Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

POSITION : CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)

Overall :

Location : Dubai Based . CTC 45-50 AED pm

Reporting to : The Board of Directors/ CEO

Preferred Qualification :

- Should be a CA or an MBA, with 18-30 years of experience in corporate finance/ Investment Banking and exposure to manufacturing . Some exp in chemical industry will help

Roles & Responsibilities :

1. Accounting standards INDAS , IFRS

2. Regulations - SEBI , corporate affairs , RBI

3. M&A ; buy in India ; to expand

4. SEBI reporting requirements

5. Systems , analytics and finance

6. Interpersonal skills , team management

7. Private Equity funding . done extensive work

8. Understand UAE systems

9. Board meetings planning , handling , actions

10. Contracting - documents should not be unfavourable

11. Handling auditors ; quality handling

12. Fund raising KEY ; private equity

13. Ethics and governance

14. Action oriented ; implementation

15. Company secretary

16. M&A ; negotiation

17. Post merger integration is important

1. Internal : Lay the IPO groundwork

- Ensure the organization has the right financial infrastructure to make this major transition successfully. Bolster existing finance function for added focus on technical accounting, tax, external (like SEBI each quarter) reporting and internal audit, governance, risk & control, investor relations

- Develop sound business processes & controls to meet the greater regulatory, reporting, governance and audit standards required of publicly listed firms

- Drive the process (with management) to build the organization reporting and governance structure

- Liaise with current Finance Manager (& team) to understand the baseline and add value. However, time being the existing finance department, managing operations, would work independently, to be restructured later.

2. External : Position company in the right Framework

- Should have knowledge of SEBI related Indian laws and strong familiarity with IPO and M&As. Should be updated with the significant changes occurring on the accounting and disclosure front led by SEBI.

- Conversant with Integrated accounts along with a strong familiarity of both Indian and international accounting standards. Should be aware of corporate and indirect tax laws.

- Safeguard company's financial interest in all external interactions such as Valuation Consultants, Banks, Investment Banker, Tax & Regulatory Advisors & Authorities, SEBI, FEMA etc.

- Understand why the company is listing, now to where it is heading and the next steps. Accordingly work with the Board to add color, detail, and financial messaging to build the right story.

- Create Presentation & Information Memorandum for Banks, PE Firms, QIB & retail investors on the company & IPO. It could be leading up to the series of roadshows till the IPO.

- Maintain healthy relationship with Investor & other stakeholders. Build trust and belief in people that the listed company will be solid and professional. Make sure external reporting are timely, accurate, transparent and helpful to investors.

- Drive entire M&A process with external council for Inorganic growth

- Review, Own & Present corporate financial information & reports

- Possess Soft skills to lead a team and manage cross border M&As