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Chief Financial Officer

Seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy, performance and long-term financial health of a substantial high-volume retail operation in the UAE.

Middle East, -- Worldwide -- · Package confidential · Permanent

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Seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy, performance and long-term financial health of a substantial high-volume retail operation in the UAE. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CFO will be a central member of the executive leadership team and a trusted adviser to the CEO and Board. The remit combines strategic finance, capital planning and corporate governance with the operational discipline required in a complex, high-transaction environment. The successful candidate will bring decision-quality insight to the business, strengthen accountability and ensure that funding, risk, controls, reporting and finance capability support sustainable growth. Role purpose To provide enterprise-wide financial leadership across strategy, planning, performance, capital structure, governance and business insight, while protecting financial integrity and enabling growth, profitability and long-term shareholder value. • Principal accountabilities • Strategy, capital and Board advice • Develop and implement the financial strategy in line with corporate objectives. • Advise the CEO and Board on performance, strategic investment, capital allocation, funding and M&A opportunities. • Optimise capital structure and evaluate strategic options through robust scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and risk assessment. • Lead investor relations and capital-markets activity appropriate to the organisation's ownership and future requirements. • Planning, performance and commercial partnership • Lead long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management. • Provide clear commercial insight and partner business units to improve financial discipline, budget accountability and value creation. • Strengthen cash flow, working capital, cost control and the quality of financial KPIs across the organisation. • Governance, reporting and regulatory compliance • Oversee accounting, financial reporting, tax, internal audit, controls, governance and enterprise risk management. • Ensure full compliance with IFRS and relevant regional financial, tax and regulatory requirements. • Lead high-quality reporting and communication with the Board, shareholders, auditors, banks, investors and regulatory bodies. • Design and implement new financial processes in response to regulatory change and recognised best practice. • Treasury, funding and transformation • Lead treasury operations, banking relationships, liquidity, funding structures and financial risk management. • Drive automation, ERP capability and digitisation across finance to improve transparency, speed, accuracy and control. • Develop, retain and succession-plan a high-performing finance team capable of supporting the organisation's future scale and complexity. Candidate profile This is an enterprise CFO appointment. Candidates must demonstrate both technical breadth and a record of influencing commercial and strategic decisions in a major operating business. Required experience • At least 15 years of progressive finance leadership, including senior enterprise-level responsibility. • Substantial experience within retail. • Finance leadership within an organisation generating $600 million revenue, with evidence of comparable operational complexity and volume. • Substantial GCC exposure, with strong familiarity with financial, tax and regulatory requirements. • Full functional depth across FP&A, treasury, governance, investor relations and capital markets, supported by strong reporting, tax, audit and risk capability. • Direct experience within a listed organisation or an organisation preparing for an IPO. • A record of managing large finance teams and leading finance transformation. • Chartered Accountant qualification. • Leadership and personal attributes • Commercially minded and able to convert complex financial information into clear decisions and action. • Credible with the CEO, Board, shareholders, investors, lenders, regulators and senior operating leaders. • Strong governance, ethics and risk orientation without becoming removed from the commercial agenda. • Decisive, accountable and comfortable leading change across a complex organisation. • Able to develop senior talent, establish succession and raise the capability of the wider finance function. Evidence candidates should be prepared to discuss • The scale and complexity of the largest organisation for which you held enterprise-wide finance responsibility. • Regulatory, tax or reporting change you personally led and the outcome achieved. • Your direct ownership of FP&A, treasury, governance, investor relations and capital-markets activity. • Listed-company or IPO-stage experience, including Board, audit committee, reporting and investor responsibilities. • A measurable improvement in cash flow, working capital, cost control, profitability or capital allocation. • A finance transformation, ERP or automation programme you led and its business impact. • A strategic investment, funding or M&A decision on which you advised the CEO or Board. • The size, structure and capability of finance teams you have led and developed.

Closing date: 1 December 2026

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