FINANCE DIRECTOR · ACCA · DUBAI

Making complexbusinesses easierto govern.

Nearly two decades leading finance across regulated firms, venture-backed businesses and complex operating environments.

FROM COMPLEXITY TO CLARITY
CONTROLCAPITALREPORTINGDECISIONS

USD 17.5M

Venture capital raise supported

AED 2B+

Annual collections and P&L environment

USD 450M+

Regulated AUM environment

AED 4.5M

EBITDA improvement delivered

Experience shown through consequential decisions.

2025–PresentREGULATED FINANCEDUBAI, UAE

Regulated finance and governance

I support DFSA- and FSRA-regulated firms across regulatory capital, liquidity monitoring, prudential reporting, board information and financial control. My work also includes financial models and investment cases supporting approximately AED 8 million in capital-allocation decisions.

USD 450M+Regulated AUM environment
2021–2024VENTURE-BACKED TECHNOLOGYDUBAI, UAE

Venture-backed growth and capital readiness

At selfologi, I helped build multi-entity finance infrastructure across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the BVI. I led group reporting, planning, NetSuite implementation and investor readiness supporting a USD 17.5 million seed raise.

USD 17.5MSeed raise supported
2014–2018GOVERNMENT SERVICESUAE

Control at public-service scale

I led finance within a government-services environment responsible for more than AED 2 billion in annual collections and P&L activity. The mandate centred on financial control, management visibility, cash oversight and reporting across a high-volume operating network.

AED 2B+Annual collections and P&L environment
2018–2021HOSPITALITY OPERATIONSUAE

Operating performance across ten branches

I led financial analysis and operational control across a multi-branch hospitality environment. Better margin visibility, cost discipline and management accountability contributed to an AED 4.5 million EBITDA improvement across ten branches.

AED 4.5MEBITDA improvement delivered

A steady progression.

2007–2011

Assistant Manager Finance

DyStar, Karachi

2011–2014

Group Finance Manager

aafaq Islamic Finance, Dubai

2014–2018

Head of Finance

Tasheel, UAE

2018–2021

Head of Finance

Majestic Hotels, UAE

2021–2024

Group Financial Controller

selfologi, Dubai

2025–Present

Finance Director

Haseeb & Partners, Dubai

2007–2011
Assistant Manager FinanceDyStar, Karachi
2011–2014
Group Finance Manageraafaq Islamic Finance, Dubai
2014–2018
Head of FinanceTasheel, UAE
2018–2021
Head of FinanceMajestic Hotels, UAE
2021–2024
Group Financial Controllerselfologi, Dubai
2025–Present
Finance DirectorHaseeb & Partners, Dubai
Finance should make risk visible, capital deliberate and important decisions easier to defend.

That principle has remained consistent across regulated finance, growing businesses and complex operating environments. Accurate reporting is the foundation, but the real value of finance is helping leadership understand what the numbers require them to do next.