Finance Director

Job description

**About the Company** At Flow, we’re reimagining what it means to live, work, and connect. More than just a real estate company, Flow is a brand, a technology platform, and an operations ecosystem spanning condominiums, hotels, multifamily residences, and office spaces. We’re building a new kind of living experience: one that’s flexible, connected, and designed to create genuine community and real value for the people who call Flow home. Our mission is oneness: prioritizing our residents and their experiences, and fostering connection with ourselves, their neighbors, and the natural world. By putting people at the center of everything we do, we’re creating vibrant, human-centered communities where life, work, creativity, and play all come together in one place. ### About the Role The Finance Director will serve as a key member of the MENA Leadership Team, leading financial strategy, operational rigor, and scalable infrastructure to support sustainable growth across the region. The role will oversee forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, treasury, compliance, investor relations, and reporting, while partnering closely with regional leadership and the global finance organization to drive performance and decision-making ### Outcomes - Operations: Develop and execute financial strategies aligned with company objectives and regional growth plans. Lead forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes. Deliver timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for leadership, investors, and stakeholders. Establish and monitor key financial and operational performance indicators. - Financial Leadership: Drive capital allocation decisions and operational efficiency through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and macroeconomic insights. Support fundraising initiatives, banking relationships, and strategic financing activities as needed. - Controls: Ensure strong financial governance through effective controls, policies, and compliance processes. Manage relationships with auditors, regulators, tax advisors, and investors. Ensure compliance with IFRS, SOCPA/ZATCA, tax requirements, and applicable regulatory standards while proactively identifying and mitigating operational and financial risks. - Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance organization with clear accountability, performance standards, and scalable operating processes. Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Product, Development, Legal, and People teams to provide actionable financial insights and decision support. ### Responsibilities - Corporate Accounting: Own general ledger integrity, reconciliations, monthly close, audit preparation, and management reporting for KSA entities, ensuring a close cycle of five business days or fewer - Treasury & Cash**:** Maintain a 13-week rolling cash-flow updated weekly; optimize working capital, payment controls, and liquidity buffers; manage banking operations, KYC - Regulatory & Compliance: Ensure compliance with IFRS, SOCPA/ZATCA, VAT, and e-invoicing requirements. Coordinate effectively with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory stakeholders. - MENA Strategic Finance: Build and own the driver-based operating model linking unit economics → site P&L → regional consolidation; run annual planning and rolling re-forecast for MENA - Decision Support & Analytics**:** Run scenario planning (pricing, staffing, capex, launch cadence); produce a weekly MENA Cash & KPI pack for leadership with actionable insights - Capital Allocation & Financing Strategy: Frame optimal capital stack for MENA initiatives (equity, project debt, JV/mezz); maintain senior banking relationships and ensure smooth facility administration (no mandate to originate new facilities) - Cross-Functional Partnering: Translate finance for Ops, Product, and Development; coordinate with Property Accounting to ensure accurate building-level statements flow into KSA/MENA reporting - Systems & Process: Level up processes and controls across QuickBooks/Sage, Ramp, and Sheets/BI; standardize close, cash, and reporting cadences - Team Leadership: Coach team members; set SLAs; establish “first-principles” playbooks for close, cash, planning, and board-ready materials ### Required Qualifications - Hands-on operator with strong attention to detail and willingness to work across strategic and operational finance matters. - 8-12 years of experience - MBA or equivalent advanced degree relating to Finance, Economics, or related field. - Professional qualification (CPA/ACCA/CA/SOCPA) with deep IFRS and SOCPA/ZATCA exposure; strong audit and month-end execution - Excellent understanding of corporate finance, accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS), and financial forecasting. - Hands-on treasury/cash management and comfort stewarding senior KSA banking relationships - Proven ability to build models, processes, and controls from scratch - Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth, and ambiguous environments - Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities using Excel and/or Google Sheets. - Comfortable leveraging modern finance systems, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and insight generation.. - Fluent in English and Arabic; concise, executive-level communication - Aligned with Flow values; Relentlessly High Standards and Act Like an Owner in particular.