Head of Finance (UAE National)
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About the Role
A leading Abu Dhabi-based organisation seeks an experienced Head of Finance to build the finance operating model from the ground up, implementing financial controls, governance, and reporting processes.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the organisation's financial strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives
- Build and implement finance policies, procedures, governance frameworks and internal controls for a newly established entity
- Provide strategic financial advice and commercial insight to the executive leadership team
- Lead the annual budgeting process together with rolling forecasts and long term financial planning
- Produce robust financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic initiatives
- Manage treasury activities including liquidity planning, cash flow forecasting and working capital optimisation
- Oversee all accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, integrity and compliance with applicable accounting standards
- Develop robust financial reporting frameworks that deliver timely, meaningful management information
- Manage relationships with external auditors and coordinate the annual audit process
- Lead finance transformation initiatives and AI, including ERP optimisation and process automation
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent (preferred)
- 10+ years' experience across finance and accounting, including at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership position
- Experience establishing finance functions, policies and controls within a rapidly growing organisation
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting standards
- Extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial planning & analysis
- Excellent understanding of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax regulations
- Treasury, cash flow and working capital management expertise
- Experience implementing or optimising ERP systems and leading finance transformation initiatives
- Strong analytical, problem solving and financial modelling capabilities
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
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Role Overview
- Mark Williams is partnering with a leading organisation based in Abu Dhabi to appoint an experienced and commercially minded Head of Finance.
- This is a unique opportunity to build the finance operating model from the ground up, implementing best in class financial controls, governance frameworks, reporting processes, and systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the organisation's financial strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives
- Build and implement finance policies, procedures, governance frameworks and internal controls for a newly established entity
- Provide strategic financial advice and commercial insight to the executive leadership team
- Continuous improvement across finance operations, ensuring efficiency, scalability and best practice
- Lead the annual budgeting process together with rolling forecasts and long term financial planning
- Produce robust financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic initiatives
- Deliver insightful variance analysis, identifying trends, risks and opportunities while recommending corrective actions
- Manage treasury activities including liquidity planning, cash flow forecasting and working capital optimisation
- Develop strategies to improve cash visibility, optimise capital structure and minimise financial risk
- Partner closely with operational and commercial leaders, providing financial analysis to support key business decisions
- Promote financial awareness across the organisation and strengthen collaboration between finance and operational teams
- Oversee all accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, integrity and compliance with applicable accounting standards
Candidate Profile
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent – Preferred
- 10+ years' experience across finance and accounting, including at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership position
- Experience establishing finance functions, policies and controls within a rapidly growing organisation is highly desirable
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision making
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting standards
- Extensive experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial planning & analysis
- Excellent understanding of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax regulations
- Treasury, cash flow and working capital management expertise
- Experience implementing or optimising ERP systems and leading finance transformation initiatives
- Strong analytical, problem solving and financial modelling capabilities
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
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