Head of Finance

Black & Grey HR is partnering with a well-established capital-intensive group operating across multiple construction and infrastructure verticals in the UAE and backed by one of the regions most recognised institutional investors.
 
As the business continues to scale they are looking for a Head of Finance a senior leader who brings both strategic vision and the operational depth to run a complex multi-entity project-driven finance function.
 
This is a seat at the leadership table. And its not a steady-state role. 
What Youll Own
- Strategic Financial Leadership Set the financial direction for the group  long-range planning annual budgets rolling forecasts  and act as a true strategic partner to the CEO and Board on capital allocation and growth decisions.

- Project & Commercial Finance End-to-end financial oversight of large complex projects across the groups construction verticals  owning project costing revenue recognition margin tracking and working closely with operations and commercial teams on contract evaluation pricing and claims management.

- Commercial Performance & Capital Management Margin improvement cost optimisation and working capital discipline. Youll manage treasury banking relationships and liquidity planning  ensuring the groups financial instruments are deployed to maximum effect.

- Governance Risk & Reporting A control environment thats audit-ready and IFRS-compliant with reporting that gives leadership not just data  but genuine business intelligence.
Finance Transformation & Digital Enablement Lead the migration to a modern ERP platform and drive automation across MIS budgeting project costing and procurement-to-pay  building a finance function that delivers real-time visibility.

- Team Leadership Build and lead a high-performing finance team with depth in FP&A project finance and digital transformation  embedding a culture where accountability and transparency are the baseline.

Requirements

- 1520 years of progressive finance leadership in large capital-intensive or project-driven organisations
- Significant experience in the construction or contracting sector  essential 
- Proven track record across strategic finance FP&A treasury and board-level stakeholder engagement
- Deep expertise in project accounting percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and contracting risk
- Professional qualification: CA CPA ACCA CFA or MBA (Finance)
- ERP experience and a demonstrated ability to lead finance transformation

Benefits

- An attractive salary and benefits package commensurate with the seniority and scope of this role.

Shortlisting is underway. To explore this opportunity in confidence apply now.