Job Description

Group Chief Financial Officer

Location: Doha, Qatar
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

About the Opportunity

An international, technology-led business operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data and investment is entering an important phase of growth and is looking to appoint a Group Chief Financial Officer.

The business has established an international client base and is now scaling its operations from the Middle East, with Doha becoming the principal operating hub.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership position for a CFO who can combine strong financial discipline with commercial judgement, strategic thinking and an entrepreneurial approach.

The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, helping build the financial and corporate infrastructure required for the next stage of international growth.

The Role

As Group CFO, you will take ownership of the Group's finance function and play a central role in the company's strategic development.

Your responsibilities will span:

• Group finance strategy and leadership

• Accounting, financial controls and reporting

• FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling

• Cash flow, treasury and liquidity management

• Capital planning and fundraising

• Investor and shareholder engagement

• Board reporting and financial governance

• Legal, compliance and regulatory matters

• Tax and international corporate structuring

• Audit and external stakeholder management

• Finance systems, processes and infrastructure

• Strategic transactions and corporate development

• HR and administrative oversight

• Building and leading the finance organisation

You will be expected to operate as a genuine strategic partner to the CEO rather than as a purely technical finance leader.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership

• Own the Group's overall financial strategy and performance.

• Lead accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.

• Establish robust financial controls and reporting processes.

• Develop financial models to support strategic and commercial decisions.

• Provide clear financial insight to the CEO and executive leadership team.

• Manage cash flow, liquidity and working capital across the Group.

Capital & Investors

• Lead financial preparation for future fundraising and capital requirements.

• Support investor engagement and shareholder communications.

• Develop financial models, forecasts and materials for investors.

• Coordinate financial due diligence processes.

• Work closely with external advisers, banks, investors and legal advisers.

• Ensure the business is appropriately prepared for future institutional investment.

Governance, Tax & Compliance

• Oversee Group governance, compliance and regulatory requirements.

• Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisers, banks and legal advisers.

• Ensure appropriate corporate structures across international jurisdictions.

• Oversee tax planning, statutory reporting and financial compliance.

• Develop and maintain appropriate risk-management and internal-control frameworks.

Scaling the Organisation

• Build the finance infrastructure required for a rapidly scaling international business.

• Introduce systems, processes and reporting standards appropriate for the next stage of growth.

• Recruit, develop and lead the finance team.

• Establish appropriate KPIs and management reporting.

• Support wider organisational and administrative requirements as the business scales.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• 10+ years of senior finance experience.

• Previous experience as a CFO, Finance Director or senior finance leader.

• Experience within a high-growth technology, investment, financial services or similarly complex environment.

• Strong accounting, financial control and reporting expertise.

• Excellent FP&A, forecasting, scenario planning and financial modelling capabilities.

• Experience building finance infrastructure within a scaling organisation.

• Experience managing multi-entity and multinational structures.

• Exposure to Europe, the GCC and/or US markets is advantageous.

• Meaningful experience supporting or leading equity and/or debt capital raises.

• Strong investor, shareholder and Board exposure.

• Experience working directly with auditors, banks, legal advisers and institutional stakeholders.

• Strong understanding of international tax, corporate structuring, governance and compliance.

• Experience with strategic transactions or corporate development is advantageous.

• Exposure to legal, HR and administrative functions would be beneficial.

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will be:

• Commercially minded and strategically focused.

• Comfortable operating directly with a CEO and senior leadership team.

• Highly analytical with strong financial judgement.

• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial and evolving environment.

• Hands-on and willing to build rather than simply manage existing infrastructure.

• Confident dealing with investors, shareholders and external stakeholders.

• Comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions and cultures.

• A strong communicator with the executive presence required to represent the business externally.

Why This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join an internationally focused technology business at a significant stage of its growth journey.

The CFO will have genuine influence over the company's financial strategy, corporate structure, capital strategy and international expansion, while helping build the infrastructure required for the next phase of growth.

The role offers significant exposure to the CEO, executive leadership, investors and international stakeholders, with Doha serving as the company's central operating hub.