Group Chief Financial Officer – Financial Strategy & IPO Readiness Dimensions HRD Consultants

The core mission of this role is to professionalize the holding company’s financial architecture, lead aggressive capital raising and M&A initiatives, and ensure the group is rigorously prepared for a mid-term liquidity event or IPO.

The Group CFO is mandated to oversee the full financial lifecycle of the holding company and its diversified assets. Key strategic pillars include:

– Capital Markets & PE Fundraising:
Leading the group’s engagement with private equity firms and institutional investors to secure growth capital.

– Corporate Banking & Treasury:
Architecting and syndicating complex group-level credit facilities and managing multi-currency treasury operations.

– Corporate & Tax Architecture:
Optimizing the group’s legal and fiscal structure within ADGM/DIFC frameworks to support cross-border commercial ventures and tax efficiency.

– Portfolio Governance:
Implementing rigorous capital allocation frameworks to maximize ROI across the manufacturing and consumer platforms.

– Drive equity and debt fundraising activities, managing the end-to-end process from pitch deck creation to closing.

– Manage relationships with external shareholders, investment banks, and private equity partners.

– Negotiate and maintain relationships with local and international corporate banking partners.

– Oversee group-wide liquidity management and syndication of credit facilities.

– Design and implement an institutional-grade corporate structure using ADGM/DIFC jurisdictions.

– Manage cross-border tax compliance and structuring for international commercial ventures.

– Provide high-level commercial oversight for all operating assets, ensuring performance aligns with group-level strategic goals.

– Implement advanced financial modeling and forecasting to support real-time decision-making.

– Standardize accounting policies across the group in full compliance with IFRS.

– Lead the transition of all subsidiaries to institutional audit standards (Big
4) in preparation for IPO.

– Implement a group-wide IFRS-compliant reporting framework across all subsidiaries.

– Must hold a CA, CPA, CFA, or an MBA from a top-tier global institution.

– 15 – 18 years of total progressive financial experience.

– 3 – 5 years of experience in Investment Banking (IB), Private Equity (PE), or Big 4 M&A Advisory.

– 5 – 8 years of experience in a senior financial leadership role (CFO or Finance Director) within a multi-entity holding structure.

– Advanced expertise in financial modeling, valuation, and complex transaction management.