COO & Director of Finance

Brewer Morris; Dubai; Sur place; AED 600 000 - 900 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Brewer Morris is supporting a leading international law firm in Dubai to appoint a MENA Chief Operating Officer & Director of Finance. This is a senior regional leadership role overseeing financial and operational performance across the Middle East.

The role partners with regional leadership, global finance, and the partnership to shape strategy, drive profitability and strengthen operational effectiveness within a complex professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Senior operations and finance leader with 10–15 years' experience in a major professional services firm.
• Broad commercial and financial acumen with experience leading business functions and transformation.
• Ability to influence senior partners and global stakeholders.
• Undergraduate degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead financial performance, analysis and reporting across the region.
• Partner with regional leadership on strategy, profitability and revenue growth.
• Drive transformation and operational excellence across business services.
• Oversee governance, regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Coordinate with global finance and firm-wide priorities.
• Develop and mentor regional business services teams.

Connaissances

Leadership

Strategic finance

Transformation

Governance

Stakeholder management

Formation

Bachelor's degree

MBA or equivalent

Description du poste

We are supporting a leading international law firm in the appointment of a MENA Chief Operating Officer & Director of Finance, based in Dubai.

This is a senior regional leadership role with responsibility for the financial and operational performance of the firm across the Middle East. Working closely with the regional Managing Partner, global finance leadership and the wider partnership, the role will help shape and execute the regional strategy while driving stronger commercial performance and operational effectiveness.

The mandate combines strategic finance, business operations, transformation, governance and leadership across a complex professional services environment.

The MENA Chief Operating Officer & Director of Finance will be responsible for:

• Partnering with regional leadership on strategy, business planning, profitability and revenue growth.
• Leading financial performance, analysis and reporting, providing clear commercial insight to support decision-making.
• Driving transformation and continuous improvement across business services and regional operations.
• Providing leadership across governance, regulatory compliance, operational risk, business continuity and crisis management.
• Overseeing regional operating costs, resource allocation and service delivery across multiple Middle East offices.
• Connecting regional and global business functions, ensuring effective coordination and execution of firm-wide priorities.
• Leading and developing business services teams, creating a collaborative, high-performing culture.

We are looking for…

A senior operations and finance leader with approximately 10 to 15 years’ experience and a strong track record within a major law firm. The role requires broad commercial and financial acumen alongside experience leading business functions, transformation and high-performing teams.

The successful individual will need to operate credibly with senior partners and global stakeholders, influence across a partnership structure and balance strategic leadership with a willingness to remain close to execution. Strong judgement, communication skills and the ability to build consensus in a complex international organisation will be important.

An undergraduate degree is required, with an MBA or other advanced qualification preferred.

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