Head of Finance

QuickSpares is an aviation parts business based in Dubai. 92 countries. 149+ airline and MRO clients. 10+ years deep. The core model has been relationship-led broking, connecting operators with parts vendors globally.

That model is changing.

The business is expanding into aircraft teardown, own-inventory stockholding, and rotables. That means capital allocation decisions, asset-backed financing, working capital management at scale, and deal-level commercial analysis that did not exist before.

This role builds the financial foundation that makes every commercial decision more profitable.

What you will own

You own the finance function end-to-end. An AR/AP & Credit Controller beneath you handles transactional execution. A Fractional CFO above provides strategic firepower and mentoring.

Your remit:

• Commercial finance and business partnering. You are the finance voice in deal conversations, building unit economics for each business line and modelling deal-level profitability;
• Financial planning and analysis. Annual plan, quarterly reforecasts, scenario modelling, KPI trends, and performance narrative;
• Treasury, cash, and working capital. 13-week cash forecast with weekly variance tracking. Baseline and improve DSO, DPO, DIO, and cash conversion cycle;
• Financial operations and controls. Own the control environment, month-end close, statutory accounts, and audit readiness;
• Systems and reporting. Own finance configuration on Dynamics 365 Business Central. Drive BI dashboards for P&L, collections, margin, and working capital;
• People leadership. Manage and develop the AR/AP & Credit Controller. Plan future finance hires.

The 90-day bar

This is non-negotiable. In your first 90 days, you will:

• Map and document every finance process;
• Fix the most critical control and risk gaps immediately;
• Introduce automation that materially reduces manual effort;
• Deliver a clear written report to the CEO: what was broken, what has been fixed, what is next

Candidates who need time to find their feet before taking action are the wrong profile. We need someone who identifies and fixes problems in motion.

You will thrive here if

• You have built or significantly improved a finance function, not just maintained one;
• You default to automation as the answer to scale, not headcount;
• You have sat in commercial meetings and changed the outcome based on financial analysis;
• You operate independently with minimal direction;
• You see the Fractional CFO as a fast-track to CFO-level capability, not a ceiling;
• You are comfortable being hands-on. Lean team means no one is above the detail

What you bring

• Qualified accountant. CIMA or CMA preferred. ACA/ACCA acceptable with clear commercial career evidence. 7-10 years post-qualification;
• Commercial finance background. Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance Manager, or FP&A. You have genuinely improved deal profitability, not just reported on it;
• Systems-first thinker. ERP ownership experience. Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred. If a system can do it, a person should not;
• Working capital management in a business where cash was genuinely tight;
• Scale-up DNA. Built or improved a finance function in a lean team (sub-100 people);
• Sector relevance. Trading, supply chain, logistics, MRO, aviation, or asset-intensive B2B. UAE or MENA experience is a strong preference.

What you will get

• Direct CEO access and Leadership Team membership;
• Structured Fractional CFO mentoring. A genuine fast-track to CFO-level capability in 2-3 years;
• 9 months maternity leave. 10 weeks paternity leave;
• Premium health insurance for family;
• School fees up to AED 35,000/year;
• Hybrid working plus 4 weeks Work from Anywhere per year;
• Visa for family, annual flight, food and gym allowances;
• Annual performance-based bonus.

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Read the full brief and apply here: hirewithpuck.com/quickspares-hof

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