Finance Director

Role overview

Financial leadership and governance

• Develop and execute financial strategy and advise the CEO and senior leadership.
• Lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across six branches.
• Provide analysis for investments, expansion, and major financial decisions.
• Oversee consolidated operations, reporting, controls, cash flow, working capital, risks, and capital expenditure.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and internal controls; oversee annual audits, statutory reporting, and UAE tax compliance.

Operational performance and team leadership

• Identify cost optimization and revenue enhancement opportunities while maintaining educational quality.
• Set financial KPIs and monitor fee collections, revenue forecasts, operating expenditure, and financial sustainability.
• Improve processes, ERP use, automation, and management reporting.
• Lead and develop finance and accounting teams and collaborate with school leaders and corporate departments.
• Present financial performance, recommendations, and risk assessments to executive management.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• At least 12–15 years of progressive financial management experience, including substantial senior finance leadership.
• Track record in financial planning, restructuring, cost optimization, and organizational growth.
• Strong understanding of UAE tax, regulatory compliance, financial reporting standards, and corporate governance.
• Experience with complex budgets, multiple cost centers, consolidated reporting, ERP, financial analytics, and business intelligence.
• UAE education-sector experience, preferably across multiple schools or campuses, is highly desirable.
• CA, ACCA, CPA, or CMA certification is strongly preferred; an MBA in Finance is an advantage.
• Demonstrated business acumen, independent decision-making, leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Opportunity

• Opportunity to influence executive decisions, lead financial transformation across campuses, and contribute to the future of education.
• Salary and benefits are described as dependent on experience and job title; no compensation cadence is stated.