CFO-Track Finance Leader for Global Shipping & Commodities

Aegis Group Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Group Inc. in Dubai is seeking a seasoned Head of Finance (CFO track) to build and lead the finance platform as the group expands into shipping, mining and manufacturing.

You will drive treasury, financing, and enterprise-wide controls while preparing for a Chief Financial Officer role. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in finance with senior leadership, strong experience in project and structured debt, and a proven record in multi-jurisdiction finance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in finance with senior leadership.
• CA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA or MBA (Finance) required.
• Experience in project finance or structured debt.
• Direct banking relationships across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience leading group restructuring.
• Led finance teams of 15+ including treasury.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling.
• Working knowledge of Power BI or similar.
• Experience in shipping/commodity trading/asset-heavy manufacturing.
• Tax structuring and multi-jurisdiction entity setup.

Responsibilities

• Lead group accounting, reporting, audit, FP&A and the finance team across entities and jurisdictions.
• Run treasury: liquidity, cash pooling, FX and interest-rate risk, covenant management.
• Own relationships with banks, lenders, trade-finance providers and DFIs, enlarging credit lines and building new relationships in the UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland, London and other hubs.
• Drive capital allocation and investment appraisal for project finance vessel, mining and manufacturing opportunities, including due diligence and valuation.
• Structure project, asset and trade finance (sale-and-leaseback, newbuilding finance, offtake and borrowing-base facilities).
• Lead group restructuring: entity, funding and tax structures.
• Upgrade finance systems, processes and controls (ERP, consolidation, treasury and BI tools).
• Present to the CEO, board and lenders with clarity and credibility.
• Lead tax planning and optimisation, and set up new entities in different jurisdictions as the group grows.
• Build cash flow dashboards and predictive forecasting that give the CEO and board a clear view of liquidity.
• Own the internal audit process and deliver regular MIS reporting to the board.

Skills

Finance leadership

Project finance

Structured debt

Bank relationships

Treasury

Financial modelling

Excel

Power BI

Cash flow forecasting

MIS reporting

Tax planning

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA

MBA (Finance)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Dynamics

Hyperion

OneStream

Kyriba

GTreasury

Job description

Aegis Group Inc. in Dubai is seeking a seasoned Head of Finance (CFO track) to build and lead the finance platform as the group expands into shipping, mining and manufacturing.

You will drive treasury, financing, and enterprise-wide controls while preparing for a Chief Financial Officer role. The ideal candidate has 15+ years in finance with senior leadership, strong experience in project and structured debt, and a proven record in multi-jurisdiction finance.