CFO

Confidential Careers; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy and governance for a multi-jurisdictional derivatives business in the UAE, DMCC, and Singapore. This permanent, full-time role reports to the Board and oversees finance functions, controls, and trading-related financial oversight.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of senior finance experience within commodities or markets, strong treasury management, and a proven track record in governance, audits, and

Qualifications

• Significant senior finance experience at CFO/Finance Director level.
• Experience within financial markets, commodities, derivatives, brokerage, trading or related environment.
• Strong treasury and liquidity-management experience.
• Strong financial reporting and accounting knowledge.
• Experience managing external auditors.
• Experience managing banking and counterparty relationships.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the Company's financial strategy in partnership with the Board, supporting growth in UAE and Singapore.
• Produce accurate management accounts and statutory reporting for the Board.
• Lead the annual budget and rolling forecasts with robust financial models.
• Oversee cash, liquidity and funding to meet margin and operational needs.
• Own relationships with banks, brokers and financial counterparties, including facilities onboarding.
• Design and maintain a strong control environment.
• Provide financial oversight of trading activity including P&L, positions and margin.
• Oversee client financial management including credit and settlements.
• Manage tax compliance and auditors through annual cycles.
• Monitor and report financial risks across market, credit, liquidity and counterparty exposure.
• Lead, develop and scale the finance team.

Skills

Senior Finance Leadership

Treasury & Liquidity

Financial Reporting

Budgeting & Forecasting

External Audits

Banking Relationships

Financial Modelling

Job description

Job Description:

Chief Finance Officer

Commodity Derivatives Trading · Energy · UAE

ROLE OVERVIEW

Role: Chief Finance Officer

Location: UAE (DMCC)

Reporting to: Board of Directors

Employment: Full-time, permanent

Industry: Commodity Derivatives Trading, Energy

THE CLIENT

Our client is an established commodities and financial markets business operating from the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Singapore. The firm provides trading and hedging solutions to corporate clients, with a particular focus on the energy sector, and is active across listed derivatives markets.

The business supports corporate clients in managing their commodity price exposure through structured hedging programmes and derivatives transactions, working closely with exchanges, clearing brokers and banking counterparties across the Middle East and Asia.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer will hold overall responsibility for the Company's financial management. The CFO will provide the Board and senior management with clear, timely and commercially relevant financial information, acting as a trusted partner in shaping strategy, safeguarding liquidity and building a finance function fit for a growing, multi-jurisdictional derivatives business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Strategy & Planning: Shape and deliver the Company's financial strategy in partnership with the Board, supporting growth across the UAE and Singapore.
• Management Accounts & Financial Reporting: Produce accurate, timely management accounts and statutory reporting that give the Board a clear view of performance.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budget and rolling forecasts, with robust financial models underpinning key commercial decisions.
• Treasury & Liquidity Management: Oversee cash, liquidity and funding, ensuring the business is positioned to meet margin and operational requirements at all times.
• Banking & Broker Relationships: Own relationships with banks, clearing brokers and financial counterparties, including facilities and onboarding.
• Financial Controls: Design, implement and maintain a strong control environment appropriate to a regulated, trading-led business.
• Trading-Related Financial Oversight: Provide financial oversight of trading activity, including P&L, positions, margin and collateral.
• Client Financial Management: Oversee the financial aspects of client relationships, including credit, margining, settlements and reconciliations.
• Tax & Audit: Manage tax compliance across jurisdictions and lead the relationship with external auditors through the annual cycle.
• Financial Risk Oversight: Monitor and report on financial risks including market, credit, liquidity and counterparty exposure.
• Finance Team Leadership: Lead, develop and scale the finance team, building capability as the business grows.

CANDIDATE PROFILE – ESSENTIAL

• Significant senior finance experience, ideally at CFO, Finance Director or Financial Controller level.
• Approximately 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience within financial markets, commodities, derivatives, brokerage, trading or a closely related environment.
• Strong treasury and liquidity-management experience.
• Strong financial reporting and accounting knowledge.
• Experience managing external auditors.
• Experience managing banking and financial-counterparty relationships.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial-modelling capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience building or managing a finance function.

CANDIDATE PROFILE – HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Listed futures and options
• Commodity derivatives
• Commodity trading
• Corporate hedging
• Futures exchanges
• Clearing houses
• Margin and collateral management
• Broker relationships
• Multi-currency treasury
• UAE / Singapore Corporate Tax
• DMCC and Singapore-based businesses
• UAE / GCC / Singapore financial markets