Finance Manager MEA

About the role

Harmattan AI builds autonomous and scalable defense systems and is expanding its teams after a $200M Series B. As Finance Manager MEA, you will lead finance for the Middle East and Africa region, based in Morocco, starting as the single finance owner and building a team of country finance correspondents as the footprint grows. You partner with commercial teams on government clients and on the financing of industrial investment projects.

Key responsibilities

• Own the financial management of regional entities: accounting, controlling, and monthly and annual closings on the Group calendar
• Run vendor invoicing, payroll entries and payments within Group controls, and coordinate local tax, statutory compliance and audits with advisors
• Support the intercompany framework: invoicing, management fees and transfer pricing documentation
• Manage local banking relationships and cash positions with Group Treasury, and structure letters of credit, guarantees and trade finance instruments for government contracts
• Design financing solutions for projects and countries with banking partners, and set up banking and finance for new entities
• Act as finance business partner to sales, business development and marketing teams, and build long-term business plans for industrial investment projects
• Support the financial ramp-up of industrial projects in project mode with operational teams

Required profile

• Around 10 years of senior finance experience, including ownership of multiple legal entities in an international group
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business; a Master's or local accounting qualification is preferred
• Deep knowledge of the Moroccan banking and administrative environment, with exposure to Gulf and other MEA markets
• Experience as finance partner to commercial teams; work with government or institutional clients is a plus
• Fluency in French and English is required; Arabic is a plus

Required skills

• Solid accounting, controlling and corporate finance foundations, including month-end closings and coordination of external firms
• Hands-on trade finance experience: letters of credit, bank guarantees and financing structuring
• Autonomy, rigor and pragmatism when working far from headquarters