# Finance Manager MEA at Harmattan AI

Finance Manager MEA at Harmattan AI in Rabat. On-site, full-time. Posted September 30, 2026.

- Company: Harmattan AI
- Location: Rabat
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 10+ years
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harmattan-ai/c7f044cd-c5fc-4742-ad50-a0a9e64d3716/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/finance-manager-mea-harmattan-ai-rw9yhf

## Requirements

- 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.
- Solid accounting, controlling and corporate finance foundations, including month-end closings and coordination of external firms.
- Hands-on experience with trade finance: letters of credit, bank guarantees and financing structuring.
- 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.
- Autonomy, rigor and pragmatism when working far from headquarters.
- Fluency in French and English is required; Arabic is a plus.

## Description

### **About Us**

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.
Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected.

### **About the Role**

As Finance Manager MEA, you lead finance for Harmattan AI's Middle East and Africa region, based in Morocco and covering the region. You start as the single finance owner and build 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.

### **ResponsibilitiesFinance & Accounting**

- Own financial management of the region's entities: accounting, controlling, and monthly and annual closings on the Group calendar.

- Run vendor invoicing, payroll entries and payments within Group controls.

- Coordinate local tax, statutory compliance and audits with advisors across the region.

- Support the intercompany framework: invoicing, management fees and transfer pricing documentation.

**Trade Finance & Banking**

- Manage local banking relationships and cash positions, in coordination with Group Treasury.

- Structure and manage letters of credit, guarantees and trade finance instruments for government contracts.

- Design financing solutions for specific projects and countries with banking partners.

- Set up banking and finance for new entities created in the region.

**Business Partnering & Growth**

- Act as finance business partner to sales, business development and marketing teams.

- Build and maintain long-term business plans supporting industrial investment projects.

- Support the financial ramp-up of industrial projects, working in project mode with operational teams.

### **Candidate Requirements**

- 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.

- Solid accounting, controlling and corporate finance foundations, including month-end closings and coordination of external firms.

- Hands-on experience with trade finance: letters of credit, bank guarantees and financing structuring.

- 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.

- Autonomy, rigor and pragmatism when working far from headquarters.

- Fluency in French and English is required; Arabic is a plus.

We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.