Chief Financial Officer – Structured & Project Finance

Job description / Role

We are seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer with a strong background in corporate finance, structured financing, commodity trade finance, and project funding.

The position requires a commercially minded finance executive who can establish and maintain relationships with international banks, structure financing arrangements, and support the development of energy trading and infrastructure investments.

This is not primarily a financial reporting or accounting position. The successful candidate must demonstrate hands-on experience originating, negotiating, and executing financing transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financing strategies for energy trading, infrastructure development, and investment projects.
• Establish and maintain relationships with international banks, financial institutions, private credit providers, and potential investors.
• Structure and negotiate working capital facilities, trade finance lines, letters of credit, guarantees, and other banking instruments.
• Lead financing discussions for capital-intensive projects, including debt and equity structures.
• Evaluate project bankability, financing risks, cost of capital, and investment returns.
• Develop financial models, investment analyses, and funding proposals.
• Support negotiations with lenders, investors, and commercial counterparties.
• Oversee treasury, liquidity planning, financial risk management, and capital allocation.
• Coordinate with the accounting and finance functions to ensure accurate financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
• Advise senior management on funding strategies, acquisitions, investments, and capital structure.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline; MBA or relevant professional qualification preferred.
• At least 12–15 years of relevant finance experience, including substantial exposure to structured or project finance.
• Demonstrated experience arranging financing with commercial banks or institutional lenders.
• Strong understanding of commodity trade finance and international banking instruments.
• Experience in energy, infrastructure, commodities, industrial assets, or another capital-intensive sector.
• Strong knowledge of financial modeling, credit analysis, debt structuring, and investment evaluation.
• Established banking and financing relationships, preferably across the UAE and international markets.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Background

• Candidates with prior experience in energy trading companies, international commodity houses, infrastructure investment firms, investment banks, or project finance institutions will be particularly relevant.

Salary:

AED 40,000 to 55,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

Privately-owned global enterprise in UAE.