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Chartered Accountancy (ACA) or Chartered Financial Analysis (CFA) is mandatory.

Candidates must be able to travel to India freely without any visa restrictions.

Our client is well-established global financial services specializing in financial trading and proprietary global investments.

As part of their growth, we are hiring a UAE experienced Chief Financial Officer from the Middle East and India investments and financial sector.

This strategic senior level role is responsible for overseeing the regional financial planning and analysis, cash flow management and implementation of robust financial systems and controls to optimize efficiency and profitability.

Role Summary

• Strategic finance management - develop country-wide financial strategies to optimize working capital, revenue, tax obligations and liquidity.

• Feasibility studies and risk management analysis; create financial models for investment and profit growth.

• OPEX and CAPEX cost management \xe2\x80\x93 implement control measures to optimize operational efficiency, mitigate risks and improve profitability.

• Lead all internal and external audits complying with IFRS and statutory local country financial reporting and compliance and taxation regulations.

• Treasury management.

• Develop and optimize bank and financial institution relationships to build investor confidence and support capital raising activities.

• Develop, implement and manage group and country specific systems and policies to mitigate risks in all financial activities and safeguard the financial interests of the organization and clients.

• Data optimization to improve data analysis, reporting and decision making enterprise wide.

• Team leadership - recruit, motivate and conduct performance evaluations to build a high performance Finance team.

• Work closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to lead investment decisions, capital structure, financing options and mergers and acquisitions.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 15 - 20 years\xe2\x80\x99 post ACA or CFA qualification experience is mandatory (candidates outside of this range will not be considered).

• Experience as a strategic CFO or group Financial Controller in the GCC and Indian financial services sector with strong working knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS and Indian tax code is mandatory.

• Strong commercial and financial acumen to develop financial and taxation strategies; provide in-depth analysis and commentaries to mitigate risks and optimize cash flow and profit.

• Strategic finance transformation experience to mitigate risks, drive company-wide operational efficiency to reduce costs, and implement technology and best practices to revolutionize country-wide operations for sustainable growth.

• Experience of building financial performance dashboards, KPIs and metrics to drive better decision making, improve employee output and create sustainable growth.

• Technology driven mindset with demonstrable experience in improving processes to optimize systems and improve employee performance and business output.

• Experience of identifying and implementing cost reduction initiatives.

• Experience of working in the Big 4 is a strong advantage.

• UAE driving license is mandatory.

Education

• Chartered Accountancy or CPA is mandatory

Candidate Profile

• Currently living in the United Arab Emirates \xe2\x80\x93 must be able to live and work in Dubai.

• Fluency in English and Hindi is mandatory.

• Must be able to travel to India freely without any visa restrictions.

• Natural self-starter with professional interpersonal, communication, presentation and leadership skills.

• Candidates must be aged between 35 \xe2\x80\x93 40 years.

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