Job Description
For one of our customers, a Dubai-based company in the real estate tech sector, we are hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with German language proficiency.
To provide strategic financial leadership and management, ensuring the financial health and growth of the company through effective budgeting, financial planning, and risk management; Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements while optimizing capital structure and driving profitability.
Outcomes: - Financial Strategy & Planning:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive financial strategy that supports the company’s growth and global expansion goals, ensuring a minimum of 15% annual revenue growth.
- Budgeting & Forecasting:
- Deliver monthly forecasts report to executive team.
- Maintain variance of less than 10% between forecasts and actual performance.
- Capital Structure Optimization:
- Lower cost of capital by at least 5% within the first year.
- Profitability Management:
- Ensure EBITDA margins are improved by at least 10% year-over-year.
- Cash Flow Management:
- Maintain at least 6 months of operational liquidity at all times.
- Deliver & maintain cashflow risk-management & continuity plan within first month of each book year.
- Deliver quarterly update on the above plan to the executive board.
- Compliance & Reporting:
- Ensure 100% compliance with all financial audits by end of Q1 of each book year.
- Risk Management:
- Deliver & maintain overall financial risk-management & continuity/mitigation plan within first month of each book year.
- Deliver quarterly update on the above plan to the executive board.
- Team Leadership & Development:
- Build and lead an A-player finance team, ensuring 90% retention of top finance talent, and deliver internal succession plans for key finance roles every 6 months.
- Source at least 2 A-player profiles for our talent pool per month.