Key Accountabilities
- Develop and execute financial strategies aligned with CBC's growth and long-term vision.
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles to support strategic objectives.
- Ensure compliance with UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, ESR, IFRS, and KSA ZATCA regulations.
- Strengthen internal financial controls, governance frameworks, and risk management systems.
- Oversee company and client financial management, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
- Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to the Managing Director and leadership team.
- Manage the financial aspects of projects, ensuring alignment with budgets, profitability goals, and compliance standards.
- Support strategic operations and cross-departmental collaboration to optimize efficiency and performance.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership to the Finance Department, ensuring accuracy, full compliance with regulations, and continuous improvement in financial operations and team performance.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve monthly board reporting to support strategic decision-making.
- Strengthen the company's internal financial and operational structure to ensure it is well-prepared for potential mergers, acquisitions, and joint venture opportunities.
- Oversee company and client financial operations including bookkeeping, reconciliations, VAT, tax filings, and financial reporting.
- Develop and maintain effective budgeting, forecasting, and reporting systems to support decision-making.
- Implement internal controls, financial policies, and procedures to safeguard assets and ensure transparency.
- Lead external audits, manage relationships with financial institutions, and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
- Provide financial analysis, variance reporting, and profitability assessments to the Managing Director.
- Drive improvements in capital structure, liquidity, and cash flow management.
- Identify and implement strategies to optimize costs and enhance overall financial efficiency.
- Mentor and develop finance team members, setting clear KPIs and promoting professional development.
- Provide financial input into pricing strategies, business structuring, and investment decisions.
Strategic Operations Management
- Support the Managing Director in implementing business strategies and monitoring company performance.
- Negotiate and manage relationships with financial institutions and external partners to secure funding and facilitate mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic growth initiatives.
- Lead the alignment of departmental goals with corporate objectives through regular performance reviews.
- Develop and implement project management frameworks to streamline execution, resource allocation, and risk monitoring.
- Ensure the company's operational and financial systems capture accurate data for informed business decisions.
- Foster a collaborative working environment across departments to strengthen delivery and accountability.
Project Oversight
- Oversee ongoing and upcoming projects to ensure timely completion, quality output, and adherence to budgets.
- Monitor project-based financial performance, ensuring profitability and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with Project Managers and department heads to mitigate financial and operational risks.
- Drive the development and refinement of project management methodologies, tools, dashboards, and reporting templates to standardize execution across departments.
- Oversee post-project financial evaluations, including lessons-learned assessments, profitability reviews, and recommendations for improved financial governance.
- Support business transformation initiatives and process improvement across finance and operations.
IT
- Provide strategic oversight of the company's IT function to ensure technology systems.
- Collaborate with the Managing Director to define and implement the organization's technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with growth plans and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee IT controls, cybersecurity frameworks, and data-protection policies to safeguard company and client information.
Desired Candidate Profile
- span>Bacheloru2019s degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
- Professional certification (CPA / CA / ACCA / CFA) is mandatory.
- Minimum 15+ years of progressive financial management experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership or CFO role within the corporate services or professional services industry.
- Proven experience in in financial strategy development, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong understanding of IFRS, tax regulations, and project-based financial management.
- Experience in implementing and optimizing ERP or financial software systems.
