Group Chief Financial Officer

Position: Group Chief Financial Officer

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Group CFO is mandated to oversee the full financial lifecycle of the holding company and its diversified assets. Key strategic pillars include:

Capital Markets & PE Fundraising: Leading the group’s engagement with private equity firms and institutional investors to secure growth capital.

Corporate Banking & Treasury: Architecting and syndicating complex group-level credit facilities and managing multi-currency treasury operations.

Corporate & Tax Architecture: Optimizing the group’s legal and fiscal structure within ADGM/DIFC frameworks to support cross-border commercial ventures and tax efficiency.

Portfolio Governance: Implementing rigorous capital allocation frameworks to maximize ROI across the manufacturing and consumer platforms.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Core Responsibilities & Deliverables

Capital Raising & Investor Relations

• Drive equity and debt fundraising activities, managing the end-to-end process from pitch deck creation to closing.
• Manage relationships with external shareholders, investment banks, and private equity partners.

Banking & Treasury

• Negotiate and maintain relationships with local and international corporate banking partners.
• Oversee group-wide liquidity management and syndication of credit facilities.

Tax & Cross-Border Structuring

• Design and implement an institutional-grade corporate structure using ADGM/DIFC jurisdictions.
• Manage cross-border tax compliance and structuring for international commercial ventures.

Portfolio FP&A & Commercial Governance

• Provide high-level commercial oversight for all operating assets, ensuring performance aligns with group- level strategic goals.
• Implement advanced financial modeling and forecasting to support real-time decision-making.

Systems, IFRS Audit & IPO Readiness

• Standardize accounting policies across the group in full compliance with IFRS.
• Lead the transition of all subsidiaries to institutional audit standards (Big 4) in preparation for IPO.

Deliverables & KPIs

• Secure at least one major capital raise, refinancing or M&A transaction within the first year
• Finalize ADGM/DIFC corporate restructuring plan and optimize group treasury and bank facility reporting within 90 days
• Implement a group-wide IFRS-compliant reporting framework across all subsidiaries within 180 days
• Deliver a clean, “IPO-ready” annual consolidated audit with Big 4 auditors within the first year
• Establish a robust capital allocation framework driving measurable ROI improvement across the manufacturing

and consumer platforms

• Maintain a disciplined reporting cadence with the Founder/CEO and the Board of Directors

Educational qualifications

• Must hold a CA, CPA, CFA, or an MBA from a top-tier global institution
• 10–15 years of total progressive financial experience
• 3–5 years of experience in Investment Banking (IB), Private Equity (PE), or Big 4 M&A Advisory
• 5–8 years of experience in a senior financial leadership role (CFO or Finance Director) within a multi-entity holding structure
• Advanced expertise in financial modeling, valuation, and complex transaction management
• MBA / Executive MBA from a top-tier, globally ranked business school (e.g. IIM, ISB, INSEAD, LBS, Wharton or equivalent) strongly preferred