Your Playbook

• You have a proven track record of building systems, not just managing them.
• Your first instinct when a process is slow is to automate it, not hire more headcount
• You have deep experience in a high-transaction digital business (payments, fintech, e-commerce, digital distribution, or SaaS) and intuitively understand API revenue streams.
• You know the UAE banking and tax landscape inside and out (VAT, Corporate Tax, local regulatory environments).
• You have hands-on experience implementing modern software across ERPs, AP/AR automation, close software and BI tools. Excel is your baseline, but you hate using it as a database.

Finance Transformation & Automation

• Run a top-to-bottom audit of our current workflows, tools, and output quality.
• Design a modern target operating model that replaces repetitive manual tasks with intelligent workflows.
• Select, deploy, and embed the right modern ERP and finance automation tools suited for a high-transaction digital platform.
• Crush our month-end close cycle down to under 5 business days within your first year.
• Build self-serve financial reporting dashboards so the CEO and commercial leaders can own their metrics without waiting on finance.

Commercial Finance & Strategic FP&A

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and agile reforecasting.
• Deep-dive into financial models built for platform economics: transaction margins per brand, API revenue contribution, cohort profitability, and working capital dynamics.
• Monitor and report on the KPIs that actually drive our growth: gross margin by product/region, transaction velocity, client acquisition costs (CAC), and revenue concentration risks.

Accounting, Controls & UAE Compliance

• Ensure accurate statutory reporting in full compliance with UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, and free zone/mainland requirements.
• Manage relationships with external auditors and local banks.
• Design a robust internal controls framework, paying ruthless attention to prepaid product float management, FX exposure, and multi-currency treasury reconciliation.
• Ensure our financial infrastructure cleanly supports an API-driven, high-volume environment with crystal-clear digital audit trails.