Assistant Vice President Finance

Role Overview:

This is a senior leadership role within the Corporate Affairs Group, forming part of the Head Office IBG Finance Team. The role supports Mashreqs strategic finance agenda through close partnership with IBG leadership and alignment with Group priorities.

This role offers the opportunity to play a critical leadership position in shaping IBGs financial strategy and contributing to Mashreqs Group-wide finance transformation agenda.

The role has end-to-end responsibility for overseeing the Finance function across Mashreqs International Banking Group (IBG), spanning nine countries across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the United States. IBG is a core pillar of Mashreqs global strategy and long-term growth ambitions.

Countries Covered:

Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, United Kingdom, United States (New York), Hong Kong, Oman.

Reporting & Key Relationships:

• Acts as the primary day-to-day finance partner and first point of contact for the Head of IBG Finance.

• Works closely with IBG business leadership, country CEOs, and functional heads.

• Partners with Group CFO office and contributes to Group-wide finance initiatives through the Wholesale Banking Finance leadership platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic financial leadership across IBGs international footprint, ensuring alignment with Group strategy, financial discipline, and performance objectives.

• Oversee end-to-end financial management including planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and financial governance across all IBG countries.

• Drive robust financial controls, governance standards, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.

• Deliver insightful management reporting, variance analysis, and forward-looking financial insights to support decision-making by IBG and Group leadership.

• Partner with the Head of IBG Finance to support business expansion, profitability enhancement, capital efficiency, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

• Lead and embed a digital and AI-led transformation agenda within IBG Finance, including automation, predictive analytics, standardized reporting tools, and process harmonization across countries.

• Build and lead a high-performing, future-ready finance organization with strong succession planning, talent development, and capability uplift across geographies.

Key Capabilities & Experience:

• Senior finance leadership experience (15+ years experience ) within international or wholesale banking, preferably covering multi-country operations.

• Strong strategic finance, performance management, and governance expertise.

• Proven experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing decision-making at executive level.

• Demonstrated leadership in driving finance transformation, digitalization, and AI-enabled solutions.

• Strong understanding of regulatory, accounting, and control environments across multiple jurisdictions.

• Professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent).