Head of Finance, Healthcare Operations, Al-Futtaim Health, Dubai

HealthHub, part of Al-Futtaim Health, is seeking an experienced Head of Finance with a proven background in healthcare finance to lead financial planning, performance management, and strategic decision-making across our growing healthcare business.

This is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Managing Director and is responsible for driving financial performance across a network of clinics, healthcare services, and future expansion initiatives.

Please note: This position requires extensive healthcare finance experience. Applicants from non-healthcare sectors will not be considered.

About the Role

We are looking for a commercially focused finance leader who understands the operational and financial dynamics of healthcare businesses.

The successful candidate will have a strong background supporting hospitals, clinic networks, medical centres, healthcare groups, or other healthcare service providers and will be comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.

You will work closely with executive leadership to support growth, optimise performance, improve profitability, and ensure robust financial governance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and long-range financial modelling.

Deliver meaningful financial insights to support executive decision-making.

Monitor financial performance and identify risks, opportunities, and cost optimization initiatives.

Develop business cases and feasibility studies for new clinics, healthcare services, and expansion projects.

Healthcare Business Performance

Drive financial performance reviews across clinics and healthcare business units.

Support operational leaders in improving profitability and efficiency.

Monitor physician productivity, clinic performance, payer mix, revenue trends, and healthcare KPIs.

Support healthcare service line development and growth initiatives.

Governance & Compliance

Ensure robust financial controls, governance, audit readiness, and compliance.

Oversee monthly reporting, statutory requirements, and financial controls.

Manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory stakeholders.

Leadership

Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.

Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Partner closely with senior leadership to support strategic objectives.

Skills

Essential Requirements

Mandatory

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.

Professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, or CFA.

Minimum 10 years' finance experience.

Minimum 5 years in a senior finance leadership role.

Extensive healthcare finance experience within:

Hospitals

Healthcare Groups

Clinic Networks

Medical Centres

Day Surgery Centres

Healthcare Services

Strong Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) experience.

Experience supporting multi-site healthcare operations.

Strong commercial finance and business partnering experience.

Highly Desirable

Mergers & Acquisitions experience.

Healthcare expansion projects.

New clinic feasibility studies.

Investor-backed healthcare businesses.

Multi-entity healthcare groups.

What We Offer

Senior leadership role reporting directly to the Managing Director

Strategic exposure across a growing healthcare organization

Opportunity to influence major healthcare growth initiatives

Competitive executive salary and benefits package

Exposure to expansion, transformation, and healthcare investment activity

Dynamic and collaborative executive leadership environment