Chief Financial Officer

Identiscents; Sharjah; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic packaging solutions company in Sharjah is seeking a CFO to design and manage the financial architecture critical for its growth. This role combines both strategic and operational responsibilities, requiring a leader with over 10 years of experience in FMCG or luxury sectors. The ideal candidate will excel in financial modeling and capital allocation, ensuring the organization scales efficiently while maintaining its creative essence. Join us to shape the future of a vibrant business.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in FMCG, beauty, luxury, or fast‑fashion supply chains.
• Proven experience scaling an SME from 8-digit to 9-digit turnover.
• Ability to work within non-traditional structures.

Responsibilities

• Design financial architecture for the organization.
• Manage working capital and financing cycles.
• Lead financial planning for future JVs and M&A activities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Strategic thinking

Capital allocation

Financial analysis

OPEX analysis

Tools

AI-driven dashboards

Job description

ABOUT US

At Identiscents, a well‑established French‑founded business, we focus on sourcing, distributing, and customizing packaging solutions and fine fragrances for the perfumery, beauty, personal care, and home care industries. With almost three decades of experience, we have delivered solutions to more than 1,000 global brands.

Our team of experts, along with our commitment to fostering strong partnerships with suppliers, allows us to remain flexible, sustainable, and responsive to the evolving market landscape. Serving major brands across the GCC, with an extensive network spanning Asia and Europe, we continue to expand our global footprint.

ROLE ESSENCE

We are seeking a CFO—an Architect and Builder. This individual will embody the financial center of gravity within our ecosystem by creating structure, stabilizing movement, and bringing clarity as our multi‑engine organization expands.

As a true partner to the founder, the CFO translates vision into phased, realistic financial architecture—unlocking the full potential of our backward, forward, and vertical integrations. This leader will work fluidly across departments, fully embracing our circular‑hierarchy culture, collaborating across the organization rather than above it. They will allocate capital intelligently, know when to say “not now” without slowing long‑term momentum, and protect our independence while guiding our evolution.

ENERGETIC PROFILE

Personality Resonance: Compatibility With the Tribe

• Lively
• Grounded
• Low‑ego
• Empathetic
• Purpose‑oriented

Role Resonance

• Synthetic thinker
• Systems thinker with pattern‑recognition intelligence
• Sharper under pressure
• Deeply strategic
• Committed to self‑mastery

ROLE PURPOSE (ARCHITECT AND BUILDER)

ARCHITECT DYNAMIC

Designing the financial blueprint, long‑term structure, and strategic architecture with Maison sensitivity.

• Design our long‑term financial architecture.
• Allocate capital across engines and the Nucleus.
• Decide what we finance internally versus externally.
• Protect the Maison’s long‑term value and cultural equity through financial choices.
• Structure and sequence vertical, backward, and forward integrations.
• Lead financial planning for future JVs and M&A activities.
• Build a credible, investor‑grade financial model.
• Integrate AI‑driven forecasting and decision‑making into the Nucleus.

BUILDER DYNAMIC

Executing, stabilizing flows, operationalizing growth, and ensuring the ecosystem runs like a Maison.

• Manage working capital and financing cycles.
• Analyze OPEX and cash cycles to support scaling decisions.
• Hedge forex for multi‑country operations.
• Build AI‑supported dashboards for real‑time financial clarity.
• Support the acceleration of France and other fast‑growth areas.
• Introduce financial rituals and rhythms that keep the Maison coherent as it scales.

FOUNDATION EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience taking an SME from 8‑digit to 9‑digit turnover in a high‑velocity environment.
• 10–15+ years in FMCG, beauty, luxury, fragrance, or fast‑fashion supply chains with high SKU rotation and short cycles.
• A clear track record of partnering with founders during active scaling not stability.
• Ability to operate within non‑traditional structures, ecosystems, fluid teams, and circular hierarchy.
• Natural cultural affinity for creative, craft‑driven, fast‑moving environments.
• Fluency in multi‑country operations and multi‑currency financial exposure.

If you recognize yourself in this dual identity, architect and builder, and feel energized by the idea of shaping a Maison that blends creativity, industry, and global scale, we would be delighted to explore this journey with you. At Identiscents, you will help design not only the financial architecture of our future, but the cultural and strategic foundations that will define our next era of growth.