Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Financial reporting and accounting oversight:
  Own the monthly close process and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting across all entities and channels.
• Statutory compliance:
  Oversee Zakat, tax authority filings and annual audit coordination.
• Multi‑currency accounting:
  Manage accounting as the organization expands internationally, including UK entity set‑up and ongoing UK financial operations.
• Accounting policies:
  Establish and maintain policies in line with Saudi GAAP and IFRS, adopting UK accounting standards as the UK presence develops.
• General ledger integrity:
  Maintain clean documentation of all transactions.
• Management reporting & FP&A:
  Build and maintain monthly management reporting that provides the CEO and senior team with visibility into financial performance, channel‑level profitability, and key business metrics; track revenue, gross margin, and operating expense by channel, geography, and product; lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis; build financial models for strategic decisions such as pricing, channel investment, international expansion, and capital allocation.
• Treasury and cash management:
  Manage cash position and forecasts; oversee banking relationships, credit facilities, and FX management; handle working capital, including supplier payment terms, receivables collection, and inventory financing; implement FX strategy for USD, GBP, and EUR exposure, and identify treasury optimization opportunities.
• Channel and commercial finance support:
  Provide financial analysis and decision support to the Commercial Director on channel mix, pricing decisions, and retailer terms; track channel‑level profitability; support B2B and B2G accounts, including bid analysis and custom program profitability; build channel‑level reporting linking commercial activity to financial outcomes; provide financial inputs to commercial planning, including UK launch financial modeling and Gulf distributor economics.
• Strategic finance and capital:
  Partner with the CEO on growth investment decisions, capital allocation, and major business decisions; support capital strategy including debt facilities, working capital lines, and external equity investment; if external capital is pursued, support investor materials, financial diligence, and ongoing investor relations in coordination with the CEO; coordinate with the fractional CFO advisor on strategic finance work that exceeds current internal capability;
  
  build sophistication and capability over time to internalize strategic finance work toward a CFO scope.
• Tax planning and compliance:
  Manage tax strategy and compliance across all organization entities; coordinate with external tax advisors on Saudi tax matters (Zakat, VAT, withholding tax) and support international tax planning, including UK corporate tax, transfer pricing between Saudi parent and UK entity, and VAT compliance; identify tax optimization opportunities within ethical and legal frameworks.
• Financial systems and infrastructure:
  Own the organization’s financial systems (accounting software, financial reporting tools, integration with operational systems); implement system improvements and migrations as scale and complexity demand; build financial controls and processes appropriate to a growing luxury brand; document financial procedures and ensure consistent application across the organization.
• External relationships:
  Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking partners; coordinate with the fractional CFO advisor during the Year2‑4 transition period; build relationships with potential capital providers if external capital is pursued.
• Team development and progression:
  Manage and develop the existing Accountant; hire FP&A or Junior Finance team members as scale justifies; build the finance team capability needed to support international scale; develop personally toward CFO capability through stretch assignments, fractional CFO mentorship, and continuous learning.

• 5–8years of progressive finance experience, including senior accounting and financial planning roles.
• Professional accounting qualification (SOCPA, CPA,…