Finance Director

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is currently managing a search, within the property development sector, to identify a Finance Director. This newly created role shall inherit overall management of an existing finance and accounting team, whilst supporting the CEO office, across the financial strategy and stewardship within the organisation.

The Finance Director will take on the day-to-day operational management across the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting functions, whilst also having responsibility for all treasury, banking and financing arrangements. In conjunction, the Finance Director will also have oversight of any project-based finance; ensuring that cash flow controls, funding and liquidity parameters are in place across the both operational and pipeline of projects.

Linking to the control-side, the Finance Director shall also be responsible for management of compliance and risk within the regulatory framework whilst overseeing audit processes, tax governance and any statutory filings. This will also extend to the delivery and development of financial reporting, internal controls and financial management across the company entities.

The client is looking to recruit a professionally qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CPA), whom is able to demonstrate a detailed and experienced track record, within both operational financial management & reporting along with exposure to strategic finance, business support and investment analysis. Applicants are required to have a demonstrable track record within the UAE and/or GCC property development space; whereby an understanding of the sector from a project delivery and investment prospective exists.

The successful candidate will also possess a strong understanding of the regulatory landscape along with the dynamics associated with project funding, banking & treasury and the broader market trend/cycle. The ability to undertake detailed financial analysis (via Excel) and to develop planning tools and capabilities will be another critical aspect within the search. From a soft skill perspective, the successful candidate shall be required to demonstrate a solid track record across team development, senior reporting lines plus internal & external stakeholder management across a multiple of disciplines.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.