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One of the prime issues that hold your business from progressing the way you want is its financial management. CFO services in UAE help you understand your business, designing granular reports that are specific to your industry and your current needs. Availing CFO services from CDA will help you understand where your biggest risks lie and opportunities are going forward, opening the road map to growth and stable financial health. What makes CDA one of the best accounting firms for CFO services in UAE are our impeccable financial services in a very transparent and budget-friendly manner.
What Is A Chief Financial Officer?
A chief financial officer, or CFO, is essentially the person holding the purse strings within an organization, overseeing every aspect of its finances. The CFO will provide financial advice to the CEO and board on, for instance, potential mergers and acquisitions, budgeting and obtaining debt and equity financing. There are significant regulatory responsibilities. The position of CFO is one of the most senior roles within a business, and, as you’d expect, requires a high level of education and experience.
The CFO is one of an organization’s most senior executives, forming part of the C-suite and reporting directly to the chief executive officer to help shape the company’s financial operations and strategy, as well as managing accounting and day-to-day budgeting.
Some of the C-suite roles found most widely in organizations are:
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
- Chief Learning Officer (CLO)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Chief Data Officer (CDO)
- Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
- Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
- Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
The role has always been a central one to large public companies with multi-million revenues, but is becoming increasingly common in medium-sized and even small firms. Many start-ups, indeed, now hire a chief financial officer when they first start raising capital. CFOs are found in every type of industry and organization. While the job is often seen as a step towards becoming a CEO, the latter role is the one where the buck truly stops, with the CEO responsible for the organization’s entire operations. The position of CFO shouldn’t be confused with that of financial controller, with the latter being focused less on financial strategy, and more on the organization’s day-to-day financial operations.
Why Is It Important To Have a CFO?
Organizations of all sizes have always needed someone to keep an eye on finances, but, in the past, it tended to be only the very largest firms — those with a turnover of $50 million or more — that had a dedicated CFO.
That, though, is changing, with more medium-sized businesses, and start-ups in particular, introducing the role. A CFO can be instrumental in creating a financial plan aligned with business goals, managing risk, controlling costs and improving cashflow. They can also be extremely influential when a business is, for example, going through a merger, acquisition or IPO. Companies that aren’t yet ready for a CFO will typically have a financial controller instead, heading the accounting department, overseeing daily accounting operations and managing accounting staff — but stopping short of making strategic decisions. Other firms rely on an outsourced, part-time CFO, or hire one on a per-project basis.
Outsourced CFO Services
CFO services play a vital and strategic role in any business all over the UAE. The lively and stimulating business environment in the Emirates underlines the need for expert CFO Services, but most of the business owners often try to do it themselves because they believe they cannot afford the cost of full-time CFO services in UAE.
CDA recognizes this challenge of your businesses. Instead of having an in-house CFO, get the opportunity of having outsourced CFO services from an established accounting firm in UAE like CDA to benefit more cost-effective and qualified CFO services at your doorstep.
Responsibilities of a CFO In UAE
A Chief Financial Officer is mainly responsible for managing the day-to-day business activities related to the finance, accounting, and tax aspects, etc. An efficient CFO will be strategic, progressive, and constantly predicting future cash flows and financial performances. The forward-looking services of a CFO help to identify and address the requirements of resources and financial aspects well in advance to give a positive turn for your business.
A CFO has to function the following responsibilities in the company:
- Manages the cash flow of the company
- Plans and manages the financial actions of the company’s performance
- Analyzes the financial strengths and weaknesses of the company
- Proposes corrective measures for the improvement of the company
- Ensures the record-keeping of the company as per the legal and regulatory requirements by the UAE Federal Laws and Accounting Standards
- Helps the CEO in decision making
- CFO is always the focal point for all finance-related action
CFO Services
- Financial Reporting – Gain a clear picture of your business’ operations with rigorous internal financial controls and financial information, and identify profitability opportunities through pricing or cost optimization.
- Cash Flow Management – Streamline accounts receivable and accounts payable to effectively track the sources and uses of cash across your business.
- Performance Tracking – Unlock key insights into performance with robust data collection and dynamic KPI tracking dashboards.
- Financial Management, Market Guidance & Strategic Planning – Enable your business to thrive with strategic guidance through debt raises, equity investments, and M&A.
- Budgeting and Expense Control – Discover actionable cost savings and implement efficient quarterly budgeting processes to optimize cash flow.
- Organizational Leadership – Consolidate diverse internal functions ranging from HR to corporate governance under one seasoned executive.
AHG-Dubai is ready to embrace the new opportunities and challenges presented by the new corporate tax law to help guide our clients’ businesses through the new phase.