Group CFO Holding Company

Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) Holding Company

Location: Abu Dhabi UAE

Fluency in English and Russian

We are seeking for a Group Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy and governance of a diversified holding company operating across the Middle East Asia and the CIS. As a key member of the executive leadership team the Group CFO will be responsible for overseeing multijurisdictional financial operations ensuring financial stability optimizing capital allocation and driving longterm value creation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Develop and execute the groups financial strategy ensuring sustainable growth profitability and risk mitigation across multiple business units and regions.
• MultiJurisdictional Oversight: Lead and streamline financial operations across several countries ensuring compliance with local and international regulations tax optimization and operational efficiency.
• Capital Management & Investment Strategy: Oversee capital allocation liquidity planning and financial structuring ensuring optimal resource utilization and financial sustainability.
• Financial Performance & Risk Management: Implement advanced financial analytics forecasting models and risk management frameworks to enhance decisionmaking at the group level.
• Board Engagement: Act as a key advisor to the shareholders providing datadriven insights and recommendations on financial strategy and corporate governance.
• Financial Reporting & Compliance: Ensure and prepare accurate and timely financial reporting (and specifically in compliance with EU laws) adhering to IFRS and local accounting standards while managing multientity consolidation across different jurisdictions.
• Operational Excellence & Cost Optimization: Identify and implement best practices to enhance financial efficiency cost control and operational agility at a group level.
• Banking & Investor Relations: Establish and maintain relationships with banks investors and financial institutions to optimize funding structures and financial partnerships.
• Technology & Process Optimization: Lead digital transformation initiatives including automation of financial reporting ERP implementation and datadriven financial decisionmaking.

Key Qualifications & Experience:

• Professional certifications (CPA ACCA CFA) preferred with a Masters degree in Finance Accounting or Economics.
• 15 years of progressive financial leadership experience with a strong track record in holding companies corporate finance and multicountry financial operations.
• Proven expertise in financial strategy capital management and international tax structures particularly across the Middle East and CIS markets.
• Strong financial acumen including P&L management balance sheet optimization and strategic cost control at a corporate level.
• Experience managing complex financial structures consolidations and crossborder regulatory compliance. M&A at a holding company or multinational corporate level.
• Exceptional leadership negotiation and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at the executive and Board levels.
• Fluency in English and Russian; additional languages (Arabic Turkish or CIS region languages) are a plus.