Head Of FP&A

Job Description

About the Company

BasharSoft is the company behind Egypt and MENA's leading hiring ecosystem, home to WUZZUF, Forasna, iCareer, and Recruitera, connecting millions of job seekers with top employers across the region.

Our portfolio covers multiple products and platforms across job-tech, marketplace, and SaaS. The portfolio also includes new ventures at different stages, from early launch to scale, built on cutting-edge AI technologies.

About the Role

We are looking for a sharp, commercially minded Head of FP&A who operates at the intersection of financial planning and strategic decision-making. Reporting directly to the Managing Director (MD), you will cover all our products, platforms, and group companies.

This is not a reporting role. You will be expected to answer the questions that shape how we allocate capital and grow: which business lines deserve more investment, why we're hitting or missing our targets, how much cash each business generates or burns, what the financial return looks like on a new product or market, and where we'll be in 12 months under different scenarios.

You will be the financial co-pilot to executive leadership, owning the FP&A infrastructure, keeping a tight grip on cash flow and runway across the group, challenging business heads on unit economics, and translating complex data into clear commercial decisions.

The ideal person thinks like a strategist, models like a finance professional and communicates like a business partner.
Also should be using AI as a power user not just basic knowledge or light use. You should be able to show real examples of how AI improved the speed and quality of your analysis, forecasting, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) cycle, standardizing inputs and building clear alignment across all business units.

• Own and continuously update dynamic 3-statement financial models, 12-month rolling cash flow forecasts, and runway projections.

• Own cash flow management across the group: track the cash position weekly and monthly, manage working capital (receivables and payables), and flag cash risks early.

• Track cash burn and runway for each group company and new venture, and set clear cash targets for each.

• Drive capital allocation decisions, identify which business lines should receive additional investment and which should prioritize profitability and cash generation.

• Own monthly and quarterly financial reporting, P&L, cash flow, variance analysis — with clear narratives on why we're hitting or missing cash, revenue and EBITDA targets.

• Model the financial impact of strategic initiatives: reducing customer churn, improving sales productivity, launching AI products, SaaS expansion, and regional growth.

• Build ROI frameworks for new investments and evaluate expected returns, payback period, and cash impact before capital is committed.

• Partner with Product, Commercial, and Operations as a finance business partner — challenge budgets, push back on assumptions, and arbitrate trade-offs constructively.

• Track and analyze core business metrics: MRR/ARR, CAC, LTV, churn, take rate, GMV — depending on business line.

• Drive scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for key business decisions.

• Use AI tools professionally as part of your daily work, not occasionally: build models, automate reporting, run analysis, and write financial narratives faster and better. Set up AI workflows the finance team can reuse.

• Run financial reporting through ERP systems (Odoo, NetSuite) and keep data accurate and consistent across group companies.

• Support fundraising or board reporting processes when needed.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience.

• Background in tech, SaaS, marketplace, or a similarly fast-moving industry, you understand unit economics, not just accounting. (Experience in scale-ups or investment banking is a plus)

• Strong financial modeling skills, you build 3-statement models, ROI frameworks, and scenario analyses from scratch, not just maintain them.

• Proven cash flow management experience: rolling cash forecasts, working capital, and runway planning across multiple business units or entities.

• Professional, daily user of AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, or finance-specific AI), not just basic knowledge or light use. You should be able to show real examples of how AI improved the speed and quality of your analysis, forecasting, and reporting.

• Proficient in ERP reporting tools, like Odoo and NetSuite.

• Bachelor's or Masters in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; CFA or CMA is a plus, not a must.

• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Looker, or similar) is a plus.

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and shifting priorities, including building processes, templates, and reporting structures from scratch in a lean or evolving finance environment.

• Strong communicator, you can explain a financial story to a non-finance audience without dumbing it down.

Nice to Have

• Experience using Python or R for deeper statistical or financial analysis.

• Background in growth analytics or forecasting models.

• Experience building or scaling a finance function from the ground up.

Benefits

What You'll Gain

• Direct impact on a portfolio of market-leading platforms across Egypt and MENA, job-tech, marketplace, and SaaS, plus new AI ventures at different stages.

• Direct reporting line to the MD and a seat close to key business decisions.

• High ownership and access to rich, multi-product financial data.

• Your work will directly shape how we allocate capital, grow, and compete.

• Collaborative environment with space for experimentation and learning.

• Flexible hybrid working model.