Head of Finance

Role ObjectiveThe Head of Finance is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial strategy, budgeting, compliance, and risk management.The role ensures financial sustainability, effective resource allocation, and alignment with the Company’s strategic objectives.Strategic ResponsibilitiesOversee Company’s financial planning and budgeting processes to ensure alignment with corporate objectives.Lead the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and regulatory disclosures in compliance with IFRS and UAE financial standards.Manage financial reporting frameworks, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility for decision-making.Implement internal financial controls to enhance risk management and ensure regulatory compliance.Develop and oversee the adoption of ERP systems and financial management tools to improve financial efficiency.Monitor cash flow management, working capital, and liquidity to optimize financial performance.Collaborate with investment and portfolio management teams to integrate financial planning with asset allocation strategies.Optimize cost management processes, improving financial efficiency across operational units.Provide leadership in the finance function, supporting debt issuance programs and capital structuring.Manage relationships with external auditors, banks, and consultants to ensure best-in-class financial governance.Drive financial process automation and innovation to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and reporting capabilities.Ensure company maintains compliance with all financial governance requirements and industry best practices.Detailed Roles and ResponsibilitiesOversee the company’s financial planning and budgeting processes to ensure alignment with corporate objectives. Develop Company’s annual budgets in collaboration with all departments, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial constraints.Lead the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and regulatory disclosures in compliance with IFRS and UAE financial standards.Manage financial reporting frameworks, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility for decision-making.Implement internal financial controls to enhance risk management and ensure regulatory compliance.Develop and oversee the adoption of ERP systems and financial management tools to improve financial efficiency.Monitor cash flow management, working capital, and liquidity to optimize financial performance.Optimize cost management processes, improving financial efficiency across operational units.Manage relationships with external auditors, banks, and consultants to ensure best-in-class financial governance.Drive financial process automation and innovation to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and reporting capabilities.Ensure company maintains compliance with all financial governance requirements and industry best practices.Manage Finance staff by training and coaching, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance.Manage Audit systems and audit programs on corporate level and assess their outcome followed by recommendations and action plans.Ensure alignment between Finance objectives and the strategic goals of the organization, while also considering the needs and objectives of individual departments.Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities, negotiate favourable terms, and optimize spending.Lead and manage a team of Finance professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.Continuously evaluate and refine Finance processes, systems, and policies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall Finance performance.Establish metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure Finance performance, track progress, and identify opportunities for further improvement in accordance of the company’s BSCFinancial Feasibility of new leases, concepts: Discuss the new opportunities with leasing, support on developing a financial feasibility with benchmarking to similar internal and external offerings, assess the long-term viability with the changing economic conditions, recommend the execution or non-execution.Support leasing team to develop scenarios to generate rent efficiency across the portfolio.Support business teams in developing a negotiation strategy with vendors, tenants and customers.Lead the financial assessment of all the operational activities (Customer write-offs, rebates/discounts, etc.)Drive revenue development initiatives - critically analyses of revenue projections and compare trends.Track actual performance vs budget, forecast, plan, and keep all the stakeholders updated with any risks or opportunities.Ensure the accuracy of actual numbers and lead monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing processes. Ensure life cycle, CAPEX and Opex Budgets are maintained and routinely reconciled and reported*This is for UAE Nationals ONLY *