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Job Description
Our client is a financial services conglomerate who are deploying capital across listed & private asset classes. They have an existing finance function and are looking to recruit a Chief Financial Officer to lead their strategic ambitions.
Client Details
Our client is a multibillion-dollar financial services conglomerate based in Abu Dhabi. They place a high degree of importance on strategic thinking & execution, initiative, leadership, and board level interaction.
Description
The role presents an opportunity to join a growing investment firm based in Abu Dhabi which has access to capital and is in deploying within region & internationally across listed & private instruments. The role offers the opportunity to work with a high calibre team in a sustainable environment with longevity on the table.
The Chief Financial Officer will take full ownership of the finance function across all their legal entities (Hold-co/ Op-co/ SPVs) and interface with the regulatory authority – the ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Markets) and investors. They will manage a sizeable balance sheet and responsibilities will vary from risk & treasury through to investor relations.
Primary responsibilities will contain treasury & balance sheet risk management, liaising with senior stakeholders, managing regulatory relationships; secondarily the Chief Financial Officer will lead financial thought leadership by overseeing financial control, financial reporting, capital adequacy monitoring, liaising with auditors, setting up SPVs and be involved in transactional activity.
Profile
The ideal candidate will:
Be able & willing to work in Abu Dhabi Have had experience in the UAE/ GCC Have at least 20 years’ experience, bulk of it preferably within financial services fund management – private equity / direct investments; listed equities/ fixed income fund management / late-stage venture capital experience is secondarily acceptable Have been serving as a Chief Financial Officer for at least 5 years Have had strong ownership of balance sheet & treasury risk management functions in their most recent rolePreferably be a qualified chartered accountant and have had had formative training at an audit firmPreferably be bilingual in English & ArabicBe adept at financial controls, budgeting and financial reportingBe able to lead, develop & manage a strong team to deliver a cohesive finance functionHave excellent attention to detailHave strong stakeholder management skills
Candidates who are not in finance functions within the fund management industry (private equity, asset management, late-stage venture capital) can unfortunately not be considered for this role as this is a prerequisite. If you align with the criteria and are based internationally, prior regional experience must exist for consideration.
Job Offer
Commensurate compensation, opportunity to impact, visibility
Skills
finance treasury balance sheet risk management