Group Finance Director (UAE)

Dubai Permanent View Job Description
This is a critical leadership position responsible for driving financial strategy, performance, and integration across a multi-region business. The role has a strong emphasis on FP&A, business partnering, and post-acquisition integration, ensuring the finance function enables scalability, discipline, and value creation.
  • Opportunity to play a key role in a high-growth environment
  • Direct exposure to global leadership and strategic decision-making

About Our Client

Our client is a globally active organisation undergoing a significant phase of growth and transformation. With a strong international footprint, the business is focused on scaling its operations and integrating newly acquired platforms.

Job Description

  • Leading group-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance management
  • Acting as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing clear and objective financial insight
  • Driving post-acquisition integration and alignment across entities
  • Embedding robust controls, governance, and financial discipline across regions
  • Supporting organisational scale through systems, processes, and finance transformation

The Successful Applicant

  • 20+ years' experience in senior finance leadership roles
  • Strong background in FP&A, business finance, and performance-driven environments
  • Proven experience in the US market / with a US organisation (essential)
  • Strong project-based or project-driven industry experience (e.g. infrastructure, engineering, industrials, or similar)
  • Demonstrated track record in M&A integration and scaling businesses
  • Experience operating across multiple geographies and managing cross-border teams
  • Highly commercial, analytical, and confident working with senior stakeholders
  • Recognised finance qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent)

What's on Offer

  • Strategic, high-impact role within a growing platform
  • Significant autonomy and visibility at leadership level
  • Opportunity to shape finance strategy during a critical growth phase
Contact
Zaynah Aboobaker
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7045049

Job summary

Sector
Finance & Accounting
Subsector
Financial Director / CFO
Industry
Business Services
Location
Dubai
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Zaynah Aboobaker
Job reference
JN-062026-7045049