VP Commercial Finance & FP&A

Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is a single technology platform and brand across multiple countries in the MENA region. We offer the most advanced tools and best-in-class user experience for homeseekers, real estate brokers, and developers. Property Finder's most recent valuation secures our status among the Middle East's emerging unicorns, affirming a growth-oriented identity. 

Over the years, we've expanded our operations to Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and secured a strategic shareholding in Hepsiemlak, the leading property portal in Turkey. With over 600+ dedicated people in 5 regional offices, we facilitate more than 14 million monthly visits across our platforms, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space. 

As the pioneering portal for homeseekers in the region,  we are on a mission to motivate and inspire people to live the life they deserve.

 

Role Summary:

An exciting and critical position at Property Finder owning the company’s management reporting and providing clear visibility and insights on the company performance to key senior stakeholders.

To provide an independent view on business performance in a collaborative way and to have a propositional approach to improve business performance is critical for the position.

A well balanced approach between driving the company’s agenda and collaborating with stakeholders to achieve the expected business outcome is a must for this position.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a key stakeholder on the company’s strategic direction and own the overall company financial planning process.
• Bring innovation and best global practices to own the transition of the group financial planning to a proactive, predictive and interactive process by deeply leveraging on technology (with impact in the company’s culture towards planning).
• Identify and understand key pockets of value (their constraints and enablers) and work with the business to unlock this value.
• Be a business partner across all aspects of the business and provide an independent voice and value added advice.
• Own the budgeting and forecasting process of the group with deep understanding of the business dynamics to drive and influence business outcomes.
• A very hands-on approach and with close collaboration with all areas of the organization.

 

Desired Qualifications:

• MBA / Masters / equivalent qualification
• 15+ years of progressive experience
• Tech or high growth industry experience
• Exceptional ability to influence direction of the organization using the combination of 1) data, 2) stakeholder influencing and 3) agenda driving
• Demonstrated track record of leadership, with coaching, developing and guiding talent
• Proven track record of high performance and achievements in career
• Having an eye on detail, immediately picking up issues on trends, knowing where to look at and what to search for

Our promise to talent

We encourage our people, called creators, to move fast, to be bold and offer them countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing and talent-centric organisation. 

Our goal is to ensure that our people find their time at Property Finder a rewarding experience where the company’s growth also means personal growth.

Overall it is a place for you to be your best self. 

Property Finder Guiding Principles

1. Think Future First
2. Data Beats Opinions, Speed Beats Perfection
3. Optimise for Impact
4. No Ostriches Allowed
5. Our People, Our Power
6. The Biggest Risk is Taking no Risk at All

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