Chief Financial Officer

Our client who is a digital bank based in UAE is looking to hire a CFO. The Chief Financial Officer acts as partner to the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Team, assisting the Board and Management Team in the leadership and strategic direction of the organization with an emphasis on finance and treasury matters.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare and update robust financial forecasts and projections based on business cases agreed with CEO and/or other senior management team members
- Represent the bank in investor presentations and manage due diligence process
- Manage the Treasury and Finance functions
- Oversee the recruitment and development of a team of Finance and Treasury competent professionals
- Oversee the ongoing development of all policies and procedures for Finance and Treasury
- Financial Accounting and Reporting – Ensure IFRS compliant financial statements are prepared
- Internal Controls - Ensure comprehensive internal controls are implemented
- Management Reporting – Ensure comprehensive monthly management accounts are prepared
- External and Internal Audit
- Adopt role of subject matter expert in the implementation of the Finance system, Microsoft Dynamics

Requirements:

- 15 + years of Experience in Financial Services ideally with prior experience of working in a regulated financial firm
- Experience in creating and institutionalizing a finance function from scratch desirable
- Experience of IFRS Reporting
- Strong product knowledge of money market and capital markets products
- Experience in implementing technology enabled change programs desirable
- Experience of working at both a tactical operational as well as at a strategic level
- Graduate Degree from a recognized Academic Institution
- Professional Accounting Qualification from recognized Accounting Institute