Finance Manager

• Role purpose
• Lead finance across Digico Solutions, combining direct responsibility for daily operations with financial guidance to
• the CEO, Deputy CEO and business leaders. Safeguard cash, ensure reliable reporting and compliance, and support
• profitable growth across cloud services, AI, consulting, managed services and resale. Build effective controls and
• scalable processes, develop the Finance team, and coordinate external accountants, auditors and tax advisers
• where specialist support is needed.
• Key responsibilities
• 1. Accounting and financial reporting

• Own the full accounting cycle and monthly close within 7 working days, including bank and balance sheet
• reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, foreign currency revaluation and intercompany balances.
•  Maintain consistent accounting policies and a suitable chart of accounts. Produce accurate entity and
• consolidated reporting, including intercompany eliminations, under applicable accounting standards and IFRS
• where required.
•  Prepare statutory financial statements and audit schedules with external accountants as needed. Coordinate
• external audits and resolve findings within agreed timelines.
• 2. Budgeting, forecasting and business support
•  Lead the annual budget and rolling 12 month forecast with department heads. Translate sales pipeline, delivery
• capacity, hiring plans and business priorities into financial assumptions and scenarios.
•  Present a monthly management pack covering profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, budget variances and
• profitability by entity, business line, client and project, with clear recommendations and action owners.
•  Evaluate business cases for recruitment, investment, service development and market expansion. Challenge
• assumptions and advise management on affordability, returns and financial risks.
• 3. Commercial finance and profitability
•  Review pricing, project budgets and financial contract terms with Sales, Presales and Delivery before proposals
• are issued, covering delivery costs, cloud charges, discounts, payment milestones and currency exposure.
•  Track project and recurring service margins with Delivery. Analyse utilisation, unbilled work, scope changes, cost
• overruns and estimated costs to complete, and agree corrective actions with accountable managers.
•  Assess the financial impact of renewals and cloud consumption commitments. Escalate deals outside approved
• margin or credit parameters for management approval.

• 4. Revenue, billing and partner reconciliation
•  Translate signed contracts and statements of work into accurate billing and revenue schedules for fixed fee
• projects, time and materials, managed services and cloud resale. Reconcile invoices to delivery evidence and
• contractual milestones.
•  Apply appropriate revenue recognition policies, including IFRS 15 where applicable. Maintain contract asset and
• deferred revenue schedules, and document principal versus agent assessments for gross or net resale revenue
• presentation.
•  Reconcile AWS and other partner charges, funding claims, incentives, credits and Marketplace settlements with
• the AWS Alliance Lead or relevant partner owner. Track evidence, claim deadlines, recoveries and reconciliation
• differences.
• 5. Cash flow, treasury and cost management
•  Maintain a 13 week cash forecast updated weekly. Monitor liquidity, upcoming obligations and foreign currency
• exposure, and flag funding requirements early.
•  Own receivables and collections, working with account owners to resolve disputes. Monitor ageing and days
• sales outstanding, recommend credit limits and payment terms, and escalate overdue balances and potential
• losses.
•  Manage banking relationships and supplier payment schedules within approved authority. Review expenses,
• subscriptions and overheads against budget, and recommend savings while protecting delivery commitments.
• 6. Tax, statutory compliance and payroll
•  Maintain a compliance calendar for every entity. Coordinate applicable tax registrations, returns and payments,
• including VAT, income or corporate tax, withholding tax and Zakat, with qualified local advisers.
•  Ensure compliant electronic invoicing, including ZATCA Fatoora where applicable. Maintain supporting records
• and coordinate intercompany tax and transfer pricing requirements, tax queries and regulatory updates with
• advisers.
•  Validate payroll calculations against inputs approved by People & Culture, including salary changes,
• commissions, deductions, statutory contributions and end of service provisions. Arrange payment through
• authorised approvals and reconcile payroll to the accounts.
• 7. Financial governance and internal controls
•  Maintain finance policies, procedures and controls covering purchasing, expenses, billing, credit, payments and
• financial approvals. Monitor compliance with the authority matrix and escalate exceptions.
•  Separate transaction preparation, review and approval. Ensure independent authorisation of payments and
• sensitive supplier or bank detail changes, with documented management reviews where team size limits
• segregation.
•  Protect financial and payroll information through appropriate access, retention and audit trails. Report
• suspected irregularities, material errors and control weaknesses promptly, and track corrective actions.
• 8. Team leadership, systems and improvement
•  Supervise and develop the Finance Associate, set objectives, review outputs and arrange backup coverage.
• Coordinate external service providers and hold them accountable for agreed deliverables.
•  Maintain reliable finance data and effective links between accounting, forecasting, HR, sales and project
• systems. Document procedures and improve the speed and quality of reporting.
•  Use approved automation and AI tools to simplify recurring finance work, with appropriate access controls,
• human review and measurable improvements in accuracy or efficiency.

• Candidate profile
• Education and experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. ACCA, CPA, CMA, ACA or an equivalent professional qualification is preferred.

• •At least 7 years of progressive finance experience, including 2 years owning the full accounting cycle and
• financial reporting for a services or technology business.

• •Experience with multiple entities and currencies, budgeting, cash management, project profitability, external
• audits and coordination with local tax advisers. Experience supervising a small team is preferred.

• •Strong IFRS knowledge and practical revenue recognition experience. Exposure to Lebanon and GCC operations,
• especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE, is an advantage.

• •Cloud, SaaS, IT services or AWS partner experience, including resale and partner funding, is strongly preferred.
• Fluent English and Arabic are required.

• Systems and analytical skills
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and strong financial modelling capability. Experience with cloud accounting
• and planning systems is required. Familiarity with Zoho Books, ScaleXP, BambooHR and Notion, or equivalent
• platforms, is preferred. Ability to use reporting, automation and approved AI tools effectively.
• Core competencies
• Financial judgement and commercial awareness. Accuracy, integrity and confidentiality. Clear communication with
• technical and nonfinancial colleagues. Constructive challenge and problem solving. Ownership, prioritisation and
• reliability. Team development and continuous improvement.
• Authority and working relationships
• Review and challenge financial assumptions, request supporting information and recommend corrective action.
• Exercise approval and banking authority only within the approved authority matrix. Escalate funding decisions,
• contractual exceptions, write offs and material financial risks to authorised management. Work closely with Sales,
• Delivery, People & Culture, partner owners and external advisers.
• Performance indicators
• Proposed measures for the annual performance plan. Agree numerical targets and shared accountability with management before