Executive Director Finance

Executive Director – Finance & Commercial Operations (Saudi National)

Level: Executive Director

Client: Government

Function: Finance & Commercial Operations

We are seeking an accomplished Finance & Commercial Operations Executive for a senior leadership appointment with a major Saudi government organisation. The role carries financial and commercial oversight across a multi-billion-dollar OPEX and asset portfolio
, encompassing a complex network of facilities, assets, services, suppliers and operational contracts.

This is emphatically not a conventional corporate finance position
. It is a broad business leadership role sitting at the intersection of Finance, Commercial, Procurement and Operations
, with considerable influence over how the organisation operates, spends and performs.

Working alongside senior operational leadership, you will bring commercial discipline and financial insight to a large and sophisticated operating environment.

Your remit will include:

• Financial leadership across a multi-billion-dollar operational and asset portfolio
• Budgeting, forecasting, cost control and performance management
• Partnering with senior facilities, asset and operational leaders to improve financial and operational performance
• Challenging operating models, resourcing strategies and areas of significant expenditure
• Commercial oversight of major outsourced services and supplier relationships
• Procurement strategy, contract performance and vendor management
• Driving cost-efficiency and value-for-money initiatives
• Service charges, cost recovery and intercompany mechanisms
• Developing meaningful financial and operational KPIs
• Strengthening governance, risk, controls and commercial accountability
• Providing the link between operational leadership and Finance, Procurement, Legal, Risk and other corporate functions

We are looking for someone who understands what sits behind the numbers
.

You will combine the financial discipline of a senior Finance Director/CFO with the commercial instincts of an operator – someone equally comfortable discussing a financial forecast, challenging a major FM contract, interrogating supplier performance or helping an operational leader rethink how a service should be delivered.

You are likely to bring 15+ years' experience gained within large, asset-intensive and operationally complex organisations.

Relevant backgrounds could include:

Real Estate | Facilities Management | Major Estates | Airports | Transport | Healthcare | Universities | Hospitality | Integrated FM | Property Services | Complex Multi-Site Operations

• Operational finance and senior business partnering
• Commercial and cost optimisation
• Facilities and asset-related financial management
• Procurement and contract management
• Supplier performance and commercial negotiations
• Governance, controls and risk
• Complex operational budgets

The underlying remit requires substantial experience across financial planning, cost control, procurement, contract lifecycle management, vendor performance and governance rather than a narrowly accounting-focused background.

This is an opportunity to step beyond traditional Finance and take a genuinely influential role in the performance of a major government organisation
.

With a multi-billion-dollar OPEX and asset base under its stewardship, the scale is significant – but so too is the opportunity to shape how money is spent, how suppliers perform, how assets are operated and how commercial decisions are made.