Chief Financial Officer

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead and oversee the financial operations of our organization. This role is critical in shaping and executing the company’s financial strategy across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring robust financial risk management, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial services, preferably with exposure to trading, investment management, or digital assets, and a proven track record in leading finance functions within regulated entities.

Reporting directly to the CEO and Board, the CFO will play a key role in advising on capital structure, managing relationships with financial institutions and regulators, and driving financial performance across all business units.

Job requirements

Key areas of responsibility:

• Advise the CEO and Board on financial strategy, capital structure, and financial

risk management in a multi-jurisdictional regulatory environment

• Lead financial strategy, budgeting, planning, reporting, analysis, and auditing

across entities

• Identifying and addressing financial risks and opportunities for the company

• Create and sustain strong partnerships with banks,advisors, regulators, and

strategic partners to ensure the company is optimally positioned to meet its

requirements financially

• Providing timely and accurate management information

• Implementing and improving the accounting and financial management systems,

policies, and procedures

• Manage inter-company transactions, transfer pricing, and consolidation across

the group.

• Lead the regulatory reporting and financial statements

• Implement and oversee the maintenance of standards in relation to statutory

requirements on financial reporting and disclosure

• Develop the corporate governance & accounting disciplines

• Develop funding solutions

• Ensure the company audit process is effectively executed

• Direct and manage the annual budgeting process for the organization

Technical competencies and skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in Management, Banking or Finance, as well as

certifications in compliance

• Excellent understanding of regional and international regulations, ideally

specifically related to virtual assets

• Have had strong responsibilities of balance sheet & treasury risk management

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA), ideally with Big Four

experience.

• Strong grasp of inter-company accounting, consolidation, and transfer pricing.

• Have excellent attention to detail

• Have strong stakeholder management skills

• Discrete and has sense for integrity and handling of highly sensitive information.

• Experience managing multi-entity structures and cross-border operations

Other key competencies:

• Ability to work under pressure; strong management and organizational skills;

good judgment and decision making.

• Ability to work during production environment maintenance hours outside of

normal business hours.

• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, organized, and passionate about growing a

business in a team environment and with a proven ability to drive improvement

efforts.

• Self-starter that takes ownership and accountability for assigned work.

• Ability to establish positive, effective working relationships at all levels.

• Great attention to detail and documentation.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

Years of experience:

• Have at least 10 years experience in financial services, ideally with exposure to

one or more of trading, investment management, and crypto.

• Minimum of 2 years experience as Head of Finance or CFO in a regulated entity,

preferably in the UAE.

• Significant leadership experience required.