Chief Financial Officer

Overview

Financial Strategy And Planning

• Partner with the CEO and executive team to develop the organization's long-term financial strategy based on market trends and risk assessments.
• Lead the annual budgeting process across all business units, establishing realistic targets and implementing corrective action plans for variances.
• Evaluate the group's capital structure, recommending optimal debt and equity financing options to support large-scale growth initiatives.
• Manage corporate relationships with financial institutions, negotiate favorable terms, and ensure absolute compliance with debt covenants.

Group Financial Management & Operations

• Oversee complex financial operations across a highly diversified conglomerate structure, including accounting, treasury, taxation, and risk management.
• Identify, monitor, and implement cost-optimization and efficiency programs across the group.
• Assess corporate and operational financial risks, engineering appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Support the Strategy and Business Development Team with financial modeling, valuation, and intense financial due diligence for potential mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Financial Reporting, Audit, and Compliance

• Ensure the timely, transparent, and accurate preparation of consolidated financial statements in strict accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards and market regularities.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously enhance internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) frameworks to safeguard company assets and mitigate fraud.
• Coordinate public market external audits, manage direct relationships with auditors, and resolve audit findings proactively.
• Ensure absolute compliance with all local and international capital market laws, corporate governance codes, and Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) disclosure rules.

Treasury, Cash Management, and Investor Relations

• Manage group liquidity, cash flow, and working capital needs to optimize resource allocation.
• Mitigate treasury-related exposures, including interest rate risks and foreign currency fluctuations.
• Manage relationships with public market investors, financial analysts, and external stakeholders.
• Participate directly in investor meetings, conferences, and earnings calls to communicate company performance and strategy.

Leadership And Team Management

• Provide strategic direction, mentorship, and leadership to the group finance and accounting team.
• Foster a high-performance culture and promote professional development within the department.
• Build and maintain a robust finance organization, ensuring optimal staffing, talent acquisition, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with senior executives and stakeholders to drive cross-functional initiatives and integrate financial logic into decision-making.

Education & Professional Certifications

• **Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA)**
• designation is strictly required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• An MBA or advanced degree in finance is highly preferred.

Experience Background

• **Listed Public Company Experience:**
• Proven track record working within a publicly listed corporate environment, with a comprehensive understanding of public market disclosure, shareholder management, and exchange governance rules.
• **Group / Holding Company Experience:**
• Minimum of 10–15 years of progressive financial management experience, with significant tenure spent at a senior leadership level within a large diversified holding group or conglomerate.
• **Deep Audit Exposure:**
• Demonstrated experience navigating complex external audits, constructing watertight internal controls, and managing compliance-heavy financial frameworks.

Skills & Competencies

• Expertise in multi-sector consolidation and managing shared-service accounting environments.
• Strong mastery of financial technology, modern ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and advanced business intelligence tools.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills needed for investor relations, board presentations, and bank financing.