Head of Finance-Wholesale Banking
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About the Role
Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking Group is seeking an executive Head of Finance for Wholesale Banking to oversee the finance function across CIBG, IBG, and FI. The role involves strategic financial planning, governance, digital transformation, and leading a team of country CFOs across multiple geographies.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee the Finance function across Mashreq’s Wholesale Banking businesses CIBG, IBG, and FI
- Provide financial advice to the GCFO and Business Leaders
- Develop relevant and insightful Management Information
- Enhance financial governance, drive strategic alignment, and optimize operational efficiency
- Implement fully digital processes and leverage (Gen)AI for efficiency and insights
- Lead strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management
- Oversee financial controls, risk management, and compliance across geographies
- Lead talent development, succession planning, and Emiratization efforts
Requirements
- ACA, MBA, or equivalent; qualified accountant
- 20+ years in banking/financial services, with 5+ years in senior finance leadership
- Deep expertise in Wholesale Banking across Corporate, International, and FI segments
- Proven success in financial strategy, transformation, and cross border operations
- Strong command of banking systems, risk frameworks, and regulatory environments
- Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and data driven decision making skills
- Fluent in English
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Role Overview
- This is a pivotal executive leadership role responsible for overseeing the Finance function across Mashreq’s Wholesale Banking businesses CIBG, IBG, and FI which collectively contribute to more than half of the Bank’s total revenue and span a wide international footprint.
- The role is designed to provide financial advice to the GCFO and to the Business Leaders, develop relevant and insightful Management Information, enhance financial governance, drive strategic alignment, and optimize operational efficiency across the Wholesale Banking platform.
- Pivotal in the role is to further implement fully digital processes flows and leverage for efficiency and effectiveness (insights) on (Gen)AI.
- The incumbent will serve as a key member of the GCFO’s management team and the CIBG and IBG management teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business advice, strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes for Wholesale Banking, ensuring alignment with Group strategy and enabling data driven decision making.
- Oversee the financial processes to ensure risks and opportunities are identified and addressed in a timely manner.
- Serve as the single point of contact for the GCFO and Group Heads of CIBG and IBG on all finance and related matters.
- Drive standardization, digitalization, and alignment across finance processes and systems for Wholesale Banking.
- Ensure robust financial governance, risk management, and compliance across all geographies in partnership with Country CFOs.
- Oversee and ensure financial controls are in place across Wholesale Banking Finance.
- Oversee integration and coordination of finance support for CIBG, IBG, and FI.
- Support strategic on WB overarching initiatives such as WDS, Titan, and hierarchical/functional steering from a Finance perspective.
- Lead talent development, succession planning, and Emiratization efforts across Wholesale Banking Finance.
- Represent Finance in strategic forums and decision making bodies, including the GCFO Leadership Team.
- Critically review business initiatives, financial plans, and strategic proposals; challenge assumptions and provide actionable recommendations.
- Facilitate WB MBO reviews with Mashreq’s GCEO and ensure alignment with Group objectives.
Qualifications
- ACA, MBA, or equivalent; qualified accountant.
- 20+ years in banking/financial services, with 5+ years in senior finance leadership.
- Deep expertise in Wholesale Banking across Corporate, International, and FI segments.
- Proven success in financial strategy, transformation, and cross border operations.
- Strong command of banking systems, risk frameworks, and regulatory environments.
- Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and data driven decision making skills.
- Influential leader and communicator with a track record of engaging senior stakeholders and regulators.
- Committed to leadership development and diversity within Finance.
- Fluent in English
- Experienced in working cross cultural and able to function in a fast paced dynamic international environment
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