Head of Finance

Overview

Location

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Compensation

Benefits

• Exceptional executive package reflecting seniority and business impact
• Direct partnership with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team
• Genuine influence over commercial strategy and business growth
• Opportunity to shape and build a world-class finance function
• Medical insurance, annual leave and full UAE statutory benefits
• Why this business
• Our client is a founder-led technology business delivering advanced solutions to government, defence and critical infrastructure organisations across the GCC and international markets.
• The business has built an outstanding platform and is entering an exciting new phase of growth.
• They are now seeking a commercially astute Head of Finance who can provide strategic financial leadership while building the governance, controls and commercial insight required to support international expansion.
• This is not a corporate environment with established layers of management.
• It's a business where ideas are valued, decisions are made quickly and your contribution will have a visible impact on the company's future.
• What you'll be doing
• Partner with the CEO as a trusted advisor, providing strategic financial guidance that supports business growth and commercial decision-making.
• Lead the global finance function across multiple international entities, overseeing reporting, forecasting, cash flow, audit, tax, compliance and financial governance.
• Build scalable financial processes, controls and reporting frameworks that enable sustainable international expansion.
• Mentor the finance team while building trusted relationships with auditors, banking partners, regulators and external advisors.
• What you'll bring
• Professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA or equivalent) with a minimum of 15 years' senior finance experience, including significant UAE exposure.
• Proven experience within a founder-led, privately owned or high-growth business where you've acted as a commercial advisor to founders or CEOs.
• Demonstrable success leading finance across multiple international entities with strong global exposure, IFRS expertise and UAE Corporate Tax knowledge.
• A commercially minded leadership style with the confidence to challenge, influence and guide executive decision-making while remaining hands-on when required.
• Who this suits
• You're more than a finance leader.
• You're a strategic business partner.
• You've worked alongside founders, helped ambitious businesses scale and understand that great finance leaders don't simply report the numbers - they influence the decisions behind them.
• You thrive in entrepreneurial environments where agility matters, enjoy building finance functions that enable growth and bring the credibility to advise, challenge and support senior leadership.
• Most importantly, you're excited by the opportunity to help shape something meaningful and become part of a business with genuine international ambition.
• Apply now
• If you're ready to become a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and help shape the future of an ambitious international technology business, apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.