Chief Financial Officer

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

Résumé du poste

Client of NicheHR Global in Dubai seeks a Chartered Accountant (CA) with 15+ years of finance leadership to drive the company’s financial strategy across Africa and international operations, overseeing treasury, trade finance, risk and controls.

The role partners with the CEO and senior leadership to guide investments, budgeting, forecasting and corporate governance while building a high-performing finance team and ensuring rigorous compliance.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience in a fast-moving, international trading or agribusiness environment.
• Strong governance, risk, and compliance knowledge.
• Proven ability to partner with CEO and senior leaders on strategic investments and expansion.
• Experience with treasury, liquidity management, FX hedging and working capital optimization.

Responsabilités

• Lead the overall finance strategy aligned with growth and expansion plans.
• Partner with 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 insights into profitability, margins, cash flow and performance.
• Oversee treasury, liquidity management, trade finance, and banking relationships.
• Ensure governance, controls, audits, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.
• Build and develop a high-performing finance organization and establish KPIs and reporting structures.

Connaissances

Finance leadership

Strategic finance

Treasury management

Trade finance

Cross-border operations

Formation

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Description du poste

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 amp 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

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.