Head of Hospital & Healthcare Finance, 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

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

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

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.”