Head of Finance - Healthcare

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 502,200 - 725,400; Full time

Job summary

AlFuttaim in Dubai is looking for a Head of Finance - Healthcare to strategically guide financial operations across their healthcare division. This senior leadership role requires extensive healthcare finance experience, strong FP&A capabilities, and proficiency in Arabic.

The successful candidate will oversee financial planning, reporting, and investment analysis while collaborating with executive leadership. The role promises a key contribution to the growth and strategic directions of HealthHub in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Extensive healthcare finance experience is mandatory.
• Strong background in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Previous experience in a senior finance leadership role is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy and operational finance activities across the healthcare division.
• Oversee all FP&A activities including annual budgeting and financial performance tracking.
• Drive business performance reviews and identify financial risks and growth opportunities.

Skills

Healthcare finance

FP&A leadership

Financial strategy

Budgeting

Forecasting

Long-range planning

Management reporting

Financial performance analysis

Financial modelling

Investment analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline

Professional finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA)

Job description

Job Snapshot

Head of Finance - Healthcare Job Snapshot Role: Head of Finance - Healthcare Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Finance Experience: Extensive healthcare finance experience with strong FP&A leadership background Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Head of Finance - Healthcare in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Hospital and Health Care hiring opportunity for a senior finance leader with extensive healthcare finance experience, strong FP&A capability, Arabic language skills, and the ability to guide financial strategy across multiple healthcare entities. This leadership role supports HealthHub by overseeing financial planning, management reporting, governance, investment analysis, performance reviews, cost optimization, and long‑term business planning across a growing healthcare division.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Finance Salary: 45000-65000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Head of Finance - Healthcare will act as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership, helping shape business direction through accurate financial insight, disciplined governance, and strong commercial analysis. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the role carries responsibility for financial performance, forecasting accuracy, investment decision support, internal controls, and divisional finance operations. The position is especially important in a healthcare environment where clinic expansion, patient demand, cost efficiency, revenue cycle performance, and regulatory compliance must be managed with precision.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy, planning, and operational finance activities across the healthcare division, ensuring alignment with business growth priorities and leadership expectations.
• Oversee all FP&A activities, including annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long‑range planning, scenario analysis, and divisional financial performance tracking.
• Manage monthly management reporting, financial reviews, and performance analysis, ensuring reports are accurate, timely, and useful for senior decision‑making.
• Drive business performance reviews by identifying financial risks, growth opportunities, margin pressures, cost optimization areas, and operational improvement actions.
• Lead financial modelling and feasibility studies for new clinics, service expansions, investment proposals, and healthcare network development.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, investment reviews, financial due diligence, and business case evaluation where required.
• Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, compliance frameworks, and reporting discipline across multiple healthcare entities.
• Partner with clinical, operational, commercial, and executive teams to connect financial results with business drivers such as patient volumes, utilization, revenue cycle metrics, and service profitability.
• Review revenue, cost, cash flow, working capital, and profitability trends to support sustainable healthcare business performance.
• Provide strategic financial recommendations to the Managing Director and senior leadership based on clear analysis and practical commercial judgment.
• Improve finance processes, reporting tools, controls, data visibility, and planning accuracy across the division.
• Guide finance teams with clear priorities, strong accountability, and a focus on operational excellence.
• Monitor investment performance, clinic‑level results, and divisional KPIs to support better resource allocation and business planning.
• Ensure finance operations meet Al‑Futtaim Group standards, healthcare sector requirements, and internal reporting expectations.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• Professional finance qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Extensive healthcare finance experience is mandatory, preferably across clinics, hospitals, medical centers, or healthcare groups.
• Strong background in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, management reporting, and financial performance analysis.
• Previous experience in a senior finance leadership role such as Head of Finance, Finance Director, Senior Finance Manager, or similar.
• Arabic language capability is required or strongly preferred, with excellent English communication skills.
• Experience reporting to executive leadership and supporting board‑level or managing director‑level decision‑making.
• Proven ability to lead financial modelling, feasibility studies, investment analysis, and business case evaluation.
• Exposure to M&A, due diligence, clinic expansion, new healthcare services, or multi‑entity business planning is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of healthcare KPIs, revenue cycle dynamics, patient volumes, utilization, service profitability, and cost structures.
• Confident in financial governance, internal controls, compliance, risk management, and process improvement.
• Strong leadership ability with experience managing finance teams and influencing cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to turn complex financial information into clear business direction.
• High attention to detail, strong integrity, and the ability to work in a fast‑paced healthcare environment.

Skills Set

• Healthcare finance
• FP&A leadership
• Financial strategy
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Long‑range planning
• Management reporting
• Financial performance analysis
• Financial modelling
• Feasibility studies
• Investment analysis
• M&A support
• Financial due diligence
• Business case evaluation
• Internal controls
• Financial governance
• Compliance frameworks
• Cost optimization
• Revenue cycle metrics
• Patient volume analysis
• Utilization tracking
• Clinic profitability
• Multi‑entity finance
• Executive reporting
• Strategic planning
• Cash flow analysis
• Working capital management
• Arabic communication
• Stakeholder management
• Finance team leadership

Why Join Us

This role offers a senior finance leader the opportunity to influence the future direction of a growing healthcare division in Dubai. The Head of Finance will work directly with executive leadership, contribute to strategic expansion, strengthen financial governance, and support investment decisions that shape HealthHub's next stage of growth. The position provides strong visibility, leadership responsibility, healthcare sector exposure, and the opportunity to build meaningful financial impact within a respected regional business group.

About the Company

Al‑Futtaim is a diversified regional group headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with established operations across automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare. Through HealthHub Clinics and Al‑Futtaim Healthcare, the group delivers multi‑specialty medical services, advanced diagnostics, patient‑centered care, and smart healthcare solutions across Dubai. The healthcare division continues to expand with a focus on quality, operational discipline, trusted clinical services, and sustainable growth in the UAE healthcare market.