Finance Operations Manager — Multi-Entity Close & Controls

Mamo Pay; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mamo is seeking a Finance Manager to own and drive day-to-day finance operations across its UAE entities. You’ll lead the team, close books, enforce controls, and redesign processes to scale as the business grows.

You’ll combine hands-on accounting with strategic oversight to keep our numbers accurate and timely. You will oversee accounts payable/receivable, payroll, VAT compliance, and external partnerships while building robust financial systems and reporting to empower leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on accounting or finance experience, ideally in a fast-paced environment such as fintech, a high-growth startup, or financial services.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent (preferred).
• Deep working knowledge of accounting principles, month-end close processes, and financial controls.
• Experience working across multiple legal entities and currencies.
• Familiarity with UAE regulatory and tax requirements (VAT, DIFC/DMCC compliance) is a strong plus.
• Strong proficiency in accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks, Xero, or similar).
• High attention to detail with a low tolerance for errors.
• A builder mindset: you don't just maintain processes you improve them.
• Comfortable operating independently with minimal direction in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• You own the monthly close process end-to-end and you work to make the process faster and more automated each cycle as we scale across multiple entities.
• You oversee day-to-day accounting operations across all our entities including accounts payable accounts receivable payroll and cash management.
• You ensure finance operations run smoothly and build to scale from manual to automated work.
• You oversee and review the work of the finance team and any external partners to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• You design and own robust controls over vendor and other payables in a way that are lightweight and avoid causing bottlenecks.
• You own that VAT and regulatory filings across our entities happen accurately and in a timely manner and you re constantly finding better faster less manual ways to get there.
• You own and manage auditor relationships and external finance partnerships.
• You architect and continuously improve our financial and accounting systems and process documentation.
• You stay on top of our cash and financial health spotting risks early and acting on them.
• You build and run reporting budgeting and analysis that helps leadership make better decisions.
• You own and strategically lead partnerships with our banks insurers and other financial service providers.

Skills

Hands-on accounting

Builder mindset

Independent work

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

Job description

Mamo is seeking a Finance Manager to own and drive day-to-day finance operations across its UAE entities. You’ll lead the team, close books, enforce controls, and redesign processes to scale as the business grows.

You’ll combine hands-on accounting with strategic oversight to keep our numbers accurate and timely. You will oversee accounts payable/receivable, payroll, VAT compliance, and external partnerships while building robust financial systems and reporting to empower leadership decisions.