A leading regional events gency is expanding its finance function and is seeking a Finance Director to drive financial performance, governance, and operational efficiency across multiple markets.
This role is based in Cairo (Misr El Gedida ) and supports business operations across Egypt, GCC, UAE, and KSA, with a strong focus on financial planning, cash flow optimization, and systems enhancement.
Compensation: EGP 35,000 – 50,000 (Gross)
Key Responsibilities
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across regional operations
- Drive cost control initiatives and improve project-level profitability
- Oversee cash flow management, collections, and supplier payment cycles
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations across Egypt, UAE, and KSA
- Manage and enhance financial reporting processes and timelines
- Act as a strategic partner to leadership on budgeting and business decisions
- Supervise finance operations, including accounting, reconciliations, and reporting
- Lead ERP optimization and support ongoing system improvements
- Oversee day-to-day financial operations across Egypt, KSA, and UAE.
- Ensure compliance with local financial laws and tax filings.
- Lead and mentor the Cairo-based Finance team and outsourced providers.
- Review pricing strategies and profitability of projects.
- Monitor supplier payments and manage collections to ensure healthy cash flow.
- Oversee ERP systems (QuickBooks/Odoo) and financial reporting.
- Communicate with banks and external auditors.
- Ensures the relevant books of accounts are compiled at the end of every financial period.
- Analyzes business performance / results, providing feedback to Management.
- Manages the preparation of financial statements and ad hoc financial reports on a periodic basis.
- Acts as a point of contact for auditors and communicates with them to ensure all questions can be answered efficiently.
- Keeps abreast of new local and international regulations and standards and takes steps to ensure accounting and financial practices remain in compliance with local and international guidelines.
- Plans, manages, coordinates, and implements the year-end closing processes and procedures for assigned accounting records.
- Reviews supporting documentation related to expenses and revenue realizations prior to positing of expenses or revenues.
- Assists in the development, review and improvement of accountancy and computer systems.
- Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Prepares ad hoc financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information on need basis.
- Prepare and support the periodic, quarterly and annual audit of the company's financials.
- Managing cash Management & Cost Control
- Record accounting transactions.
- Perform account analysis to ensure entries and balances are correct.
- Track and assess the company's cash flow and financial planning as well as analyzing the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing corrective actions.
- Check and record the accuracy of monthly payroll amounts
- Create and manage adequate regular, annual, and multi-year budgets for the company's needs, including the preparation of periodic budget forecasts.
- Works with other departments to monitor each department and make recommendations to increasing budget efficiency.
- Ensure that the department's procedures are consistently documented and relevant evidence is retained.
Experience
- Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
- 10+ years in finance leadership, preferably in events or service industries.
- 3 years holding the same position as a Finance Director
- Deep understanding of financial frameworks in Egypt, KSA, and UAE
- Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, and compliance
- Strong knowledge in Accounting for travel & events agencies
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work for long hours if needed.
- Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
- Good organizational skills.
- Knowledge of accounting principles, cycle & environment, regulations and procedures
- Knowledge in a wide range of operations like Finance & Accounting Management,
- Budgeting & Variance Analysis, Finalization of Accounts & Reporting.
- Be able to interpret Financial Transactions & Financial Statement
- Multi-country experience (GCC preferred)
- Expertise in VAT management
- ERP implementation experience (Odoo or similar)
- Strong VAT & ZATCA knowledge is a must
- Knowledge of working with Microsoft Office Tools.
