Remote Strategic Finance Manager - Forecasting & Growth

Soum; Pakistan; Remote; PKR 33,213,000 - 49,820,000; Full time

Job summary

Soum is a fast-growing re-commerce startup in the MENA region, building a trusted marketplace for second-hand goods. This role of Strategic Finance Manager focuses on planning, forecasting, KPI governance, and strategic modeling to scale the business.

The position is remote with a Sunday–Thursday work week and 9:00 AM–6:00 PM (AST). You will partner with the CFO, lead automation of reporting, and mentor the finance team as Soum accelerates expansion.

Qualifications

• Strong financial modeling and forecasting capabilities.
• Experience building dashboards and analyzing business KPIs.
• Strong understanding of startup finance, budgeting, cash flow and metrics.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Ownership mindset with ability to work independently.
• Experience using automation, AI tools, or workflow optimization solutions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain annual budget and 13-week cash forecast, updated weekly.
• Own KPI dashboards (GMV, take rate, CM, CAC, payback); publish weekly metrics.
• Conduct monthly spend reviews; analyze variances and root causes.
• Model unit economics for initiatives, pricing, and expansion; use AI for scenarios; present to CFO.
• Prepare investor updates, board packs, fundraising models; support data room prep.
• Handle ad hoc finance requests; manage Finance Analyst; drive automation.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Dashboarding

KPIs analysis

Startup finance

Automation / AI tools

Tools

AI tools

Automation platforms

Excel

SQL

Job description

Soum is a fast-growing re-commerce startup in the MENA region, building a trusted marketplace for second-hand goods. This role of Strategic Finance Manager focuses on planning, forecasting, KPI governance, and strategic modeling to scale the business.

The position is remote with a Sunday–Thursday work week and 9:00 AM–6:00 PM (AST). You will partner with the CFO, lead automation of reporting, and mentor the finance team as Soum accelerates expansion.