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

Job Requisition ID: 179448 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

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.

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

About Al-Futtaim Healthcare

We Hear Your Ambition.
For over 90 years, the Al-Futtaim Group has been bringing the world’s leading brands of lifestyle watches, cars, home furnishings and fashion to the UAE. The Group has now introduced a whole new way of holistic healthcare through HealthHub Clinics by Al-Futtaim, its multi-speciality chain of more than 20 clinics in Dubai with over 25 specialties offering the right combination of advanced diagnostics, proven medical expertise and specialised services. 
What gives our clinics an edge is that as a part of the Al-Futtaim Group, you can expect world-class quality standards, with access to the best medical services and facilities within a healing environment. It’s a new way of healthcare that’s designed to meet a patient’s needs with a complete range of smart healthcare solutions. As testimony to this, only recently, we’ve earned a rare milestone of being the only primary healthcare network in the UAE to receive the Gold Seal by a reputed international body: Accreditation Canada.   
As trusted partners to health, we at HealthHub Clinics adopt evidence-based learning that enables us to listen to our patients more carefully. It helps us in treating the cause and not just the symptoms, while applying global best practices to ensure quality of care for every family member. Most of all, we adopt a patient-centric approach to healthcare that is reflected in the promise of our core belief: “We Hear You.”