Associate Finance Manager

Location: Karachi, Pakistan 
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 3-6 Years

Role Summary:

The Associate Finance Manager supports the Finance function across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, and month-end close. This role will work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate financial performance tracking, strong controls, and timely management reporting. The role is hands-on, with responsibility for both operational finance execution and analytical support.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Month-End

• Support the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare and review management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cashflow reporting.
• Assist with variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Maintain and improve reporting packs for senior management.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support annual budget preparation and periodic reforecasting.
• Work with department heads to track spend and improve financial planning accuracy.
• Monitor performance trends and highlight risks and opportunities.

Cashflow & Working Capital

• Support cashflow forecasting and liquidity tracking.
• Monitor receivables, payables, and working capital performance.
• Assist with invoicing oversight, collections tracking, and payment scheduling.

Controls, Compliance, and Audit

• Maintain strong financial controls and support internal governance.
• Support statutory reporting and audit processes.
• Ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures.
• Assist with tax and regulatory compliance coordination (as relevant).

Business Partnering & Process Improvement

• Act as a finance partner to operational teams, helping them understand financial performance.
• Identify and implement process improvements in reporting, systems, and workflows.
• Support automation and finance tooling improvements where possible.

Key Requirements:

Experience:

• 3–6 years of experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or a related function.
• Experience supporting month-end close and management reporting.
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment (startup/scale-up is a plus).

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA (part-qualified or qualified), or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting fundamentals and financial reporting.

Skills

• Strong Excel skills (financial modelling, pivots, lookups; PowerQuery a plus).
• Comfortable working with accounting systems (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, Netsuite, Sage, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, compliance-heavy, or regulated environments.
• Experience supporting pricing, revenue reporting, or SaaS metrics.
• Familiarity with multi-currency and international operations.
• Exposure to automation tools (Power BI, Looker, Tableau, SQL).

What Success Looks Like

• Month-end close is delivered accurately and on time.
• Forecasting and reporting are reliable and decision-useful.
• Strong control discipline is maintained as the company scales.
• Finance becomes faster, clearer, and more operationally useful.