Finance Manager

Responsibilities

Role

Finance Manager

Location

Cairo

Job Type

Full time

Job Description

This role requires an experienced finance manager and a smart thinker. Being passionate about the world of numbers, you have gained a deep understanding of corporate finance in the Middle East.

In your key role as our Finance Manager, you will gather, segment, filter and analyze financial data from various sources. 

We are looking for a reliable financial manager that will manage & analyze everyday financial activities and subsequently provide advice and guidance to upper management on future financial plans,

The goal is to enable the company’s leaders to make sound business decisions and meet the company’s objectives.

You maintain a systematic approach to your work – managing priorities, requirements, and timelines.

You will be based at our office in Cairo, Egypt.

Experience in a digital or digitally affiliated business is a plus.

Who we are looking for:

Your personality and attitude towards a challenge are solution-oriented and analytical.

For you, “finance” is more than numbers but the basis for your daily work. You see the connection in patterns in abstract numbers and “connect the dots”. 

Big plus: your expertise in online media, performance marketing, and CRM systems will help you to execute fast and educate your colleagues on the potential of big data.

Responsibilities

  • Manage expenses of the company in Egpyt & UAE
  • Media spend controlling
  • Manage collections in the GCC (English & Arabic)
  • Provide financial reports and interpret financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action.
  • Advice on investment activities and provide strategies that the company should take
  • Maintain the financial health of the organization.
  • Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans.
  • Review trends and develop projections for the firm’s finances.
  • Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
  • Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
  • Manage the preparation of the company’s budget.
  • Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.
  • Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.
  • Filing VAT returns in UAE and Egpyt
  • Ensuring compliance with financial regulations in the UAE and Egypt. 

Requirements

  • Fluent in English and Arabic
  • Min 5 years experience in the finance 
  • Proven experience as a financial manager
  • Experience in the financial sector with previous possible roles such as financial analyst
  • Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
  • Proficient user of finance software Quickbooks and CRM system Salesforce
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
  • Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
  • A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
  • Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
  • BS/MA degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
  • Professional qualification such as CA/ CPA or similar will be considered a plus

About Heroleads:​

Heroleads enables success. Our client’s success means growing their businesses in the most profitable way. At Heroleads we enable companies to acquire, maintain and retain customers through efficient marketing channels using our unique platform-based approach.

Our analysis- and reporting tools provide a new level of insights to our client which allow return-on-invest-calculations, tracking of media efficiency and sales team performance.

Heroleads Ventures is backed by one of the most successful venture capital companies from Europe, Mountain Partners AG

We’re looking forward to receiving a link to your portfolio & workshop samples + CV at: careers@heroleads.com