Chief Financial Officer (Ref#085)

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a strategic financial leader, responsible for guiding the organisation’s financial strategy, ensuring strong governance, and supporting growth across a diversified and integrated energy portfolio. This includes traditional energy operations as well as emerging low-carbon and transition-focused initiatives.

Opportunity Highlights

• Lead financial strategy for a large national-scale energy organisation.
• Play a central role in major transformation and modernisation initiatives.
• Direct involvement in sustainability, energy transition, and future-energy investments.
• High exposure to board-level decision-making and national-level strategic initiatives.
• Attractive senior-executive compensation structure aligned with performance and ESG metrics.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Financial Strategy & Planning
  • Develop and execute long-term financial plans aligned with the organisation’s strategic direction.
  • Support large-scale capital programs, operational expansion, and energy-transition initiatives.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of sustainability-linked financing and transition finance frameworks.
• Treasury & Capital Markets
  • Manage capital structure, liquidity, and cash flow across the group.
  • Lead all financing activities, including bank relationships, capital markets issuance, and ESG-linked debt instruments.
  • Maintain strong relationships with rating agencies and financial stakeholders.
• Financial Reporting & Governance
  • Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting in line with international standards.
  • Strengthen internal controls, governance frameworks, and audit processes.
  • Establish group-wide financial policies and procedures that support transparency and accountability.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management
  • Lead annual budgeting and long-range forecasting cycles.
  • Provide financial insights, variance analysis, and strategic recommendations.
  • Partner with operational and business unit leaders to optimize performance and operational efficiency.
• Risk Management
  • Identify and manage financial, market, currency, and credit risks across the group.
  • Oversee risk-mitigation strategies, including insurance structures and hedging frameworks.
  • Maintain a robust enterprise risk-management system.
• Investor Relations & ESG
  • Lead communications with lenders, investors, and financial institutions.
  • Support sustainability and ESG reporting, ensuring alignment with global frameworks.
  • Present financial strategy and results to board committees, investors, and external stakeholders.
• M&A, Investments & Joint Ventures
  • Evaluate and lead investment opportunities, mergers, acquisitions, and joint-venture partnerships.
  • Oversee due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and integration efforts.
  • Support strategic investments in new-energy technologies and diversification initiatives.
• Leadership & Organisational Development
  • Build and lead a high-performing finance organisation.
  • Drive continuous improvement, digital transformation, and process optimisation.
  • Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, and excellence.

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or professional qualification preferred.
• 15+ years of senior finance leadership experience within large, complex, capital-intensive sectors (energy, industrials, infrastructure, or related fields).
• Strong background in corporate finance, capital markets, treasury, and financial reporting.
• Experience managing large transformation programs or supporting operational modernisation.
• Proven track record engaging with boards, auditors, lenders, and regulators.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence across a matrixed organisation.
• Deep understanding of sustainability-linked finance and ESG reporting is a strong advantage.
• Regional (GCC/Middle East) experience preferred.