Job Description

•5th Floor, Building A1, Business Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates•

With a team of smart people who like working hard and having fun too, we released the most disruptive enterprise management software in the world: Odoo. Fully open source, fully featured with apps like Accounting, HR, CRM, Manufacturing, and 4,000 more. Odoo's solution is 3 times more affordable than traditional competitors. With 600+ employees in Dubai, we are now one of the fastest growing IT companies in the GCC and are almost doubling our size every year.





Start a career with us. We offer you an extraordinary chance to learn and grow. Be involved with a very exciting product and a great team behind it.







Responsibilities:

Within a team of 8 people your main responsibilities will be:





•Financial Planning and Analysis: •

• Assist the Head of Finance in preparing monthly forecasts and reports for Management.
• Help in preparing the annual budgets in collaboration with the HQ.
• Conduct variance business and financial analysis to compare budgeted results against actuals and explain variances.
• Support the preparation of business/financial reports and dashboards for management review. Make sure reports are updated and automated as much as possible.
• Along with the Finance Team, participate in the improvement of financial processes and systems to enhance forecasting accuracy and reporting capabilities.
• Work closely with Sales, Services and Marketing teams to build actionable reports (recurring or one-off) and challenge internal decisions.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders (partners, auditors, etc.) on various specific analyses.
• Conduct industry analysis and assess competitor performance in the region.

•Financial Controlling: •

• In collaboration with the Accounting team, support the monthly and yearly closing with a defined set of controls.
• Help monitor and control expenses and ensure compliance with financial policies and regulations.
• Participate in the external audits and internal compliance checks to ensure adherence to financial and operational controls.
• Support financial audit activities by providing necessary documentation and responses to external inquiries.
• Assist in the evaluation of capital expenditures and investment activities to align with global strategy (R&D, Marketing, Real Estate, etc.).

•Collaboration and Communication: •

• Work closely with different departments to gather financial data and insights, ensuring the data is clean.
Communicate financial findings and suggestions to management and non-finance stakeholders effectively.
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•Compliance & VAT Management: •

• Communicate financial findings and suggestions to management and non-finance stakeholders effectively.
• Support the taxes preparation (VAT, Corporate Tax), ensuring accurate submissions in compliance with legal requirements.

•Process improvement: •

• Contributing to streamlining and improving accounting processes for efficiency and accuracy.

•HQ Coordination: •

• Maintaining clear and consistent liaison with the headquarters and other FP&A employees







About You:




• Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment with a proactive, hands-on attitude.
• Open-minded, adaptable to change, quick, and autonomous learner.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on initiating a career in Finance.
• Contribution to a positive company culture.
• Keen interest in the Tech industry.




Must Have:




• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in financial planning, analysis, or a similar role (ideally in a tech company)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.
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Nice to Haves:


• Passion for software products and Odoo knowledge.
• Multilingual capabilities.
• Understanding of macroeconomics in the GCC.
• Fluency in Arabic.

Finance related certification (CPA, CFA, ACCA, etc)
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What's great in the job?
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• Great team of smart people, in a friendly and open culture
• No dumb managers, no stupid tools to use, no rigid working hours
• No waste of time in enterprise processes, real responsibilities and autonomy
• Expand your knowledge of various business industries
• Create content that will help our users on a daily basis
• Real responsibilities and challenges in a fast evolving company
##### Our Product


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What We Offer
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Each employee has a chance to see the impact of his work. You can make a real contribution to the success of the company.


Several activities are often organized all over the year, such as weekly sports sessions, team building events, monthly drink, and much more


### Perks


A full-time position


Attractive salary package.


### Trainings


12 days / year, including


6 of your choice.


### Sport Activity


Play any sport with colleagues,


the bill is covered.


### Eat & Drink


Fruit, coffee and


snacks provided.