Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

We are looking to hire an experienced and commercially astute Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the company’s financial strategy, planning, reporting, treasury, and financial controls. Key Responsibilities: - Financial Strategy & Leadership: Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the company’s commercial objectives and expansion plans. - Financial Reporting: Oversee monthly management accounts, financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and financial performance reporting. - Treasury & Cash Flow Management: Manage liquidity, working capital, cash flow forecasting, banking facilities, and short- and long-term funding requirements. - Trade Finance & Banking: Manage relationships with banks and financial institutions, including letters of credit (LCs), trade finance facilities, guarantees, import/export financing, and foreign exchange exposure. - Capital Expenditure & Equipment Financing: Identify, structure, negotiate, and secure financing and loan facilities for plant, machinery, industrial equipment, and business expansion projects. - Financial Controls & Risk Management: Establish robust internal controls, approval processes, credit controls, and risk-management procedures to safeguard company assets and minimize financial exposure. - Taxation & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, applicable accounting standards, statutory reporting, audit requirements, and other relevant regulatory obligations. - Cost & Profitability Analysis: Monitor trading margins, operating expenses, overheads, and profitability by product, transaction, customer, supplier, and business unit. - ERP & Process Improvement: Strengthen financial systems, reporting processes, and ERP utilization to improve accuracy, transparency, and decision-making. - Team Leadership: Lead and develop the finance and accounts team, ensuring timely reporting, accountability, and operational efficiency. - Commercial Decision Support: Work closely with management and commercial teams to evaluate new markets, trading opportunities, capital requirements, and business risks. Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications: - Must be based in Sharjah. - Chartered Accountant (CA), qualified through ICAP (Pakistan), ICAI (India), ICAEW (UK), or another recognized chartered accountancy institute. - Minimum 15 years of relevant finance and accounting experience, including minimum 5 years of experience in a senior finance leadership role, preferably within a trading, manufacturing, or industrial organization. - Strong, demonstrable experience in international trade finance, including LCs, import/export financing, bank guarantees, working capital facilities, foreign exchange, and cross-border settlements. - Proven track record of establishing banking relationships and personally negotiating and securing credit facilities and financing from banks and financial institutions. - Demonstrated experience in securing financing for plant, machinery, equipment, and capital expenditure, including situations where conventional property collateral is unavailable or limited. - Experience managing treasury, funding, financial reporting, and financial controls across multiple companies within a group structure. - Strong practical knowledge of UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, tax planning, statutory compliance, external audits, and applicable financial reporting standards. - Demonstrated expertise in treasury management, cash flow forecasting, working capital optimization, and financial risk management. - Experience managing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis in a trading or multi-entity environment. - Proficiency in ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting tools. - Strong commercial acumen, analytical ability, negotiation skills, and stakeholder-management capabilities. - Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills. Show more Show less