Head of Finance

My client is a leading bank in the UAE who are seeking a Head of Finance to continue and expand the banks continuing growth and success within wholesale banking.

• Develop and execute a business development (sales) plan with the Representatives or Country Managers for assigned clients and prospects in-Market Report on and use market intelligence to capitalize on potential opportunities and to avoid possible pitfalls/manage bank country, and compliance risk.
• Focusing on consolidating and growing the portfolio for maximization of revenue.
• Monitoring the business operating environment with respect to market trends, interest rates, assets and liability positions, trade volume, credit facilities etc on an ongoing basis
• To stay up to date with regulatory and other developments
• To Cross-sell of bank's products
• Delivering insightful and commercially-focused analysis on financial and management information, including on variances to budget, underlying business trends, and opportunities for income growth, cost savings and risks.
• Maintaining and enhancing relationships with key customer accounts and prospective customers to ensure business continuity and growth; expanding share of wallet from key clients.
• Managing key relationships which require higher level of expertise and experience
• Effectively partner with other banking departments to ensure that client issues/problems are addressed and resolved in a timely manner;
  Develop and train staff
• Supporting the business in the preparation of budget and forecasts, and providing input into strategic reviews, business cases and investment proposals.
• Conduct performance management process for all team members; participate in annual budget planning process; to manage business within expense targets
• Responsible for effectively managing and growing Bank's relationship with global banks in order to ensure competitive product offerings by key international pl

• Experience of managing high performing multi-disciplinary teams
• Leadership skills
• Coaching & Motivating
• Negotiation skills
• Problem Solving ability
• Planning and Organising ability
• Teamwork & Delegation
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident and capable of working credibly with the business at all levels including senior management
• Strong analytical skills, including ability to understand inter-relationships and interpret trends in financial data.
• University Degree in Economics or Finance; ideally MBA in Finance/ CIA/ACCA/CPA/CA. At least 10 years of relevant experience with preference to exposure in the GCC market Knowledge
• Experience of working in a complex financial institution including matrix management; most likely from a global bank or financial services/advisory firm
• Management of a significant and diverse function with exposure to senior management
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with ability to communicate and present across a diverse range of customers; in particular ability to communicate detailed financial information in a concise and straightforward way

• Experience of working in a complex financial institution including matrix management; most likely from a global bank or financial services/advisory firm
• Management of a significant and diverse function with exposure to senior management
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with ability to communicate and present across a diverse range of customers; in particular ability to communicate detailed financial information in a concise and straightforward way

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