Head of Finance

Overview

• QuickSpares is an aviation parts business based in Dubai. 92 countries. 149+ airline and MRO clients. 10+ years deep.
• The core model has been relationship-led broking, connecting operators with parts vendors globally.
• That model is changing.
• The business is expanding into aircraft teardown, own-inventory stockholding, and rotables.
• That means capital allocation decisions, asset-backed financing, working capital management at scale, and deal-level commercial analysis that did not exist before.
• This role builds the financial foundation that makes every commercial decision more profitable.
• What you will own
• You own the finance function end-to-end.
• An AR/AP & Credit Controller beneath you handles transactional execution.
• A Fractional CFO above provides strategic firepower and mentoring.
• Your remit:
• Commercial finance and business partnering. You are the finance voice in deal conversations, building unit economics for each business line and modelling deal-level profitability;
• Financial planning and analysis. Annual plan, quarterly reforecasts, scenario modelling, KPI trends, and performance narrative;
• Treasury, cash, and working capital. 13-week cash forecast with weekly variance tracking. Baseline and improve DSO, DPO, DIO, and cash conversion cycle;
• Financial operations and controls. Own the control environment, month-end close, statutory accounts, and audit readiness;
• Systems and reporting. Own finance configuration on Dynamics 365 Business Central. Drive BI dashboards for P&L, collections, margin, and working capital;
• People leadership. Manage and develop the AR/AP & Credit Controller. Plan future finance hires.
• The 90-day bar
• This is non-negotiable.
• In your first 90 days, you will:
• Map and document every finance process;
• Fix the most critical control and risk gaps immediately;
• Introduce automation that materially reduces manual effort;
• Deliver a clear written report to the CEO: what was broken, what has been fixed, what is next
• Candidates who need time to find their feet before taking action are the wrong profile.
• We need someone who identifies and fixes problems in motion.
• You will thrive here if
• You have built or significantly improved a finance function, not just maintained one;
• You default to automation as the answer to scale, not headcount;
• You have sat in commercial meetings and changed the outcome based on financial analysis;
• You operate independently with minimal direction;
• You see the Fractional CFO as a fast-track to CFO-level capability, not a ceiling;
• You are comfortable being hands-on. Lean team means no one is above the detail
• What you bring
• Qualified accountant. CIMA or CMA preferred. ACA/ACCA acceptable with clear commercial career evidence. 7-10 years post-qualification;
• Commercial finance background. Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance Manager, or FP&A. You have genuinely improved deal profitability, not just reported on it;
• Systems-first thinker. ERP ownership experience. Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred. If a system can do it, a person should not;
• Working capital management in a business where cash was genuinely tight;
• Scale-up DNA. Built or improved a finance function in a lean team (sub-100 people);
• Sector relevance. Trading, supply chain, logistics, MRO, aviation, or asset-intensive B2B. UAE or MENA experience is a strong preference.
• What you will get
• Direct CEO access and Leadership Team membership;
• Structured Fractional CFO mentoring. A genuine fast-track to CFO-level capability in 2-3 years;
• 9 months maternity leave. 10 weeks paternity leave;
• Premium health insurance for family;
• School fees up to AED 35,000/year;
• Hybrid working plus 4 weeks Work from Anywhere per year;
• Visa for family, annual flight, food and gym allowances;
• Annual performance-based bonus.

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