Head of Finance Operations

We are seeking a highly operational Head of Finance Operations to take ownership of our financial engine. This is not a role for a traditional corporate accountant or an investment banker who wants to build complex, theoretical models. We need a "Finance Operator" someone who can get into the weeds of daily cash management, untangle cross-border payment flows, and deliver simple, actionable insights to the executive team.

You will inherit a complex, multi-entity structure with immediate operational challenges, including tight daily cash flows and an ongoing transition of our payment infrastructure. Your mandate is to stabilise, simplify, and scale our financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

As the Head of Finance Operations, you will be responsible for the end-to-end financial health and operational efficiency of the group.

Cash Flow & Treasury Management
Take immediate ownership of our daily cash cycle. You will manage the movement of high-volume USD revenue from Whop to our UAE bank accounts, and ensure seamless, daily funding of our GBP/AED corporate cards for Meta ad spend. You must ensure our ad accounts are never paused due to cash flow bottlenecks.

Payment Infrastructure Overhaul

Lead the critical transition from our legacy payment setup (Pleo cards linked to a UK entity) to our new UAE-native solution (Cashew). You will also evaluate and potentially implement Whop's virtual card platform to create a direct, frictionless link for our Meta expenditure.

Entity & Vendor Management

Oversee the financial operations across all entities (DMCC, Acquisity, AI Broker, etc.). You will manage our external bookkeeping partner (Emifast), ensuring they maintain accurate, up-to-date records in Xero across the group. You will also manage the financial wind-down of our legacy UK entity once the new payment infrastructure is live.

Profitability & P&L Ownership

Diagnose the current financial performance of specific business units, particularly Acquisity, which is currently operating at a loss. You will move beyond complex spreadsheets to provide clear, actionable insights into the income versus expenditure gap and recommend corrective actions.

Executive Reporting
Deliver highly distilled, pragmatic reporting to stakeholders. We do not want 20-tab spreadsheets; we require simple, five-bullet-point summaries that highlight cash position, profitability, and key operational risks.

Your Working Style:

• Pragmatic: You default to solving problems and building robust systems rather than over-analysing.
• Clear Communicator: You can translate complex financial data into simple, actionable bullet points for non-financial stakeholders.
• Self-Directed: You do not need a large team to execute; you are comfortable rolling up your sleeves and getting the work done while building the foundation for future scale.