Chief Financial Officer

Job description / Role

Client: Family group with multiple businesses and JVs in construction, manufacturing, engineering, real estate and O&G.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Establish, implement, monitor and evaluate corporate financial management, policies, procedures and structures to meet company goals.
Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and internal control procedures.
Recommend and drive enhancements of company- wide IT systems in line with internal control and business requirements.
Ensure compliance to Sarbanes-Oxley Act of US and any other trade compliance or other policies & regulations of US.
Ensure credibility of the group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
Develop, recommend and direct all short term and long range financial plans consistent with corporate philosophy and strategies.
Provide direction to all financial operations (company, project and subsidiary) to insure corporate financial data is as accurate and timely as possible, cash and assets are maximized and accounting systems are reliable and efficiently implemented.
Ensure standard financial statements, cash flow, budget, branch performance and variance analyses, and related statements are completed.
Ensure timely monthly reporting of financial statements.
Oversee the development of and monitor adherence to operational and capital budgets, and develop cost containment strategies as required. Suggest and implement ideas for savings and additional revenue generation.
Analyze financial information provided by project management teams and identify trends in financial performance.
Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
Evaluates and advises on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
Coordinate external audits performed by corporate auditors and third-party entities ensuring timely, accurate and professional representation of all information provided.
Optimize the handling of bank and deposit relationships and initiate appropriate strategies to enhance cash position and cash management.
Identify potential business opportunities or improvements.

Requirements

Professional qualification from a recognized institute, CPA, ACCA, CA or MBA.
12+ years in progressively responsible financial leadership roles, preferably working for a large conglomerate or diversified family business across the GCC.
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and interact positively at all levels of the organization.
Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.

About the Company

BWP is a privately owned, top-end, low volume specialist recruiter with an emphasis on the Middle East markets.

The company has pedigree, a pedigree that comes with over 30 years combined experience of the local markets and from the capabilities of our staff and from their intimate knowledge of all major white collar sectors in the MENA region.

As well as our bespoke search capacity, we are also able to professionally and knowledgeably advise on all aspects of the human capital dimension; from salary surveys and recruitment strategies to general HR policy , development and training.