Chief Financial Officer - Manufacturing Firm

Global CFO- Manufacturing- Dubai/India

The Company :

A process Industrial specialist in Chemical Manufacturing focused on commodity & semi specialty chemicals and services in UAE.

Responsibilities :

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 for growth & governance

- 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.

- 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 positive 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

Preferred Qualification/ Experience:

- Should be a CA or an MBA, with 20 years of experience in corporate finance/ Investment Banking. At least 5 years with a listed company. Ideal combination of MNC's & Indian Business Houses exposure preferred.

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

- The initial orientation of the CFO would be in Dubai office for few months to understand the operations and people.

- Subsequently the position would move to Pune/Hyderabad.

Reporting to: The Board of Directors/ CEO