Chief Financial Officer

Job Description : CFO KSA for a leading Trading & Contracting company with sister concerns in diversified fields across Saudi Arabia. CORE VALUES : CFOs guide the finance and accounting team and have a broad view of an organizations financial health, allowing the CEO as well as peers including the CMO, COO and VPs of HR and sales to focus on their own goals and operational issues. CFOs need core financial reporting, audit and compliance capabilities and should also look for integrated systems that can help in FP&A, treasury and capital structure and allocation, regulatory compliance and corporate portfolio management and modeling. RESPONSIBILITIES : · Responsible for the fiscal health of the business. Responsibilities include, but arent limited to, building a top-notch finance and accounting team, ensuring revenues and expenses stay in balance, overseeing FP&A (financial planning & analysis) functions, making recommendations on mergers and acquisitions, obtaining funding, working with department heads to analyze financial data and craft budgets, attesting to the accuracy of reports and consulting with boards of directors and the CEO on strategy. · Help setup technology direction, especially fintech, and make recommendations on everything from supply chain to marketing based on their fiscal insights and industry knowledge. · Responsible for tracking cash flow and financial planning and analyzing the companys financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing strategic directions. · Accountable to both the organization and various regulatory entities and authorities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in publicly held companies. Well-versed in both generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and state and federal regulations. · CFOs must also have experience analyzing data to make recommendations on financial and organizational strategy. · Oversee the organizations financial activities, including being responsible for the finance and accounting professionals who perform operational functions, and serve in a strategic advisory role. · Helps select skilled staff for the finance team and works with departments to allocate budget for human capital management. · Must forecast and offer strategic direction to the organization based not only on internal data but also on the external environment regulatory, market and macroeconomic and be able to advise on industry-specific challenges and opportunities. · CFOs put complex data current, past and predicted financial results in perspective and help the CEO make sound financial decisions. · Should have an eye toward the future, work closely with top leadership and recommend strategic moves. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS : · Leadership skills - That enable to assemble a successful finance and accounting team. · Industry knowledge - That enables a company to benchmark itself against peers. · Growth experience - Gleaned from helping previous employers successfully expand invaluable to CEOs. A CFO helps find investment opportunities and use capital wisely. · Risk assessment and management - In terms of regulatory compliance but also the dangers that arise from too much debt and too little liquidity, brittle supply chains, improperly hired contractors and poorly implemented technology. · Additionally juggling too many responsibilities, managing cash flow, developing accurate financial scenarios, producing timely, accurate reports and implementing tech for finance. QUALIFICATIONS : Background in accounting or finance and an advanced business degree. · Masters degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance required. · Certified Public Accountant designation preferred. We are looking for candidates having work experience in a group of companies / holdings of a large enterprise. Looking for middle east experience from UAE, Qatar or Saudi Arabia.

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