Chief Financial Officer

NicheHR Global; Dubai; Sur place; AED 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NicheHR Global in Dubai seeks an experienced CFO to lead finance for a growing agri-commodities and international trading business. The role combines strategic finance leadership with hands-on treasury, risk management and financial controls, reporting to the Group CEO/Board.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in senior finance roles, CA qualified, and strong Africa exposure, with a track record in cross-border operations and working with banks to secure trade finance.

Qualifications

• CA qualification and 15+ years of finance leadership experience.
• Experience as CFO or Group Finance Head in international trading or agribusiness.
• Strong Africa market exposure and cross-border finance expertise.
• Proven ability to manage multi-country entities and complex treasury operations.

Responsabilités

• Lead the finance strategy and long-term planning for growth.
• Partner with CEO and leadership on strategic investments and expansion.
• Oversee treasury, cash management, and trade finance activities.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance, risk management and audits.
• Drive capital efficiency, FX risk management and working capital optimization.

Connaissances

Strategic financial leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-border & multi-country finance

Formation

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Outils

ERP systems

Treasury management software

Description du poste

Location: Dubai, UAE

Function: Finance & Strategy

Industry: Agri-Commodities / Commodity Trading

Reporting to: Group CEO / Board

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the finance function of a growing agri-commodities and international trading business headquartered in Dubai.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in agricultural commodities or commodity trading, along with meaningful exposure to African markets and cross-border operations. The CFO will be responsible for overall financial strategy, treasury, trade finance, working capital, risk management, financial controls, and business performance, while acting as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team.

This is a highly commercial role requiring someone who understands the financial dynamics of physical commodity trading, procurement, inventory, international trade flows, foreign exchange, commodity exposure and working capital-intensive businesses.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Lead the overall finance strategy aligned with the company's growth and expansion plans.
• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership on business strategy, investments, expansion and commercial decisions.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and long-term business planning.
• Provide management with clear insights into profitability, margins, cash flow and business performance.
• Evaluate new markets, investments, business opportunities and commercial initiatives from a financial perspective.

Commodity & Commercial Finance

• Provide financial oversight across commodity procurement, trading, sales, logistics and distribution activities.
• Analyse profitability by commodity, market, customer, supplier and trading transaction.
• Monitor commodity exposure, pricing risks, inventory positions and trading margins.
• Work closely with commercial and procurement teams to assess deal economics and profitability.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls around purchase contracts, sales contracts, inventory and shipment-related costs.

Treasury & Trade Finance

• Lead treasury, liquidity and working capital management across the group.
• Manage relationships with banks, financial institutions, trade finance providers and other funding partners.
• Oversee trade finance instruments including LCs, bank guarantees, structured trade finance and other working-capital facilities.
• Optimise funding requirements against inventory, receivables, payables and commodity trading cycles.
• Manage foreign exchange exposure and develop appropriate hedging and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure adequate liquidity to support the company's trading and expansion activities.

Africa & International Operations

• Provide financial leadership across businesses and entities operating in Africa and other international markets.
• Oversee financial performance, controls, cash management and governance across multiple countries and entities.
• Support the business in managing the financial complexities of cross-border commodity flows.
• Work closely with regional teams and management across Africa, UAE and other international markets.
• Support market expansion, new entity setup and investment decisions across geographies.

Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Establish robust financial controls, governance frameworks and approval processes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting, tax, regulatory and statutory requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
• Lead annual audits and coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, banks and other professional advisors.
• Strengthen financial processes, systems, reporting and controls as the business scales.
• Identify and mitigate financial, credit, liquidity, FX and operational risks.

Leadership & Team Management

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing finance organisation.
• Provide leadership across accounting, financial control, treasury, FP&A and commercial finance.
• Establish clear KPIs, reporting structures and performance management processes.
• Drive automation, process improvement and enhanced financial visibility across the organisation.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) – mandatory.
• 15+ years of overall finance experience, with significant experience in senior finance leadership roles.
• Proven experience as a CFO, Finance Director, Group Finance Head or equivalent senior finance position.
• Strong experience within agri-commodities, commodity trading, international trading, agribusiness or a closely related sector.
• Experience with commodities pref agricultural commodities will be highly relevant.
• Strong Africa exposure is mandatory, ideally through having worked in or managed finance operations across African countries.
• Experience managing multi-country / multi-entity businesses and cross-border operations.
• Strong understanding of trade finance, treasury, working capital and commodity-related financial risks.
• Experience managing banking relationships and negotiating financing facilities.
• Strong understanding of FX, hedging, credit risk, inventory financing and cash-flow management.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to work closely with trading, procurement, sales and operations teams.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial or international trading environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong leadership capability with experience managing geographically dispersed finance teams.
• Based in Dubai or willing to relocate to Dubai.