Finance leaders who understand the business, not just the books.
The best finance hires change the quality of decisions around them. The weaker ones report on decisions after they have been made. Sid & Gamble recruits finance professionals for scale-ups, mid-market businesses and global organizations across the UAE and nine further markets, from the controller who brings order to a growing business to the CFO who shapes where it goes next.
The roles we recruit for.
Accounting and Control
- Financial Accountants and Management Accountants
- Finance Managers
- Financial Controllers and Group Financial Controllers
Planning and Business Partnering
- FP&A Analysts and FP&A Managers
- Heads of FP&A
- Finance Business Partners and Commercial Finance Managers
Specialist Finance
- Tax Managers and Heads of Tax
- Treasury Managers
- Internal Audit Managers
- Finance Systems and Transformation Leads
Leadership
- Heads of Finance and Finance Directors
- Chief Financial Officers
These are examples. If the role sits in finance, we recruit for it.
Dubai is home, and the UAE is where we work most closely. Corporate tax, stronger reporting expectations and a steady flow of regional headquarters moving to the country have all raised the bar for finance teams here. We also recruit across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States and Canada, often for groups running finance across several of these markets.
Finance teams are being asked to do more with the same headcount. Employers want people who can partner with the business, not just close the month, and who are comfortable with the systems and automation that now handle much of the routine work. Tax and compliance experience has become more valuable in the UAE, and finance leaders who have taken a business through growth, a fundraise or a restructuring remain in short supply.
How we run a finance search.
We look at the business, not just the role
The right financial controller for a founder-led scale-up is a different person from the right one for a listed group's regional entity. We define the role around the stage, the ownership and the reporting lines first.
We test judgment as well as technical skill
Qualifications get candidates into the conversation. We look for how they have handled pressure, explained difficult numbers and influenced decisions outside finance.
We respect how sensitive finance hires are
Finance leaders often join during a fundraise, a restructuring or a leadership change. We run those searches quietly.