• 19 July 2010
• Reference: JR212949

• Chief Financial Officer

• Riyadh USD150,000 - USD180,000 p/a Permanent
• Benefits: Bonus

Excellent opportunity for a career motivated, ambitious Finance professional to operate at CFO level. My client is one of the world's leading Investment Banks who have had a presence in the GCC for over 40 years. Within the last 3 years their regional presence has grown significantly with offices located in a number of GCC countries. Having recently acquired their licence from the CMA, they have now established an office in Riyadh.

The CFO will play a key role in the development of the Riyadh office as part of the management team. The CFO will be part of the Finance EMEA team. He/she will report functionally to Regional CFO and locally into the CEO of Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh based team are currently a small unit of experienced Investment professionals with plans in place to grow the headcount over the course of the next year.

Given the variety of businesses carried out in Saudi Arabia, the CFO will need to liaise with a number of other sub-streams within Finance, in all business groups, and with the responsible of the various business areas in Saudi Arabia.

This a fantastic opportunity to join at the early stages of the development of the Saudi Arabian offices where the contribution that you make will be highly visible to both the MENA and EMEA Senior Management teams.

In your current role you will be very much hands on. Due to the size of the current team the CFO will be expected to be responsible for performance of the day to day finance functions responsibilities though the likelihood is that over time the medium to long term you will recruit a team at which time the role will evolve in to an oversight/people management position. You should be a flexible individual who is happy to take on additional responsibilities that may not traditionally fall under a CFO/Finance Managers remit.

Requirements
A graduate degree or equivalent in accounting or finance or business.
Considerable banking experience gained within a regulated financial institution in a global investment bank.
Exposure to a diverse range of asset classes such as Equity, Fixed Income, Private Equity.
Training with a major public accounting firm would be an advantage.
Qualified Accountants (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, BA/BSc or equivalent) will be preferred for this role.
Previous experience of working within Saudi Arabia for a Capital Markets Authority regulated entity is strongly preferred, experience of working in a regulated Financial Market is essential.
Fluency in English is essential, Arabic advantageous.


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Joslin Rowe is a Randstad company. Joslin Rowe Associates Ltd encourages applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Joslin Rowe Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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