Strategic Finance Leader: Path to CFO in Global Shipping

Aegis Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Group in Dubai, UAE, seeks a seasoned Head of Finance to build the finance platform and pave a CFO path as the group expands into shipping, mining and manufacturing. You will oversee treasury, accounting, reporting and tax planning, while partnering with banks and lenders across regions.

You will lead capital allocation, due diligence and investment appraisal for major projects, with direct access to the CEO and board, shaping a growing diversified industrial portfolio.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in finance with senior leadership
• CA/ CPA/ ACCA/ CIMA or MBA (Finance) required
• Proven project finance or structured debt experience
• Experience with banks/lenders across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience leading group restructuring and finance teams of 15+

Responsibilities

• Lead group accounting, reporting, audit, FP&A across entities and jurisdictions
• Run treasury: liquidity, cash pooling, FX and interest-rate risk
• Own relationships with banks, lenders, trade-finance providers, DFIs
• Drive capital allocation and investment appraisal for vessel, mining, manufacturing
• Structure project and trade finance facilities and lending agreements
• Lead tax planning and entity set-up in multiple jurisdictions
• Upgrade finance systems, processes and controls and present to leadership

Skills

15+ years in finance

5+ years leadership

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Project finance

Debt structuring

Bank relationships

Cash flow forecasting

Education

CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA or MBA (Finance)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics, Hyperion, OneStream)

Kyriba/GTreasury

Job description

Aegis Group in Dubai, UAE, seeks a seasoned Head of Finance to build the finance platform and pave a CFO path as the group expands into shipping, mining and manufacturing. You will oversee treasury, accounting, reporting and tax planning, while partnering with banks and lenders across regions.

You will lead capital allocation, due diligence and investment appraisal for major projects, with direct access to the CEO and board, shaping a growing diversified industrial portfolio.