Finance Manager

Company Description

Magico Group has manufactured in Egypt since 1992. Our factory in Obour City has been in production since 2005, we are ISO 9001 certified, and we operate our own free zone facility on the Cairo–Alexandria desert road.

We run two entities under one group — Magico Group and Magico Freezone — with separate P&Ls, different currencies, and different regulatory obligations. Our product range spans agrochemicals, public health, veterinary and disinfectant lines, alongside a growing export business in fertilizers, industrial minerals and chemicals.

About the Role

You will own financial management and reporting for both entities: closing the books accurately and on time, keeping AR moving, and giving the business numbers it can trust and act on.

This role reports into our CFO function. Right now, while that seat is being built out, you will work directly with the CEO on financial strategy and reporting — genuine visibility from day one, not a layer removed from where decisions get made.

Your team already uses AI agents to handle routine transactional volume — postings, reconciliations, exceptions flagged for review. You are not managing a team that processes everything by hand; you are managing a team that reviews, corrects and owns what the agents can't decide alone. That changes what this job actually is: less data entry oversight, more real financial management.

What you will do

• Own monthly close and financial reporting for both entities, with clean, separate P&Ls
• Manage AR and AP performance: collection targets, payment terms, and ageing that doesn't drift
• Run payroll, tax filing and labour law compliance across both entities
• Own budget variance: know where the business is diverging from plan, and why, before someone else asks
• Keep the books audit-ready at all times, not scrambled into shape before an audit
• Manage and develop a small team of accountants, including reviewing the exceptions our automation surfaces rather than re-checking every transaction by hand
• Work with Sales, Procurement and Operations so the numbers reflect what is actually happening in the business
• Report directly to the CEO on financial performance until the CFO seat is filled, then transition into that reporting line

What Success Looks Like

Reports delivered on time, every time. AR collection that holds above target. Budget variance kept tight and explained, not just reported. A clean audit, every time it happens.

Requirements — Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field; a professional qualification (CMA, ACCA or equivalent) is a strong advantage
• 5+ years in financial management, ideally in manufacturing, FMCG, chemicals or a multi-entity group
• Real experience with multi-entity or multi-currency accounting — you understand why a Group P&L and a Freezone P&L have to stay separate
• Strong command of Egyptian tax law, labour law and statutory compliance requirements
• Hands-on ERP experience — Odoo is a strong advantage
• Comfortable managing a team, including reviewing and correcting AI-assisted work rather than doing every transaction yourself
• Strong Excel; able to build and defend a financial model, not just read one
• Fluent Arabic and good written and spoken English

Requirements — Advantageous

• Experience preparing a business for external audit or investment readiness
• Exposure to export finance: letters of credit, FX exposure, trade finance
• Experience working directly with a CEO or founder on financial strategy
• Familiarity with AI-augmented finance workflows or automation tools

What We Offer

• Competitive salary plus performance bonus
• Direct exposure to the CEO and group-level financial strategy
• Ownership of finance across two entities and a growing product range
• A clear path into a larger finance function as the company scales

How to Apply

Send your CV to [email protected] with the subject line Finance Manager.

In your email, tell us about one month-end close you own start to finish — what made it hard, and how you kept it on time.

Pay: From E£1.00 per month

Work Location: In person