The CFO is the architect of the Company's 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:
- Bachelor's 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.
