Chief Financial Officer - CFO - UAE - Europe

Chief Financial Officer – CFO

UAE – Europe

PIPECARE Group of Companies – the leading provider of inline inspection services in Oil & Gas field - is looking for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our Team.

The CFO is a key member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team. The main responsibility of the CFO is to ensure compliance with financial standards and tax laws, enforce corporate governance, provide operational efficiency with reliable IT/ERP systems and establish suitable reporting and forecasting systems for sound decision-making.

The CFO will use his/her best endeavors to promote the interests of the Group. The CFO is in charge of the company budget preparation and adherence, achieving the target margins. The CFO ensures the business operates according to the best financial practices and is in line with corporate requirements and various local regulations.

We will only consider candidates with international exposure.

The job location could be in UAE or Europe with remote work and regular travel.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Provide timely and accurate financial reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Ensure financial health of the group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
• Ensure standard financial statements, cash flow, budget, branch performance and variance analysis, and related statements are prepared on time.
• Develop, recommend and direct all short term and long-range financial plans consistent with corporate philosophy and strategies.
• Provide direction to all financial operations (company, project and subsidiary) to ensure corporate financial data is as accurate and timely as possible, cash and return on assets are maximized and accounting systems are reliable and efficiently implemented.
• Implement operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel to accommodate the growth objectives of the company.
• Ensure legal and commercial compliance in all entities of the Group.
• Oversee the development of and monitor adherence to operational and capital budgets, and develop cost containment strategies as required. Suggest and implement ideas for savings and additional revenue generation.
• Analyze financial information provided by project management teams and identify trends in financial performance.
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
• Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
• Coordinate external audits performed by corporate auditors and third-party entities ensuring timely, accurate and professional representation of all information provided.
• Optimize the handling of bank and deposit relationships and initiate appropriate strategies to enhance cash position and cash management.
• Identify potential business opportunities or improvements.
• Assists the Board of Directors as required, in raising additional capital at appropriate valuations to enable the company to meet sales, growth and market share objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Group CEO.

Competency Requirements:

• Analytical - synthesizes complex or diverse information.
• Problem solving - identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skilfully.
• Communication - able to articulate clearly and persuasively challenges and opportunities in positive or negative situations, demonstrates group presentation skills and conducts productive meetings.
• Delegation - delegates work assignments, gives authority to work independently, sets expectations and monitors delegated activities.
• Leadership - inspires and motivates others to perform and accepts 360 feedback.
• Management skills - includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and establishing of process improvement initiatives; be available for the staff [if and when required]; provides regular performance feedback; and develops subordinates’ skills and encourages growth.

Skills/Experience required:

• Education: Chartered Accountant with advanced qualifications e.g. CMA, CPA, MBA/EMBA
• Previous experience: Must have senior finance experience in financial management, accounting, tax, banking, IT/ERP and legal [optional] with at least 10 years of working or overseeing those functions.
• Experience as a Group CFO in a similar sized organization [50 to 100m USD business size] or has been a divisional CFO of a larger company, this is an advantage.
• International/Global remit experience is an essential requirement.
• Private Equity Experience would be an advantage.
• The candidate should be able to demonstrate hands-on experience in strategic financial planning, review of financial statements, preparation and review of financial budgets/forecasts as well as preparing documentation, policies, agreements for transfer pricing intra company.
• Ideally, the candidate has worked on the implementation of a new Finance ERP system, and has experience in evaluating design and operational effectiveness of Internal Controls.
• Industry: Preferably oil field services [but not mandatory], however it is required that the candidate worked for an international organization that provided services to various end users across different countries and geographies.

Other:

• Ability to travel without any major visa restrictions.
• Readiness for frequent business trips around the world.