Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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Position Summary The Chief Financial Officer will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for leading the company's finance function through a period of significant transformation, governance enhancement, and IPO readiness.
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Position Summary
The Chief Financial Officer will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for leading the company's finance function through a period of significant transformation, governance enhancement, and IPO readiness.
This role requires a hands-on executive capable of building institutional finance capabilities while partnering closely with the CEO, shareholders, Board of Directors, external advisors, auditors, investment
banks, and regulatory authorities.
This is not a traditional finance leadership role.
The successful candidate must be capable of transforming an entrepreneurial organization into an institutional, publicly listed company
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Financial Leadership
- Lead all finance, accounting, treasury, tax, FP&A, and financial control functions.
- Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
- Develop institutional budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Drive financial discipline across the organization.
Ipo Readiness
- Lead all finance workstreams required for IPO preparation.
- Coordinate with external auditors and financial advisors.
- Support due diligence processes.
- Prepare historical financial information required for listing.
- Establish governance structures expected of a listed company.
- Develop investor-grade financial reporting.
Business Performance
- Develop KPI dashboards for executive management.
- Improve profitability analysis by channel, product, geography, and customer.
- Drive margin improvement initiatives.
- Improve inventory management and working capital performance.
- Support pricing and commercial decision-making through financial analytics.
Finance Transformation
- Upgrade finance processes and internal controls.
- Maximize the value of the SAP ERP platform.
- Implement best-in-class finance policies and procedures.
- Build scalable reporting capabilities suitable for continued growth.
Strategic Finance
- Support acquisition opportunities from financial due diligence through post-merger integration.
- Evaluate capital allocation decisions.
- Support banking relationships and financing activities.
- Participate in strategic planning and long-term value creation initiatives.
Required Experience
- 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience.
- Previous experience as CFO or Deputy CFO of a medium-to-large organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading an IPO or preparing a company for listing.
- Experience managing finance teams of at least 30 professionals.
- Experience within GCC markets.
- Fluent in both Arabic and English.
- Strong understanding of IFRS.
- Experience working with Big Four auditors.
- Experience managing finance transformation projects.
- Strong ERP experience, preferably SAP.
- Experience in budgeting, FP&A, treasury, financial control, tax, and reporting.
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