Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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📍 Location: Dubai, UAE | 🕒 Full-Time, On-Site
Reports To: Group CEO / Board of Directors
Direct Reports: Group Financial Controller, International Finance Team
About Us
We are a purpose-driven, international group of therapy and mental health companies committed to improving lives through high-quality, accessible services. With operations spanning the UAE, UK, and USA, our mission is growing-and so is our need for strategic financial leadership.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead and elevate our finance function. Based in Dubai, you’ll partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership to drive informed decision-making, manage cross-border financial complexity, and ensure financial governance as we scale.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Act as a core member of the executive leadership team
- Drive group-wide financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and performance monitoring
- Lead the transition of financial leadership from the Group Financial Controller
Group Finance Oversight
Oversee finance operations across:
UAE: Multiple local LLCs
UK: 2 Limited Companies
USA: LLC and Inc Entities
Ensure consolidated group reporting and compliance (IFRS, UK GAAP, US GAAP)
Manage group cash flow, intercompany transactions, and currency risk
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with tax, licensing, audit, and statutory requirements in all jurisdictions
- Liaise with global advisors: auditors, tax consultants, legal counsel
Systems & Controls
- Enhance and scale financial systems, controls, and reporting processes
- Embed best practices across jurisdictions for audit-readiness and operational efficiency
Team Leadership
- Mentor and manage finance team members across locations
- Oversee the transition of the Group Financial Controller to a part-time role
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent)
- 10+ years of experience, including 3+ years in a senior finance role (preferably CFO level)
- Strong track record in multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction finance environments
- Familiarity with UAE, UK and US operations and regulations
- Industry experience in healthcare, wellness, or therapy services is a plus
- Deep knowledge of cross-border structuring, international tax, transfer pricing, and consolidations
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, founder-led business environment
- Based in Dubai or open to relocation
Why Join Us?
- Purpose-driven organization with real social impact
- High-growth sector: wellness, therapy, and mental health
- Collaborative and dynamic executive leadership team
- Opportunity to shape the financial future of a multi-national group
- Department
- Finance
- Locations
- Dubai Office
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Employment level
- Executive/Senior Level
Background on Marisa Peer
Marisa Peer is an internationally award-winning, qualified hypnotherapist with advanced certificates in hypnotherapy from the Hypnotism Training Institute of Los Angeles. Marisa has completed additional studies in hypno-healing, advanced hypnotherapy, medical hypnotherapy, and Gestalt analysis.
Having undertaken further studies at the Proudfoot School of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy and the Atkinson Ball College of Hypnotherapy, Marisa has dedicated the last three decades to researching, testing, and applying the most beneficial principles of hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, NLP, CBT, and neuroscience.
The result of over 30 years of careful and rigorous study, Marisa’s unique Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide to overcome their own personal challenges and lead happier, more fulfilling lives.
To learn more, please visit us at https://www.marisapeer.com
About Marisa Peer
Marisa's mission is to spread the message that there are simple, rapid, and effective techniques everyone can use that can truly change your life.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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