Chief Financial Officer

Fortis; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortis is scaling its international footprint and seeks a CFO to build a unified finance function across jurisdictions. You will lead fundraising, partner with the CEO, and turn finance into a strategic engine.

Responsibilities include consolidating reporting, improving forecast accuracy, automating processes, and building a high-performing FP&A and treasury team for growth. Fluent English and IFRS experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven track record building a finance function across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with IFRS and Big4 collaboration preferred.
• Strong unit economics and scenario modeling expertise.
• Treasury and cash flow management in growth-stage companies.
• Ability to partner with the CEO and present data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate finance across Fortis and international perimeter with unified reporting.
• Turn finance into a decision-making engine via unit economics and scenario modeling.
• Lead capital raising: create financial models, manage data room, due diligence, investor talks.
• Own cash flow, liquidity, and working capital in a growth-stage setting.
• Drive automation and integrate ERP with billing, CRM, POS, and banking APIs.
• Oversee accounting, audit, tax, and compliance across jurisdictions.
• Build and lead FP&A, Controller, Treasury, and Finance Business Partners teams.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Unit economics

Scenario modeling

Forecasting

Investor relations

FP&A

CEO partnership

Tools

ERP systems

Financial modeling software

Job description

Fortis is scaling its international footprint, and the finance function needs to scale with it — not as a bookkeeping center, but as the strategic backbone behind every major decision Group CEO and the Board make. We're looking for a CFO who can build a unified finance function from the ground up, personally lead fundraising, and speak to the CEO in the language of decisions, not just reports.

What you'll do

• Build a single financial core across Fortis and the international perimeter: consolidation, management reporting, unified methodology across jurisdictions
• Turn finance into a decision-making engine — unit economics, scenario modeling, and clear prioritization of investments and markets
• Personally lead capital raising: financial model, data room, due diligence, investor negotiations
• Own cash flow, liquidity, and working capital in a growth-stage environment
• Drive automation and integrate ERP with billing, CRM, POS, and banking APIs
• Own accounting, audit, tax, and compliance across a multi-jurisdiction structure
• Build and lead the team: FP&A, Controller, Treasury, Finance Business Partners

What success looks like

• Group CEO gets a clear, real-time financial view and makes decisions without manually chasing numbers
• Monthly close in under 5 business days; forecast accuracy within 5% variance
• 80%+ of key financial processes automated
• The company is fundraising-ready at the level of a growth-stage fintech
• Cash flow is predictable, liquidity risk is under control

What we're looking for

• Proven track record building a finance function for a group of companies or a multi-jurisdiction structure — from scratch or in growth-stage
• Multi-jurisdiction consolidation, IFRS, experience working with Big4
• Strong expertise in unit economics and scenario modeling
• Treasury and cash flow experience in a growth-stage company, including periods of negative EBITDA
• Ready to be a true financial partner to the CEO — argue with numbers, explain trade-offs, and recommend a path
• Fluent Russian, English at B2 or above

Nice to have: fintech/payments experience (GMV, Take Rate, NRR, CAC/LTV), capital raised from MENA/GCC funds, licensing track record with CBUAE/DFSA/SAMA, M&A or IPO-readiness experience, ACCA/CPA/CFA/DipIFR.

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