Finance Manager
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About the Role
Local, a QR-based payment platform for hospitality, seeks a full-time remote Finance Manager to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across the GCC. The role manages month-end close, VAT reconciliation, payroll via WPS, cash flow, and treasury operations.
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Responsibilities
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across markets
- Manage month end close, financial statements, and internal controls
- Manage VAT reconciliation and filings
- Manage payroll through the WPS system
- Lead cash flow management, treasury operations, and financial risk assessment
- Build and maintain management dashboards and performance reporting
- Support pricing and commercial decisions with financial modelling
- Coordinate with auditors, banks, and external partners
- Flag discrepancies and gaps early, with clear root cause analysis
Requirements
- Strong financial planning and analysis skills: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis
- Solid accounting and reporting background: month end close, financial statements
- Experience with VAT reconciliation and filings, and payroll management via WPS
- Expertise in cash flow management, treasury operations, and financial risk assessment
- Clear communication and stakeholder management skills
- Knowledge of corporate finance principles; familiarity with payments, fintech, or technology business models is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field; CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA, or CFA an advantage
- Experience with GCC markets, multi entity structures, or regulated environments beneficial
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment, managing multiple priorities
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About Local
- Local is a QR based payment and ordering platform built for the hospitality sector across the GCC.
- We power 200+ venues — restaurants, cafés, and hotels — across Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
- Backed by 500 Global, Sanabil, 21VC, and VentureSouq.
The Role
- The Finance Manager is a full time remote role responsible for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting to support Local's growth across the GCC.
- This role manages monthly close, financial reporting, and cash flow analysis.
- You'll monitor compliance with local regulations, including VAT reconciliation and filings, manage payroll through the WPS system, and coordinate with auditors, banks, and external partners.
- Day to day responsibilities include preparing management dashboards, analysing business performance, supporting pricing and commercial decisions, and optimising financial processes and systems.
What you'll do
- Own budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across markets
- Manage month end close, financial statements, and internal controls
- Manage VAT reconciliation and filings
- Manage payroll through the WPS system
- Lead cash flow management, treasury operations, and financial risk assessment
- Build and maintain management dashboards and performance reporting
- Support pricing and commercial decisions with financial modelling
- Coordinate with auditors, banks, and external partners
- Flag discrepancies and gaps early, with clear root cause analysis
What we're looking for
- Strong financial planning and analysis skills: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis
- Solid accounting and reporting background: month end close, financial statements
- Experience with VAT reconciliation and filings, and payroll management via WPS
- Expertise in cash flow management, treasury operations, and financial risk assessment
- Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, able to present complex information to non finance teams
- Knowledge of corporate finance principles; familiarity with payments, fintech, or technology business models is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field; CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA, or CFA an advantage
- Experience with GCC markets, multi entity structures, or regulated environments beneficial; prior high growth or startup experience a plus
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment, managing multiple priorities
Why join Local
- Direct exposure to founders and real ownership over a critical function
- Fast growing GCC infrastructure company at an inflection point across three markets
- Backed by leading regional and global investors
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