Created date: 2025-06-21
Valid upto: 2025-07-30
**Remote Finance Manager Job Description**
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**Position Overview**
We are seeking a highly motivated and
detail-oriented Remote Finance Manager to lead and manage our finance function.
This role will be responsible for the full spectrum of financial operations,
including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, VAT compliance, cash management,
financial reporting, and supporting statutory obligations. The ideal candidate
thrives in a remote environment, works independently, and builds scalable,
efficient finance processes aligned with the company’s growth.
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**Key Responsibilities**
**Financial Operations**
- Manage day-to-day accounting activities,
including general ledger maintenance, accounts payable (AP), accounts
receivable (AR), and reconciliations.
- Own the month-end and year-end closing
processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial statements.
- Prepare, file, and maintain compliance
with periodic VAT returns (monthly, quarterly, or as required).
- Coordinate with external auditors and tax
advisors to support annual audits and statutory filings.
**Financial Planning & Analysis
(FP&A)**
- Prepare annual budgets, rolling
forecasts, and variance analyses.
- Provide timely financial insights and
recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
- Build and maintain dynamic financial
models for cash flow, profitability, and scenario planning.
**Treasury & Cash Management**
- Monitor daily cash position and prepare
short-term and long-term cash flow forecasts.
- Manage banking relationships and optimize
fund transfers and liquidity.
- Ensure efficient vendor payment schedules
and client collections.
**Financial Reporting & Compliance**
- Develop and deliver monthly, quarterly,
and annual financial reports for management and stakeholders.
- Track and report key performance
indicators (KPIs).
- Ensure compliance with applicable
accounting standards (IFRS, GAAP) and internal controls.
- Maintain accurate tax records and
regulatory documentation to support company compliance.
**Process Improvement & Systems**
- Implement and optimize cloud-based
accounting, reporting, and workflow systems.
- Create and maintain documented finance
policies, procedures, and playbooks.
- Continuously improve operational
efficiency and automation in financial processes.
Bachelor degree
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance,
Accounting, Business, or a related field. (Master’s degree, CPA, CMA,
or equivalent certifications preferred.)
- 7–10 years of
progressive experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A roles.
- Proven experience handling VAT compliance
and filings.
- Strong understanding of full-cycle
accounting, month-end and year-end processes.
- Proficiency in cloud-based finance tools
(e.g., QuickBooks Online, Odoo, NetSuite, Xero, or equivalent).
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills;
strong financial modeling capabilities.
- Excellent communication, organizational,
and project management skills.
- High attention to detail, analytical
mindset, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
**Preferred Qualifications**
- Experience working in a remote or
distributed team environment.
- Knowledge of Zakat, CIT, and regional tax
compliance (for Saudi Arabia or GCC-based candidates).
- Familiarity with finance process
integration into ERP systems and workflow automation tools.
- Experience supporting external audits and
preparing audit-ready files.
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**Work Environment**
- 100% remote (flexible timezone, with
required overlap with company core working hours).
- Home office setup with reliable
high-speed internet connection required.
- Occasional travel (optional) for key
meetings or company retreats.