Finance Director

Overview

Finance Director

Key Responsibilities

• **Investment Execution & Structuring:**
• Act as the financial lead for Real Estate transactions, managing capital structures, SPV oversight, and financial due diligence for large-scale acquisitions and developments.
• **Institutional Governance:**
• Drive the transition of the finance function to international standards, leading IFRS remediation, standardizing group-wide reporting, and implementing robust monthly close frameworks.
• **Portfolio Asset Management:**
• Oversee the financial performance and valuation of a multi-sector portfolio, providing the Board with rigorous analysis of IRR, NPV, and capital allocation efficiency.
• **Treasury & Debt Strategy:**
• Lead high-level relationships with regional financial institutions to secure project-specific financing, debt-origination, and group-wide liquidity management.
• **Operational Oversight:**
• Provide strategic financial leadership to the group’s international operational platforms, ensuring working capital optimization and institutional-grade financial discipline.

Required Background

• **Professional Experience:**
• 12+ years of senior finance leadership, with a significant background in an
• Investment Firm, Private Equity group, or a dedicated Real Estate Investment arm.
• **Transaction Track Record:**
• Proven experience in the financial structuring and execution of
• large-scale Real Estate investment deals.
• **Transformation Expertise:**
• Demonstrated success in professionalizing finance departments and building institutional-grade systems within private or family-held environments.
• **Linguistic Mastery:**
• Native-level Arabic fluency is mandatory.
• You must be able to lead board-level discussions and technical negotiations in both Arabic and English.
• **Credentials:**
• Professional designation (CA, CPA, or CFA) is required.