Head of Corporate Finance & Credit Control | Al-Futtaim Automotive | Finance

Job Overview

Al-Futtaim Automotive is looking for a Head of Corporate Finance and Credit Control in Dubai to lead corporate finance, new-business evaluation and credit governance across UAE and overseas operations. The role is responsible for protecting liquidity, improving working capital and assessing strategic investment opportunities while ensuring that customer credit exposure is managed within approved risk limits. The successful candidate will lead a finance team and work closely with senior business leaders and group functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead liquidity planning, cash-flow forecasting and working-capital improvements across inventory, receivables and payables.
• Partner with Treasury, Tax, FP&A and business teams on cash conversion, funding needs and currency exposures.
• Evaluate investments and capital expenditure using financial models, valuation, scenario analysis and post-investment reviews.
• Develop business cases for new businesses, market entries, partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions, including due diligence and transaction structuring.
• Own credit-risk governance, including customer assessment, credit limits, payment terms, securities and exception management.
• Improve receivables and collections through portfolio reviews, dispute resolution and recovery escalation.
• Maintain finance policies, controls, approval standards and management reporting while leading team development and digital improvement.

Requirements and Skills

• Strong corporate-finance, cash-flow forecasting, working-capital and investment-appraisal expertise.
• Advanced financial modelling, valuation and business-case development skills.
• Sound knowledge of credit assessment, security structures, receivables analytics and collections governance.
• Treasury exposure, including cash forecasting, currency exposure and funding requests.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, funding concepts, transaction evaluation, enterprise finance systems, advanced Excel and SAP.

Qualifications and Experience

• Chartered Accountant, CPA, CFA, ACCA, MBA in Finance or equivalent professional qualification.
• Ten to fifteen years of relevant finance experience, including leadership responsibility in corporate finance, treasury, investments, new business, credit risk or collections governance.
• Experience in automotive, distribution, retail, financial services or another working-capital-intensive sector is advantageous.

Employment Details

• Company: Al-Futtaim Automotive - Finance
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Employment type: Full Time