Group Chief Financial Officer
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About the Role
Scovai seeks a Group CFO for a leading manufacturing and industrial group in Dubai. The role leads financial transformation, restructuring, capital optimization, and strategic growth initiatives.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with the CEO and Board to develop and execute restructuring and transformation strategies.
- Lead all financial aspects of restructuring, turnaround initiatives, liquidity improvement, and working capital optimization programs.
- Drive cost optimization, operational efficiency, and margin enhancement initiatives across manufacturing operations and supply chain functions.
- Negotiate with banks, lenders, and financial institutions; manage refinancing, covenant compliance, debt restructuring, and capital optimization.
- Support capital market transactions including IPO readiness, equity fundraising, and rights issues while ensuring robust corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee all accounting, treasury, taxation, audit, budgeting, planning, and financial reporting activities.
- Lead cash preservation, liquidity management, and rigorous cash forecasting processes.
- Serve as the primary financial interface with banks, investors, auditors, and advisors.
- Build, develop, and lead a high performing finance organization, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Proven experience as Group CFO or senior finance leader in a manufacturing or industrial conglomerate
- Experience leading large scale manufacturing or industrial turnaround and restructuring initiatives
- Expertise in MENA cross border capital markets, syndicated debt, and lender negotiations
- Proven track record in group wide digital finance transformation and ERP modernization
- Strategic M&A integration or portfolio optimization experience across diversified business units
- Advanced knowledge of UAE/GCC regulatory compliance and ESG reporting frameworks
- Cross cultural executive leadership experience managing multi national business units
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About This Role
- Scovai is conducting a confidential search on behalf of a leading manufacturing and industrial group headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- We are seeking an exceptional and commercially minded Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join the Executive Leadership Team during a critical phase of business transformation, restructuring, operational optimization, and long term value creation.
- This role extends significantly beyond traditional finance leadership responsibilities.
- The successful candidate will lead the company’s financial transformation agenda, strengthen lender and investor confidence, optimize capital structure, improve profitability and cash flow, and support strategic growth initiatives across a diversified group operating across multiple business units a
- Working closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, shareholders, lenders, regulators, and external stakeholders, the Group CFO will serve as a trusted strategic partner in driving business turnaround, portfolio optimization, operational excellence, and sustainable shareholder value creation.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the CEO and Board to develop and execute restructuring and transformation strategies, acting as a strategic advisor on performance, growth, and capital allocation.
- Lead all financial aspects of restructuring, turnaround initiatives, liquidity improvement, and working capital optimization programs.
- Drive cost optimization, operational efficiency, and margin enhancement initiatives across manufacturing operations and supply chain functions.
- Negotiate with banks, lenders, and financial institutions; manage refinancing, covenant compliance, debt restructuring, and capital optimization.
- Support capital market transactions including IPO readiness, equity fundraising, and rights issues while ensuring robust corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee all accounting, treasury, taxation, audit, budgeting, planning, and financial reporting activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Lead cash preservation, liquidity management, and rigorous cash forecasting processes to optimize return on invested capital.
- Serve as the primary financial interface with banks, investors, auditors, and advisors, building credibility and supporting investor relations.
- Build, develop, and lead a high performing finance organization, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Experience leading large scale manufacturing or industrial turnaround and restructuring initiatives
- Expertise in MENA cross border capital markets, syndicated debt, and lender negotiations
- Proven track record in group wide digital finance transformation and ERP modernization
Nice to Have
- Financial Transformation & Restructuring
- Capital Structure & Debt Management
- Banking & Financing Negotiations
- Capital Markets & IPO Readiness
- Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance
- Strategic Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Manufacturing & Operational Finance
- Cash Flow & Working Capital Optimization
- Stakeholder & Investor Relations
- Team Leadership & Organizational Development
- Financial Reporting & Internal Controls
- Business Intelligence & Scenario Analysis
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