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Finance Controller

AI Acquisition
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered Yesterday
finance operationstreasury and cash flow managementhigh-volume transaction processingmulti-currency cash flowsfinance process automationstandard operating procedures
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Role overview

AI Acquisition is seeking a hands-on Finance Controller to support the Director of Finance.

The role operates across multiple entities, currencies, geographies, high-volume transactions, and complex financial infrastructure.

The mandate is to stabilize, systematize, and automate finance operations while overseeing the people and processes that execute them.

About AI Acquisition

AI Acquisition enables AI service providers through enterprise opportunities, a hybrid PaaS model, and an AI marketplace.

The company operates globally across multiple entities and currencies and has significant advertising spend.

Cash flow and treasury

  • Own the daily cash cycle across DMCC, Acquisity, AI Broker, and other entities.
  • Oversee high-volume USD revenue flows from Whop into UAE bank accounts.
  • Ensure daily funding of GBP and AED corporate cards for Meta advertising spend.
  • Build live cash visibility so the Director of Finance can see the position at a glance.

Payment infrastructure

  • Lead migration from the legacy Pleo and UK-entity setup to Qashio.
  • Evaluate and implement Whop's virtual card platform for an automated Meta spending link.
  • Eliminate manual card-topping and payment bottlenecks.
  • Ensure payment flows are tracked, reconciled, and automated.

Systems and automation

  • Audit recurring manual finance processes and automate or systematize them.
  • Build and implement SOPs for cash management, reporting, payments, refunds, and reconciliation.
  • Work with Emifast to keep Xero accurate, current, and properly structured across entities.
  • Create clean, trackable dashboards for the Director of Finance and executive team.

Entity and reporting ownership

  • Oversee financial operations across two to three entities with different products and revenue structures.
  • Hold the external bookkeeping partner accountable for quality, timeliness, and accuracy.
  • Manage the financial wind-down of the legacy UK entity.
  • Deliver executive-ready cash, entity-level profit and loss, risk, and profitability reporting.

Required experience

  • 5+ years in finance operations, treasury, or senior finance execution are required.
  • Direct experience in a high-volume, high-transaction-count environment is required.
  • A systems-first approach to repeatable processes and automation is required.
  • Experience leading finance teams, external partners, or cross-functional processes is required.
  • Hands-on management of high-volume USD, GBP, and AED cash flows is required.
  • Experience building and implementing finance operations SOPs is required.
  • Experience managing external bookkeeping or accounting firms is required.
  • Strong working knowledge of Xero, Wise, Whop, and Pleo, Qashio, or similar corporate card platforms is required.

Highly desirable experience

  • Experience with UAE corporate structures, especially DMCC entities, is highly desirable.
  • A background in performance marketing businesses with high daily advertising spend is highly desirable.
  • Experience with entity wind-downs or cross-border restructuring is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with Series A or early-scale finance environments is highly desirable.

Workplace and culture

  • The company describes itself as a high-performance, remote-first team.
  • The role is described as fully remote, senior-level, autonomous, and closely connected to the executive layer.

Why join

  • Operate at the front line of AI-powered business building.
  • Work directly with ambitious founders globally.
  • Apply practical experience in a founder-led environment that values judgment over bureaucracy.

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