Head of Finance

1 week ago

Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Rahal Full time 50,000 - 150,000 per year


Location: Hybrid (Baghdad, Iraq / Dubai, UAE)
Reports To: CEO
Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

About Rahal

Rahal is the travel mini-app within Iraq's Super Qi ecosystem, a Rocketship redefining how millions of travelers search, book, and manage their journeys across flights, hotels, and digital services.

We're building the region's next-generation travel platform, and behind every smart decision lies a disciplined financial backbone, this is where you come in.

Role Overview

We're looking for a Head of Finance to own Rahal's financial strategy, performance management, and fiscal governance. You'll play a key role in building a scalable financial structure, driving profitability, optimizing costs, ensuring compliance, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the business.

This is both a strategic and hands-on leadership role for someone who can design models, manage P&L, oversee financial operations, and serve as a key thought partner to the CEO and leadership team.

Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Strategy & Leadership
  • Lead the development of Rahal's financial strategy, annual budgets, and long-term forecasts.
  • Partner with the CEO and leadership team to align financial goals with business growth objectives.
  • Manage full P&L, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across revenue, cost, and profitability levers.
  • Design and monitor financial KPIs tied to company OKRs.
Operational Finance & Controls
  • Build and oversee all financial processes; accounting, treasury, FP&A, and compliance.
  • Develop a scalable reporting infrastructure with transparent dashboards for key stakeholders.
  • Ensure compliance with local (Iraq, UAE) tax and audit requirements.
  • Lead vendor, supplier, and payment terms negotiations to optimize cash flow.
Business Partnering
  • Provide financial insights and decision support to Marketing, Product, and Operations teams.
  • Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, and pricing strategies.
  • Lead scenario planning and sensitivity analyses for investment and expansion projects.
Qualifications
  • Experience: 8+ years in Finance, FP&A, or Corporate Strategy roles, ideally in tech, marketplace, or travel industries.
  • Education: CPA, CMA, ACCA, CFA, or MBA in Finance preferred.
     
  • Skills:
    • Strong command of P&L management, cash flow forecasting, and financial modeling.
    • Expertise in Excel / Google Sheets and modern financial tools (QuickBooks, ERP systems).
    • Ability to build finance operations in emerging markets.
       
  • Mindset: Detail-oriented, commercially sharp, and comfortable in high-growth start-up environments and cash based business transactions.
  • Language skills: English and Arabic fluent.
Personality Traits

Strategic Thinker: Connects numbers to vision, decisions to outcomes.
Builder: Sets up financial processes that scale.
Trusted Partner: Balances governance with business enablement.
Resilient Operator: Thrives in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments.

Why Rahal
  • Shape the economic engine behind the region's next
  • Build and lead a high-impact finance function from the ground up.
  • Join Iraq's fastest-growing travel platform within the Super Qi ecosystem.
  • Work alongside passionate builders shaping the future of digital travel in the Middle East.
  • Solve real traveler challenges at scale; from seamless bookings to next-gen experiences.
  • Thrive in a culture of ownership, speed, and creativity.
  • Be part of Rahal's regional expansion journey; the future of travel starts here.

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