The role presents an opportunity to join an established investment firm based in Dubai which has access to capital and is in deploying across listed & private instruments. The role offers the opportunity to work with a high calibre team in a sustainable environment with longevity on the table. The Chief Financial Officer will take full ownership of the finance function across all their legal entities (Hold-co/ Op-co/ SPVs) and interface with the regulatory authority and investors. They will manage a sizeable balance sheet and responsibilities will vary from risk & treasury through to investor relations. Primary responsibilities will contain treasury & balance sheet risk management, liaising with senior stakeholders, managing regulatory relationships; secondarily the Chief Financial Officer will lead financial thought leadership by overseeing financial control, financial reporting, capital adequacy monitoring, liaising with auditors, setting up SPVs and be involved in transactional activity. Candidates who are not in finance functions within the fund management industry (private equity, asset management, late-stage venture capital) can unfortunately not be considered for this role as this is a prerequisite. If you align with the criteria and are based internationally, prior regional experience must exist for consideration.
The Successful Applicant
The ideal candidate will:
Be able & willing to work in Dubai
Have had experience in the UAE/ GCC
Have at least 15 years' experience, bulk of it preferably within financial services fund management - private equity / direct investments; listed equities/ fixed income fund management / late-stage venture capital experience is secondarily acceptable
Have been serving as a Chief Financial Officer for at least 5 years
Have had strong ownership of balance sheet & treasury risk management functions in their most recent role
Preferably be a qualified chartered accountant and have had had formative training at an audit firm
Preferably be bilingual in English & Arabic
What's on Offer
Commensurate compensation, opportunity to impact, visibility
Contact
Wanchoo Ananya
Quote job ref
JN-072022-5701565
Job summary
Sector
Banking & Financial Services
Subsector
Venture Capitalism & Private Equity
Industry
Financial Services
Location
Dubai
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Wanchoo Ananya
Job reference
JN-072022-5701565
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