Chief Financial Officer

Foreground Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground Consultancy is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to drive group-wide financial strategy, governance, and reporting across diversified holdings in the UAE. You will oversee budgeting, treasury, tax, and audit, while advising on strategic investments and M&A opportunities.

The role requires multi-entity reporting and strong board communication. A UAE/GCC background and professional qualifications (CPA/ACCA/CMA) are highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Significant CFO or Group Finance leadership experience within diversified groups or holding structures.
• Experience in the UAE or GCC preferred.
• Professional qualifications (CPA, ACCA, CMA) expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead group-wide financial strategy, reporting, and risk management across multiple subsidiaries.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, and audit functions while supporting the board on strategic and investment decisions.
• Enhance financial controls, improve cash flow discipline, and support M&A or expansion initiatives.
• Collaborate with CEOs of operating companies to ensure financial alignment and performance accountability.

Skills

Capital

Treasury

Consolidation

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Transparency

Investments

Real Estate

Cash Flow

Tax

Banking

Forecasting

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Strategy

Budgeting

Regulations

Finance

Leadership

Management

Communication

Education

CPA/ACCA/CMA

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a diversified group with investments across real estate, services, and operating businesses in the UAE and wider GCC. The group is moving toward tighter financial governance, improved reporting transparency, and more structured capital deployment.

The Role

The Chief Financial Officer will lead group-wide financial strategy, reporting, and risk management across multiple subsidiaries. This role will oversee budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, and audit functions while supporting the board on strategic and investment decisions. The CFO will play a central role in enhancing financial controls, improving cash flow discipline, and supporting M&A or expansion initiatives. Close collaboration with CEOs of operating companies will be essential to ensure financial alignment and performance accountability. The role will also manage external relationships with banks, auditors, and advisors.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have significant CFO or Group Finance leadership experience within diversified groups or holding structures. Strong exposure to multi-entity reporting, consolidation, and governance is mandatory. A background in the UAE or GCC is strongly preferred, with solid knowledge of local regulations and banking environments. The candidate must demonstrate strategic thinking alongside hands‑on financial leadership. Professional qualifications (CPA, ACCA, CMA) are expected, with board-level communication skills essential.

Required Skills

• Capital
• Treasury
• Consolidation
• Strategic Thinking
• Collaboration
• Transparency
• Structures
• Investments
• Real Estate
• Cash Flow
• Accountability
• Tax
• Banking
• Cash
• Forecasting
• Communication Skills
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Budgeting
• Regulations
• Finance
• Leadership
• Communication
• Management