/energy-intensive manufacturing.
- Experience with automation and digital transformation.
- Strong knowledge of UAE/GCC regulations.
- MBA Finance preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Finance/Accounting.
- CA/CPA/CMA/ACCA mandatory Excellent modelling, analytical, and communication skills.
Key Kpis For Success
- Credit line & CAPEX financing secured.
- ERP-only data discipline; elimination of Excel dependency.
- Real-time financial dashboards implemented.
- Completion of internal audit & process improvement plan.
- Costing accuracy & reduced variances.
- CAPEX project on time & within budget.
- MNC-standard presentations delivered.
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