Regional Head of Finance MEA

Ntsrecruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 590,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading executive search and outplacement firm is partnering with a global healthcare leader to recruit a Regional Head of Finance MEA. This strategic role requires oversight of financial operations across the Middle East and Africa, ensuring compliance and fostering partnerships for business growth. Candidates must have 12-15 years of finance experience, preferably in healthcare, alongside strong commercial acumen and leadership skills. The position is based in Dubai, offering an opportunity to impact financial strategy at a regional level.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of progressive finance leadership experience, preferably in healthcare or pharmaceuticals.
• Regional experience in MEA markets is essential.
• Deep understanding of pricing and market access.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles across MEA.
• Drive pricing strategy and tender planning in coordination with market access teams.
• Provide executive-level financial insights to leadership.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Compliance

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Education

Qualified finance professional (ACCA, CPA, CMA, or MBA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

We are NTS Group.

The regions leading Executive Search Outplacement & Career Transition firm across the Middle East bringing over 25 years of local expertise and a track record of exceptional service for our clients and candidates. Operating from our strategically positioned offices in Dubai London and Singapore we offer a comprehensive range of services delivered by industry experts. These include Contingency & Executive Search Campaigns Outplacement & Redundancy Support RPO Projects Talent Mapping Women in Leadership & Leadership Development and our awardwinning Executive Career Transitioning Programs.

We are currently partnering with a global leader in the healthcare sector to recruit a Regional Head of Finance MEA based in Dubai. This is a key strategic role responsible for leading all financial operations across the Middle East and Africa with a strong focus on compliance governance and commercial partnership to support business growth market access and operational excellence across the region.

What Youll be Doing

• Lead the financial planning budgeting and forecasting cycles across MEA ensuring alignment with both global finance strategy and regional healthcare objectives.
• Partner closely with commercial medical market access and supply chain teams to drive profitability improve margins and support strategic investments in highgrowth markets.
• Ensure full compliance with tax regulatory and statutory requirements across multiple jurisdictions while aligning with global internal controls and audit processes.
• Drive pricing strategy tender planning and reimbursement modeling in coordination with market access and public affairs teams to support product availability and market sustainability.
• Support business development new market entry and partnerships through detailed financial modeling risk assessments and integration planning.
• Lead and mentor finance teams across MEA building capability driving engagement and fostering a culture of performance and accountability.
• Provide executivelevel financial insights to regional and global leadership using data and dashboards to support agile and informed decisionmaking.
• Represent the MEA region in global finance forums contributing to finance transformation digital finance initiatives and operational improvement programs.

Who You Are

• A qualified finance professional (ACCA CPA CMA or MBA) with 1215 years of progressive finance leadership experience including time in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.
• Regional experience in MEA markets is essential with a proven track record of working across complex highly regulated environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience partnering with nonfinance functions including commercial medical and access.
• Deep understanding of pricing market access and public sector tender processes within healthcare.
• Experienced in ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) and financial analytics tools with a datadriven approach to business planning.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels across a matrix organization.

Due to the large number of applications we receive we can only respond to candidates who have been shortlisted for the position. If you havent had a response within 5 working days please assume you have not been shortlisted. Many thanks and good luck in your job search.

Required Experience

Director