Financial Director

Disrupt.com

Dubai, UAE

Full Time

Director

2 weeks ago

Financial Planning & ForecastingFinancial ReportingP&L ManagementTreasury & Cash ManagementInternal ControlsCompliance & Audit

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About the Role

Disrupt.com seeks a Finance Director with a strong traditional finance foundation and exposure to digital assets to own the financial operating engine. Responsibilities include financial planning, reporting, P&L management, treasury, and compliance.

Key Skills for This Role

Financial Planning & ForecastingFinancial ReportingP&L ManagementTreasury & Cash ManagementInternal ControlsCompliance & Audit

Responsibilities

Build and own the group's annual budget and rolling 12/24 month financial forecast across all three entities
Design the financial planning cadence – monthly reviews, quarterly reforecasts, annual board level planning cycle
Create integrated financial and commercial reporting that eliminates reconciliation gaps between sales data, treasury, and accounts
Own all management reporting outputs – weekly financial flash, monthly board pack, quarterly business review
Design the KPI dashboard framework that the executive team uses as its primary operating instrument
Lead the shift to P&L driven management – segmented by entity, product line, and market
Partner with each business lead to define their unit economics, revenue drivers, and cost accountability
Define a credible, board approved path to profitability roadmap with milestones, owners, and measurable outcomes
Manage multi currency operational treasury across fiat and digital asset holdings
Implement financial controls frameworks appropriate to a regulated virtual asset business operating in the UAE
Own the external audit relationship and ensure group accounts are produced on time and to standard
Build financial models for new business opportunities – fee structures, partnership economics, new product launches

Requirements

8–12 years in finance, with meaningful time in a commercially oriented role beyond pure controllership
UAE market experience – familiarity with local banking, regulatory environment, and doing business in the GCC
Demonstrated ability to build financial infrastructure in a scale up or growth stage environment
Hands on track record of building P&L reporting frameworks, forecasting models, and management reporting from scratch
Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred
Genuine familiarity with digital assets – can hold an intelligent conversation about token economics, DeFi mechanics, and on chain treasury
Comfortable operating without a large support team; hands on until the function scales
Background in UAE or MENA fintech, digital banking, financial exchange, or asset management preferred
Experience working in or alongside DIFC, ADGM, or VARA regulated entities preferred
Exposure to Islamic finance products – murabaha, sukuk, ijara – even at a working familiarity level preferred
Prior experience supporting a fundraise, capital raise, or M&A process from the finance side preferred
Exposure to institutional trading, exchange operations, or multi entity group finance preferred

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Role Overview

We are looking for a Finance Director with a strong traditional finance foundation ideally from UAE banking, fintech, or regulated financial services, who has developed meaningful exposure to digital assets and is ready to go deeper.
You do not need to be a DeFi native. You do need to be genuinely curious about the space, fast to learn, and commercially focused enough that your first question is always about revenue and margin rather than process and compliance.
The token treasury and Shariah structuring complexity will be supported by specialist advisors; your job is to own the financial operating engine and make the business legible — to the board, to investors, and to itself.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

Build and own the group's annual budget and rolling 12/24 month financial forecast across all three entities
Design the financial planning cadence — monthly reviews, quarterly reforecasts, annual board level planning cycle
Stress test plans against revenue scenarios, token price movements, and operational cost variables
Ensure all three entities operate from a single consolidated financial model with clear entity level visibility

Single Source of Truth — Reporting

Create integrated financial and commercial reporting that eliminates reconciliation gaps between sales data, treasury, and accounts
Own all management reporting outputs — weekly financial flash, monthly board pack, quarterly business review
Design the KPI dashboard framework that the executive team uses as its primary operating instrument
Prepare clean, investor grade financial reporting for strategic partners, ecosystem stakeholders, and prospective capital providers

Management by P&L

Lead the shift to P&L driven management — segmented by entity, product line, and market
Partner with each business lead to define their unit economics, revenue drivers, and cost accountability
Build the reporting cadence and accountability framework that ensures commercial leads own their numbers
Identify margin leakage, cost overruns, and revenue shortfalls early and escalate with recommended actions

Path to Profitability

Define a credible, board approved path to profitability roadmap with milestones, owners, and measurable outcomes
Track performance against that roadmap monthly and drive corrective action when the business deviates
Model the cash runway implications of commercial decisions — hiring, product investment, market expansion — before they are made
Advise the COO and CEO on capital allocation trade offs with clear financial rationale

Treasury & Cash Management

Manage multi currency operational treasury across fiat and digital asset holdings
Maintain real time visibility of cash position across entities and jurisdictions
Coordinate with the token advisory function on ZIG treasury governance — vesting, reserves, liquidity runway
Manage banking relationships and ensure operational accounts are structured efficiently across DIFC and UAE free zone entities

Controls, Compliance & Audit

Implement financial controls frameworks appropriate to a regulated virtual asset business operating in the UAE
Own the external audit relationship and ensure group accounts are produced on time and to standard
Coordinate with legal and compliance teams on VARA obligations, AML/KYC requirements, and any ADGM or DIFC reporting
Maintain awareness of Islamic finance compliance requirements for Zamanat products — Shariah structuring decisions will be led by specialist advisors

Commercial Finance & Decision Support

Build financial models for new business opportunities — fee structures, partnership economics, new product launches
Support fundraising processes with financial data rooms, models, and investor materials
Lead the financial due diligence response for prospective investors and strategic partners
Provide finance perspective in commercial negotiations with institutional partners and ecosystem stakeholders

Required Experience & Qualifications

8–12 years in finance, with meaningful time in a commercially oriented role beyond pure controllership
UAE market experience — familiarity with local banking, regulatory environment, and doing business in the GCC
Demonstrated ability to build financial infrastructure in a scale up or growth stage environment
Hands on track record of building P&L reporting frameworks, forecasting models, and management reporting from scratch
Qualified accountant — ACA, ACCA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred
Genuine familiarity with digital assets — can hold an intelligent conversation about token economics, DeFi mechanics, and on chain treasury without needing a primer
Comfortable operating without a large support team; hands on until the function scales

Preferred Experience

Background in UAE or MENA fintech, digital banking, financial exchange, or asset management
Experience working in or alongside DIFC, ADGM, or VARA regulated entities
Exposure to Islamic finance products — murabaha, sukuk, ijara — even at a working familiarity level
Prior experience supporting a fundraise, capital raise, or M&A process from the finance side
Exposure to institutional trading, exchange operations, or multi entity group finance
Arabic language a plus, not a requirement

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