CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)
Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Center | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AMI Healthcare is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial management of hospital and ambulatory surgery center operations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Candidates must demonstrate a successful track record in a hospital with at least 200 beds and must have previous healthcare financial management experience in the Middle East.

SUMMARY
The Chief Financial Officer provides executive financial leadership for hospital and ambulatory surgery center operations, ensuring financial sustainability, effective resource allocation, and alignment with organizational objectives. Reporting to the Hospital CEO, the CFO directs financial planning, budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, revenue cycle management, and financial controls across both settings. The role works closely with the Division CFO, CEO, COO, CNO, clinical leaders, and departmental managers to support operational performance and informed decision-making. Departmental oversight includes Accounting, Reimbursement, Managed Care, Health Information, and Utilization Review, as assigned.

DUTIES

Strategy and Executive Leadership:

• Lead and integrate financial services across the hospital and ambulatory surgery center, coordinating interdepartmental activities and financial priorities.
• Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and objectives that support the organizational mission and effective performance in both inpatient and ambulatory surgical services.
• Forecast the financial impact of business decisions, service development, and operating plans across both settings.
• Communicate financial and operational performance to executive leadership, departmental managers, the Division Office, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Recommend opportunities to reduce operating costs, strengthen revenues, and improve resource utilization based on financial analysis, market trends, and operating performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Accounting and Financial Operations:

• Establish and maintain accounting systems and internal controls that provide complete, accurate records of assets, liabilities, and financial transactions for the hospital and ambulatory surgery center.
• Oversee patient revenue procedures, billing, reimbursement, collections, and payment reconciliation across inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory surgical services; improve payment timeliness, revenue accuracy, and workflow efficiency.
• Lead annual operating and capital budgets with departmental input; monitor capital expenditures and depreciation; prepare cash flow projections; manage banking relationships and credit facilities; and maintain adherence to corporate compliance standards.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements and management reports, explaining variances in revenue, expenditure, and capital asset values, with clear visibility of hospital and ambulatory surgery center performance.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and oversee the timely resolution of financial control findings.
• Direct the preparation of applicable tax returns, government submissions, and management reporting for the Dubai operations.
• Review payer contracts, purchase agreements, and other financial arrangements for alignment with organizational goals, financial risk, and profitability expectations.
• Coordinate finance committee activities relating to equipment procurement, construction, commissioning, and expansion of hospital and ambulatory surgery center facilities.
• Build and lead a qualified finance team, ensuring clear accountability and responsive financial support to clinical and operational departments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field — required.
• Master’s degree — required.
• At least ten (10) years of hospital financial management experience — required.
• Previous CFO experience in a hospital setting, with a proven track record in a hospital with at least 200 beds — required.
• Experience in ambulatory surgery center financial management — preferred. Experience in hospital or ambulatory surgery center start-up and commissioning — desired.
• Previous healthcare financial management experience in the Middle East — required.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification — highly desired.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & BEHAVIORS

• Strong knowledge of financial management, analysis, accounting principles, and financial controls relevant to hospital and ambulatory surgery center operations — required.
• Knowledge of financial markets, funding arrangements, monetary and fiscal policy, and financial risk analysis — required.
• Effective stakeholder management skills, including collaboration with clinical leaders, executive teams, payers, and external partners — required.
• Ability to translate organizational strategy into clear financial objectives and team priorities — required.
• Ability to develop, motivate, and recognize finance team members while fostering accountability and collaboration — required.
• Skill in setting priorities, allocating resources, and directing work across hospital and ambulatory surgery center operations — required.
• Ability to assess the long-term financial and operational implications of business decisions and plans — required.
• Ability to identify strategic opportunities and risks arising from economic, technological, regulatory, and social changes — required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills at all organizational levels — required.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to internal and external stakeholders — required.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural environments and apply previous Middle East healthcare experience to the role — required.
• Professional executive presence, sound judgment, resilience, confidence, and a collaborative leadership approach — required.