Head of Finance, GCC

Clutch Canada; Dubai; On-site; AED 257,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company based in Dubai is looking for a Finance Officer to oversee regulatory financial reporting and enhance compliance across the GCC region. This role requires a qualified accountant with substantial experience in finance leadership, ideally within the fintech sector. The successful candidate will have strong stakeholder management skills and a knack for navigating regulatory frameworks while driving strategic financial decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ post-qualified experience in finance leadership with a focus on regulatory reporting.
• Hands-on experience with local regulatory frameworks (e.g. DFSA) and international reporting standards (IFRS, US GAAP).
• Experience in fintech, banking, or financial services is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial regulatory reporting across the GCC entities.
• Monitor and manage regulatory capital and liquidity requirements.
• Lead audit coordination for annual statutory financial statements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Regulatory reporting

Capital management

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CPA or equivalent)

Job description

Location

Dubai

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Finance

Our Mission
Reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets.

The Team
→ Founded by Harvard grads / 3rd-time founders --- also founded Segovia (successful exit) and GiveDirectly (>300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO).
→ Top performers from top and varied organizations (e.g., Bain, Bolt, Google, McKinsey, SafeBoda, Uber, Zipline) --- we like moving fast, and we hire people that do as well.
→ Driven by mission, guided by values (see below) – in deed, not just word.
→ Team as global as the mission, >30 languages from 25 countries (i.e., if you’re interested in learning to make Chicken Moambe, we’re the place).

About Us
Taptap Send is backed by top VCs (Spark, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, etc.), rapidly growing and a great place for those looking for both impact and a fast-paced tech startup environment. Read more about the journey in Reid Hoffman’s words or TechCrunch article
Launched in 2019, Taptap is tapping into a transformative shift in global finance: from banks to phones. While this has affected wealthier countries as well, it has been nothing short of a revolution for the emerging markets where the overwhelming majority of population had been unable to access digital finance previously. Taptap Send allows immigrants to send money home instantly and with no fee*, saving money in the process. With a formal market size of >700B alone, we’ve got a lot more saving to do for our users. Our mission is to reduce inequity by helping immigrants move money home, and become the leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets. And that’s just the beginning...

*We charge fees for transfers on fixed exchange rate corridors (e.g., XOF, XAF).

Our Investors
Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital (Jim Breyer), Unbound (Shravin Mittal), Wamda (Fadi Ghandour), Firstminute Capital, Slow Ventures (Sam Lessin), Helios Partners (Souleymane Ba), Crossbeam Ventures (Ali Hamed), Nikesh Arora, Samih Toukan, and many other context-specific angels

Role overview

Play a key role in shaping the GCC regional finance function for a Taptap Send, acting as the approved finance officer and primary liaison for regulators on financial matters. Own all aspects of global financial regulatory reporting, monitor regulatory capital requirements, drive financial compliance, and support the company’s expanding operations with scalable financial leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee all financial regulatory reporting across the GCC entities and Group, including preparation, analysis, and timely submission to relevant regulatory bodies (e.g., DFSA) in line with local GAAP/US GAAP/IFRS.
• Monitor and manage regulatory capital and liquidity requirements across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with prudential rules.
• Be the appointed and approved Finance Officer for UAE and other GCC entities: review, implement, and maintain up-to-date accounting processes, systems, and finance policies aligned with local and Group standards.
• Lead audit coordination, including preparation of annual statutory financial statements, interaction with external and internal auditors in the area, and delivery of mandatory year-end reports.
• Support regional leadership team in capital allocation and strategic financial decisions.
• Develop and maintain robust relationships with regulators, auditors, banks, and strategic partners; track regulatory updates and evolving fintech requirements across GCC markets.
• In coordination with the Group finance function, advice on process improvements to strengthen financial controls and drive scalability and operational efficiency across the GCC.

Candidate profile

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CPA or equivalent).
• Minimum 8 years’ post-qualified experience in finance leadership with a focus on regulatory reporting, capital management, and audit. Experience in fintech, banking, or financial services is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with local regulatory frameworks (e.g. DFSA) and international reporting standards (IFRS, US GAAP, local GAAP).
• Fluent English required.
• Proven stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills with regulators and internal leadership.
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment is desirable, with the ability to adapt and take on broader finance responsibilities.

Taptap Values

Impact first

Team next

Accept reality

Propose solutions

Win with grit

Be proactively candid, with yourself and others

Love the particular

Own it

Create positive energy

Maybe, even have fun

Taptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.

Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly encouraged to apply.