Chief Financial Officer

Foreground Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A diversified financial consultancy in Dubai is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy and reporting across multiple subsidiaries. The successful candidate will have significant experience as a CFO or in group finance leadership roles, along with a strong background in multi-entity reporting and governance. This role offers the opportunity to enhance financial controls and support strategic initiatives, requiring excellent communication skills and professional qualifications like CPA, ACCA, or CMA.

Qualifications

• Significant CFO or Group Finance leadership experience within diversified groups or holding structures.
• Strong exposure to multi-entity reporting, consolidation, and governance.
• Background in the UAE or GCC is desirable with knowledge of local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead group-wide financial strategy, reporting, and risk management across multiple subsidiaries.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, and audit functions.
• Support the board on strategic and investment decisions.

Skills

Capital

Treasury

Consolidation

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Transparency

Structures

Investments

Real Estate

Cash Flow

Accountability

Tax

Banking

Forecasting

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Strategy

Budgeting

Regulations

Finance

Leadership

Management

Education

Professional qualifications (CPA, ACCA, CMA)

Job description

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