Nowshad Haroon CIMA, ACCA, CMA, MBA (UK)

20.0 yrs experienceHospitality

Sep 2023Added 2 days ago

The move

MoveSwiss International Group → Leading Hospitality Group

TitleGroup Director of Finance & Strategy → Chief Financial Officer

LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Dubai

Career arcRecent arrival

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE2.3

Total experience20.0 years

Chief Financial OfficerSep 2023 — Present
Leading Hospitality Group· Full-time
Group Director of Finance & StrategyAug 2021 — Dec 2023
Swiss International Group· United Arab Emirates· Contract
Interim General ManagerJun 2020 — Aug 2021
Royal Swiss Lahore· Lahore, Pakistan· Full-time
Chief Financial OfficerFeb 2019 — Aug 2021
Royal Swiss Lahore· Lahore, Pakistan· Full-time
Group Director of FinanceJul 2017 — Feb 2019
Sun Africa Hotels· Nairobi, Kenya· Full-time
Regional Financial ControllerNov 2016 — Jun 2017
Sun Africa Hotels· Mombasa, Kenya· Full-time
Group Financial ControllerMay 2015 — Sep 2016
Al Kuwari International Group· Doha, Qatar· Full-time
Senior Finance ManagerApr 2012 — Mar 2015
SSaudi Arabian Trading & Construction Co. - SATCO· Saudi Arabia· Full-time
Senior Financial AccountantOct 2008 — Oct 2011
Renaissance Services· Sultanate of Oman· Full-time
Financial AccountantMay 2005 — Sep 2008
Binjarallah Group· Saudi Arabia· Full-time

CFA Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) · Investment Management, Portfolio Management and Wealth PlanningMay 2021 — Dec 2025
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Finance & Strategy · Business Finance & StrategySep 2016 — Dec 2017
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Master of Law in International Business (LLM) · International BusinessNov 2023 — Sep 2025
ACCA
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants · Accounting and FinanceFeb 2014 — Aug 2017
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Master of Business Administration in Financial Management (MBA) · Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities LawSep 2016 — Mar 2018
Management and Science University
Doctor of Philosophy in Corporate Finance and Accounting (PhD) · Accounting and FinanceMay 2020 — Nov 2026