Our client, a UAE based family office focuses on regional private equity, global real estate and public securities is actively searching for a strategic and operational CFO to join their dynamic team.
The role - Reporting to the Chairman, the CFO will manage the portfolio companies by providing decision support across a range of strategic and operational initiatives
- Work with the senior management of the portfolio companies to deliver ambitious revenue and profit growth targets
- Implement processes and controls and provide strategic recommendations to enhance performance and business opportunities
- Prepare management presentations, investor communications and financial performance updates
- Portfolio company monitoring, developing financial plans and forecasting through budgets and business plan process
- Conducting regular reviews to ensure that risks are mitigated
REQUIREMENTS Client requirements - Minimum 12-15 years' relevant experience, with 3-5 years as a Finance Director or CFO
- Ideal candidate has a commercial understanding of fashion, retail or F&B industry
- Must be Certified (ACCA, CPA, ACA, CA, CIMA)
- Hands-on, strategic, must be operationally involved in the business, with sound ability to monitor the portfolio companies performance and efficiency to make improvements and address problems
- Strong communication and presentation skills
ABOUT THE COMPANY Mark Williams is a Dubai recruitment company with a wealth of Search & Selection experience. Mark Williams International is a subsidiary of the Williams Group UK and in December 2009 set up the Middle East business.
Mark Williams is a fully licensed recruitment firm currently focused on fulfilling clients needs in; Emiratisation, Financial Services and Information Technology related position within the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus was looking at Emiratisation into the Financial Services sector across all seven Emirates. With an increased demand for over the subsequent years for Emiratisation we have broadened our scope to place UAE Nationals into Industry & Government with dedicated teams for Emiratisation into Financial Services and Industry. Given our focus is primarily on the local market it gives us a depth of understanding & knowledge that enables us deliver our business partners an unrivaled service in terms of; speed and most importantly, quality.
Founding the Middle East business in adverse market conditions has enabled us to capture market-share and establish ourselves as a house hold name within our specialisms. Within two years we had outgrown our initial office and moved to the prestigious Business Central Towers in Media City. Mark Williams, at the end of 2014 has completed its third upscaling of operations to Bay Square, Business Bay. This was a strategic move to enable continued business growth by servicing clients and candidates with improved infrastructure, access and parking. Mark Williams provides candidates and clients private meeting rooms, testing facilities and board room access to facilitate screening and interviews. With our current capacity and growth ambitions Mark Williams is now one of the fastest growing Recruitment agencies in the region.
