CharteredPartners is seeking an experienced capital and debt advisory professional to join our client in Dubai at Partner level. The successful candidate will lead origination and execution of capital-raising and financing mandates across the GCC, advising corporates and sponsors on debt, structured finance and equity capital alongside a personal fee responsibility. Specific qualifications, regulatory fluency and technical breadth are detailed in the sections that follow.

Confidential Client. Applying to this position means that you are interested to have an initial confidential discussion about how we can help you to identify and join a new accounting-firm practice. With your authorisation we will exclusively run the entire application and recruitment process for you, keeping you apprised at every step. With over 30 years' combined experience of helping the most talented accounting, audit, tax and advisory professionals to make safe, well-judged moves into rewarding new roles, we have the experience, network and ability to help you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Originate and lead debt advisory, structured finance and capital-raising mandates for corporates and sponsors across the UAE and the wider GCC.
• Advise clients on capital structure, refinancing, acquisition finance and the optimisation of senior, mezzanine and bilateral facilities.
• Run competitive financing processes, preparing information memoranda, lender presentations and term-sheet negotiations through to financial close.
• Cultivate relationships with regional banks, debt funds, sovereign-wealth investors and family offices to secure capital for clients.
• Advise on debt capital markets and equity issuance, including IPO readiness on the DFM and ADX where relevant.
• Carry a personal fee budget and set commercial terms on engagements.
• Direct and develop a team of directors and analysts and contribute to practice strategy across ADGM and DIFC.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• ICAEW (ACA), ACCA or CFA, with a recognised degree in finance, accounting or a related discipline.
• Twelve or more years in debt advisory, leveraged finance, capital markets or corporate finance, including a record at Director or Partner level.
• Demonstrable origination track record across GCC financing markets.
• Deep knowledge of debt structuring, covenant packages, intercreditor arrangements and security mechanics.
• Fluency in the regional regulatory environment, including the SCA, ADGM and DIFC frameworks.
• Strong command of credit analysis, leveraged modelling and debt capacity assessment.
• Established relationships across regional banks, credit funds and sovereign and family-office capital.
• Sound understanding of IFRS as it bears on financing and covenant definitions.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the gravitas to advise boards and win mandates.
• A track record of leading advisory teams and developing junior bankers.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience of Islamic finance structures, including sukuk and murabaha facilities.
• Exposure to DFM and ADX equity issuance and IPO-readiness advisory.
• A portable network of borrower and lender relationships across the GCC.
• Sector depth in real estate, infrastructure, energy or financial services.
• Prior experience within a recognised global accounting-firm or investment-bank advisory practice.
• Arabic language proficiency for regional counterparties.

Compensation:

Competitive package commensurate with seniority and experience, including base, performance-based bonus, long-term incentives and (where applicable) partner-track participation.

Next Steps:

This opportunity is open to UAE nationals and candidates eligible for UAE work sponsorship who match the above criteria. Please apply to receive prompt contact from an experienced and specialist accounting-firm recruitment consultant.

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