Our client, a global investment bank is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to join its dynamic team in Saudi Arabia. The CFO will play a key role in the development of the Riyadh office as part of the management team. <;p>;The Riyadh based team are currently a small unit of experienced Investment professionals with plans in place to grow headcount significantly over the course of the next year. 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. <;/p>;<;p>;Responsibilities: <;/p>;<;ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0cm">;<;li style="ck: ">;Maintain good relations with local suppliers, local regulators, auditors and advisors. <;/li>;<;li style="ck: ">;Finalize the set up of the local finance function in conjunction with the regional head office. <;/li>;<;li style="ck: ">;Liaise with the compliance officers to ensure compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements. <;/li>;<;li style="ck: ">;Administer and manage the local finance functions, prepare all financial reports for management, as well as MENA and EMEA head offices. <;/li>;<;/ul>;<;p>;Requirements:<;/p>;<;ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0cm">;<;li style="text-autospace: ideograph-numeric; ck: ">;University degree in Finance or accounting, ideally professional certifications such as CA/ CPA/ CIA/ CFA/ ACCA. <;/li>;<;/ul>;<;ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0cm">;<;li style="ck: ">;Experience of working in a finance function for a financial institution, Big 4 accounting firm or blue chip corporate entity is essential. <;/li>;<;li style="ck: ">;Previous experience of working within Saudi Arabia is essential, with exposure to working with a CMA regulated entity is strongly preferred. <;/li>;<;/ul>;<;p>;<;b>;About Gulf Connexions<;/b>;<;/p>;<;p>;<;strong>;Gulf Connexions are one of the only international Banking &amp; Finance search firms with a physical presence in the Middle East.&nbsp; We are also the largest dedicated executive search practice focusing on the Middle East with offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia<;/strong>; <;strong>;&nbsp;<;/strong>; <;strong>;Gulf Connexions focus on senior executive positions within the Banking &amp; Finance, Legal and Regulatory and the Technical and Security markets. The results of these searches have given us an exceptional pool of industry specific, senior level candidates which is unrivalled in the region. <;/strong>;<;/p>;