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Chief Financial Offier

Reference Agency


Job Location:

Cairo - Egypt

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 24 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The CFO is the architect of Companys financial credibility: owning financial strategy project-level profitability and investor-grade reporting across a multi-project portfolio and acting as the direct counterpart for investors and due-diligence teams. It suits someone who has run finance in a project-driven cash-sensitive business and has been through a capital raise or investor due diligence.

Key Responsibility:
  • Strategic Finance & Investment Readiness Lead the financial side of fundraising: model
  • valuation inputs data room due-diligence responses.
  • Own the 4-year business plan and targets tied to
  • pipeline slate and capacity.
  • Advise on deal terms use of proceeds post-
  • investment reporting and covenants.
  • Support ESOP design from the financial side: dilution
  • vesting economics valuation.

Project & Portfolio Finance:

  • Own production budgeting cost control and margin tracking per project plus a consolidated portfolio view.
  • Forecast project cash flow across client broadcaster and sponsor payment cycles and production advances.
  • Set approval and variance controls so overruns are flagged before they hit cash.

Treasury & Cash Management:

  • Maintain a rolling 13-week cash forecast and a 12-month outlook.
  • Manage banking relationships working capital FX exposure and financing options
Reporting & Governance:
  • Deliver monthly management accounts project P&Ls and board/investor packs on a fixed cadence.
  • Own statutory reporting audit and tax compliance in Egypt (corporate tax VAT withholding social insurance) and any multi-entity requirements.
  • Build the controls policies and delegation-of-authority framework investors expect.

Systems & Team:

  • Lead and develop the finance team (accounting payables/receivables payroll liaison).
  • Select and implement ERP and reporting tools that give real-time project visibility.
  • Partner with HR on payroll cost structure headcount planning and compensation economics.


Requirements
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Economics; CPA ACCA CMA or CFA required (MBA is a plus).
  • 12 years in finance including 5 years as CFO Finance Director or Head of Finance.
  • Core requirement:proven experience in a project-based business such as media production advertising events or construction.
  • Hands-on experience in a fundraising M&A or investor due-diligence process; you have built or defended a financial model in front of investors.
  • Strong Egyptian tax audit and statutory compliance knowledge.
  • Fluent English and Arabic.



Required Skills:

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Economics; CPA ACCA CMA or CFA required (MBA is a plus). 12 years in finance including 5 years as CFO Finance Director or Head of Finance. Core requirement: proven experience in a project-based business such as media production advertising events or construction. Hands-on experience in a fundraising M&A or investor due-diligence process; you have built or defended a financial model in front of investors. Strong Egyptian tax audit and statutory compliance knowledge. Fluent English and Arabic.