Reports to: Managing Partner / Founder
Contact: [Confidential Information]
About FOURCORP
FOURCORP is a multi-asset advisory, investment, and operating platform headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The Group operates as a single-family office and venture studio, managing a diversified portfolio across fintech, commodities, and industrial services in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Through its operating entities and strategic partnerships, FOURCORP supports high-growth ventures, infrastructure platforms, and trade-oriented businesses with a strong focus on governance, compliance, and long-term value creation.
Key Portfolio Companies
- Cash to Digital Infrastructure (CDI): A pan-African fintech group, building digital financial infrastructure projects in partnership with governments and banks.
- Thames Group: A commodities trading and industrial solutions company focused on fertilisers, grains, and mining-related technologies.
Position Overview
FOURCORP is seeking a highly skilled Finance Manager to own and operate the Group's entire financial function across multiple jurisdictions. This is not a reporting-only role. The Finance Manager will be the single point of accountability for all financial operations of the family office and its portfolio companies, including bookkeeping, accounting, payments, analytics, reporting, tax planning, compliance, and investment tracking.
The successful candidate will coordinate with external accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and legal counsel across the UK, UAE, EU, Nigeria, Cte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and other operating markets. This is a hands-on, high-autonomy role requiring commercial awareness, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage complexity across entities and currencies.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Operations & Accounting
- Own day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting for all Group entities, ensuring
- accurate, timely records.
- Manage multi-entity and multi-currency consolidation processes.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for the Group and each subsidiary.
- Maintain compliance with applicable local accounting standards across all operating jurisdictions.
- Develop and enforce standardised reporting templates across all entities.
- Reconcile intercompany transactions and balances.
Payments & Treasury
- Manage all payment operations: vendor payments, payroll, intercompany settlements, and ad hoc disbursements.
- Oversee group-wide cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
- Monitor bank balances, payment cycles, and funding requirements across jurisdictions.
- Manage FX exposure, currency risk, and treasury operations.
- Coordinate banking relationships and financing arrangements.
- Tax Planning & Compliance
- Own the Group's tax planning function, coordinating with external tax advisors across jurisdictions (UK, UAE, EU, Nigeria, Cte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and others as required).
- Monitor and ensure compliance with VAT, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and corporate tax obligations.
- Support the structuring and restructuring of entities for tax efficiency and regulatory compliance.
- Manage relationships with external legal, tax, and compliance advisors.
Analytics, Reporting & Decision Support
- Produce management accounts and performance dashboards for senior leadership.
- Develop detailed financial models to support strategic planning and investment decisions.
- Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts, providing variance analysis.
- Support pricing, profitability, and margin analysis across portfolio companies.
- Provide scenario analysis and sensitivity testing for key projects and transactions.
Investment Tracking & Strategic Finance
- Track and report on all investments, equity positions, and shareholder interests across the portfolio.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, and partnership evaluations with financial due diligence and valuation analysis.
- Assist in capital structure optimization and portfolio allocation decisions.
- Provide financial input for new market entry, expansion initiatives, and JV structuring.
Audit & Regulatory
- Lead coordination with external auditors and regulatory bodies.
- Prepare audit schedules, working papers, and supporting documentation.
- Ensure timely completion of statutory audits and filings.
- Oversee regulatory reporting across all operating jurisdictions.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting (Master's degree preferred).
- Professional qualification: ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CA, or equivalent is required.
- Minimum 58 years of progressive experience in financial management, controlling, or audit.
- Proven experience managing multi-entity and multi-country financial operations.
- Experience in fintech, trading, payments, or emerging market operations is a strong advantage.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial reporting/ERP systems.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- High level of integrity, confidentiality, and professional ethics.
- Ability to work with high autonomy and manage multiple priorities across time zones.
- Strong communication skills in English (French and/or Arabic is a plus).
Location Requirements
This role requires the candidate to be based in the UAE (Dubai preferred). While the role offers flexibility in working arrangements, UAE residency is mandatory given the proximity required to the Group's headquarters, banking relationships, and regulatory environment.
What We Offer
- Competitive, performance-based compensation package.
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making across a multi-asset portfolio.
- Opportunity to own the full finance function of a growing international investment platform.
- Involvement in diverse sectors including fintech, commodities, and infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
- Long-term career development within a growing group of companies.
