Dubai SME Acquisition Evaluation Specialist

This Is a Highly Restricted Role

Do NOT apply unless you meet ALL mandatory criteria below.
Applications that do not meet the requirements will not be reviewed.

This is NOT:

• A sales role
• A brokerage role
• A business development role
• An IT business analyst role
• A general finance role

This is a deep acquisition evaluation role.

Mandatory Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

You must:

• Have minimum 5 years experience in a Dubai-based Business Buying / Business Brokerage / SME Acquisition firm
• Have worked specifically in business evaluation, not sales
• Have minimum 7 years continuous residency in Dubai
• Have hands-on experience evaluating UAE businesses for acquisition
• Be able to independently analyze a business from zero to final acquisition recommendation

If you do not meet ALL of the above, do not apply.

Role Objective

You will fully dissect a business before acquisition.

Your work will determine whether Persian Horizon proceeds with purchase.

You must extract and validate:

• Financial reality
• Operational integrity
• Regulatory exposure
• Government compliance status
• Sustainability of earnings
• Hidden liabilities
• Real working capital needs
• Risk exposure

The Acquisition Director will act based on your findings.

Core Responsibilities

You will independently perform:

Financial Deep Analysis

• Full P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow validation
• Bank statement reconciliation vs declared revenue
• VAT filing verification vs actual activity
• Payroll validation & labor cost integrity
• Supplier statement verification
• Margin sustainability testing
• Revenue manipulation red flag detection
• EBITDA normalization (owner add-backs, one-offs, related parties)

Operational & Structural Review

• Cost structure integrity
• Rent & labor ratio sustainability
• Capacity & throughput analysis
• Dependency risk (owner, supplier, landlord, key staff)

Government & Legal Exposure Check

• Trade license status & activity validation
• Fines / penalties exposure
• Visa liabilities
• Labor file status
• VAT compliance history
• Municipality or regulatory exposure (if applicable)

Valuation & Decision Modeling

• Earnings-based valuation ranges
• Scenario & sensitivity models
• Working capital & liquidity stress test
• Go / No-Go structured recommendation
• Risk register with mitigation pathways

Mandatory Technical Competencies

You must demonstrate:

• Advanced Excel financial modeling
• UAE SME valuation logic
• Due diligence frameworks
• Multi-source financial reconciliation
• Cash conversion cycle analysis
• Red-flag identification capability
• Structured risk assessment methodology

You must know UAE business-for-sale ecosystems and benchmarking methods.

AI & Analytical Tools Requirement

You must have practical experience using AI tools to:

• Support financial modeling
• Validate assumptions
• Perform scenario analysis
• Extract insights from large financial datasets

Applicants without AI-assisted analytical exposure will not be prioritized.

Strong Advantage

• Power BI (very high value)
• Structured due diligence tracker management
• Experience preparing internal acquisition memos
• Experience supporting transaction decision committees

Personal Standard Required

• Extremely analytical mindset
• High skepticism toward seller-provided data
• Zero tolerance for financial inconsistency
• Independent thinker
• Detail-obsessed
• Comfortable challenging incomplete documentation
• High confidentiality discipline

Application Instructions (Strict Compliance Required)

Your CV must clearly state:

• Years living in Dubai
• Years working in Dubai SME acquisition / brokerage firms
• Your exact role (analysis vs sales)
• Number of businesses evaluated
• Tools used (Excel models, AI tools, BI tools)

Applications without this clarity will not be reviewed.

This is a strategic acquisition gatekeeper role.
If you are not deeply experienced in evaluating UAE businesses for purchase, do not apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED10,000.00 per month