CFO

Job description / Role

A rapidly expanding business is looking for an experienced CFO to oversee all financial aspects of business and drive the company’s financial strategy and planning.

A CFO is a reliable professional with broad knowledge to all accounting, financial and business principles. They are strategic thinkers and effective leaders who can make the most profitable decisions.

Job Role:
• Oversee all aspects of the finance function
• Provide critical financial information and insights to the owners and business units
• Ensure compliance with all accounting standards
• Promote a culture that reflects organizational values, encourages excellence
• Ensure efficient performance
• Build reputation of the group amongst relevant external stakeholders
• Support and guide the CEO and other business division VPs to achieve overall business plans.
• Plan the requirements of additional funding required to grow the business
• Provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO, board or other BUs and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations
• Lead Accounting, Management Reporting and Treasury divisions to ensure efficient performance
• Lead the annual business planning and budgeting process for the group
• Oversee and manage the professional development and productivity of all staff members to ensure proper goals, training, professional development requirements are met
• Identify potential risks to the group and ensure that adequate measures are taken to mitigate the same
• Project a favourable image of the company to external stakeholders (e.g., to suppliers, banks etc.)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of equivalent education and experience
• Must have UAE experience
• Strong background experience within retail industry
• Strong manager, leader and team motivator, able to build collaborative and cohesive teams
• Proven ability to form strong business partnerships
• Passion for delivering results through people
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, results driven environment
• Demonstrates leadership qualities through high levels of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to work with all grades within the business

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.