CFO

Job description / Role

The Company
Our client is an international business, front runners in their line of business with interests all around the world. They are now looking for a Chief Financial Officer to join their team in Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate should have international experience and has to be CA/ACCA/CPA qualified, and preferably be based in the UAE already.

Purpose of the role
* Responsible for and leads annual and quarterly consolidation and financial reporting of the Client and its subsidiaries
* Responsible for determining and implementing IFRS compliant accounting policies
* Participates with IT and provide leadership on projects affecting accounting and financial reporting
* Participates with IT and provide leadership on projects affecting accounting and financial reporting
* Provide leadership for accurate, efficient and cost effective transaction processing for HQ
* Responsible for the maintenance of an effective groupwide financial control environment
* Responsible for determining and maintaining the relationship with external auditors

Key Responsibilities
* Oversees all aspects of the accounting and control functions and ensures that all regulatory financial requirements are complied with in an effective and efficient way
* Manages consolidation and integration frameworks and prepares communications
* Supervises the submission of monthly/quarterly financial reporting packs from all the business unites including certifications of accuracy and absence of fraud
* Oversees the information flow and directs the disclosure of contingent liabilities and capital commitments and other notes to the financial statements
* Provides IFRS technical support across the Group
* Coordinates with legal, treasury and auditors
* Assist the Client's Portfolio team on accounting matters relating to M&A activity when required
* Supports integration of new subsidiaries and reviews accounting and systems processes in each new subsidiary
* Provides effective leadership for the corporate accounting team and the controllers in all the subsidiaries
* Monitors transactional accounting of the corporate office (e.g payroll, expense reimbursement, accounts payable)

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree and certification as a CA/CPA/ACCA
* 10-20 years' of experience at a managerial level required
* Detailed IFRS knowledge

Preferred:
* Experience in working in an international company with subsidiaries in different countries/geographies
* Knowledge of an exposure to international tax regimes

Salary & Benefits
* This role can pay 55-70k all inclusive (basic, allowances) and the Client offers family status (medical, flights).

About the Company

Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the world\'s first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.