Head Of Hospital And Healthcare Finance Al-Futtaim Health Dubai

Job Description:

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.”

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