Head of Finance, Al-Futtaim Health, Dubai
Healthcare Finance Experience is Essential
HealthHub, part of Al-Futtaim Health, is seeking an experienced Head of Healthcare Finance to lead the financial performance, strategic planning, and commercial finance activities of our growing healthcare business.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this senior leadership role will partner closely with operational and clinical leaders to drive performance across our network of community-based outpatient clinics, healthcare services, diagnostic operations, and future hospital expansion initiatives.
Applicants without significant healthcare finance experience will not be considered.
We are specifically seeking candidates who have held senior finance leadership positions within hospitals, healthcare groups, clinic networks, medical centres, day surgery facilities, or other healthcare providers.
About the Role
This is not a traditional accounting or reporting role.
We are looking for a commercially focused healthcare finance leader who understands the operational realities of delivering healthcare services and can translate financial information into meaningful business decisions.
The successful candidate will have experience supporting multi-site healthcare operations and working directly with executives, physicians, operational leaders, and corporate stakeholders.
You will play a key role in shaping financial strategy, supporting healthcare growth initiatives, improving operational performance, and ensuring strong financial governance across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Healthcare Financial Performance
Drive financial performance across clinics and healthcare business units
Partner with operational leaders to improve profitability and operational efficiency
Monitor physician productivity, revenue trends, patient volumes, service line performance, and payer mix
Identify opportunities to improve financial and operational outcomes
Support business growth and healthcare service development initiatives
Financial Planning & Strategy
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes
Develop financial models and strategic business cases
Support new clinic developments, healthcare expansion projects, and future hospital initiatives
Deliver meaningful financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership
Evaluate investment opportunities and strategic growth initiatives
Governance & Controls
Ensure robust financial controls, compliance, governance, and audit readiness
Oversee monthly management reporting and financial performance reviews
Manage statutory requirements and external audit relationships
Support risk management and business continuity initiatives
Leadership
Lead and develop a high-performing finance team
Foster a culture of accountability, partnership, and continuous improvement
Act as a trusted advisor to executive and operational leadership teams
Skills
Essential Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
Professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, or CFA
Minimum 10 years of progressive finance experience
Minimum 5 years in a senior finance leadership position
Extensive Healthcare Finance Experience Within:
Hospitals
Healthcare Groups
Medical Centres
Clinic Networks
Day Surgery Centres
Multi-site Healthcare Operations
Demonstrated Experience In:
Healthcare Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Healthcare business partnering
Healthcare operations finance
Physician productivity analysis
Revenue cycle and healthcare KPIs
Payer mix analysis
Multi-site healthcare performance management
Business case development and healthcare investments
Candidates Unlikely to Be Suitable
This position is not intended for candidates whose experience is primarily within:
Banking
Manufacturing
FMCG
Retail
Construction
Audit-only environments
Corporate FP&A without healthcare operations exposure
Applicants must be able to demonstrate direct experience supporting healthcare delivery businesses.
What's on Offer
Senior leadership role reporting directly to the Managing Director
Significant influence over financial and operational strategy
Exposure to healthcare expansion and future hospital development projects
Opportunity to work alongside experienced clinical and operational leaders
Competitive executive compensation and benefits package
Long-term career growth within one of the UAE's most respected healthcare organizations