Director of FP&A and Investor Relations

Role Overview

Director of FP&A and Investor Relations at Foodics, a leading restaurant management ecosystem and payment tech provider headquartered in Riyadh with offices across 5 countries.

Company Overview

Foodics is a SaaS company founded in 2014 serving customers and partners in over 35 countries worldwide. The company has processed over 6 billion orders and achieved three rounds of funding, with the latest raising $170 million in the largest SaaS funding round in MENA. Foodics operates at the intersection of SaaS, fintech and payments and employs over 30 nationalities across 14 countries.

Role Purpose

The Director of FP&A and Investor Relations will serve as a strategic finance partner to the CFO, CEO, Board and leadership team. This role translates financial performance into actionable decisions, improves forecast quality and accuracy, manages investor and stakeholder relationships, and builds a scalable, AI-enabled FP&A function.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Own annual budgeting, long-range planning, rolling forecasts and reforecast cycles, with clear full-year landing views and disciplined forecast accuracy.
• Lead monthly performance reviews across revenue, ARR, gross profit, margins, EBITDA, OPEX, cash flow, headcount and key operating metrics.
• Translate results into concise executive insights: what changed, why it changed, what it means, and what management should do next.
• Build driver-based financial models and base / upside / downside scenarios to support strategic and operating decisions.
• Interrogate large financial and operating datasets to identify drivers, anomalies, trends, risks and opportunities.

Strategic Partnerships & Governance

• Act as senior finance partner to Commercial, Product, Technology, Operations and People teams, challenging assumptions and improving resource allocation.
• Strengthen OPEX, headcount, CAPEX and strategic-investment governance, with clear ownership and accountability across the business.
• Evaluate pricing, new products, geographic expansion, partnerships, major commercial initiatives and M&A opportunities through robust business cases and post-investment reviews.

Systems & Automation

• Upgrade FP&A systems, reporting and automation so the function scales with Foodics and relies less on manual spreadsheet-heavy processes.
• Use Claude to accelerate performance analysis, scenario modelling, business cases and management commentary.
• Create repeatable AI workflows or agents for recurring FP&A tasks and ad-hoc executive analysis.
• Combine Claude with Excel / Google Sheets, BI tools, SQL, planning systems or other finance technology.
• Define where AI should automate work, where human judgment remains essential, and how outputs should be validated.

Investor Relations & Reporting

• Serve as a key point of contact for existing and prospective investors, lenders and other external financial stakeholders.
• Prepare Board decks, investor updates, quarterly / annual reporting packages and ad-hoc materials that clearly articulate company performance, strategy and outlook.
• Manage the capital-raise narrative and supporting materials (data rooms, financial models, KPI packs) in partnership with the CFO / CEO during fundraising or strategic transactions.
• Own the investor reporting calendar, ensuring timely, accurate and consistent communication of financial and operating results.
• Track investor sentiment, market trends, comparable company performance and industry benchmarks relevant to SaaS / fintech / payments to inform positioning.
• Coordinate due diligence processes with investors, auditors and advisors, ensuring data integrity and consistency across all external-facing materials.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10–15+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business finance or strategic finance, with meaningful leadership responsibility.
• Professional qualification is mandatory: active CMA certification or CFA charter.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of both SaaS and fintech industries, including recurring-revenue economics, retention, churn, unit economics, payments economics, margins and the key operating drivers of technology-enabled financial services.
• Demonstrated current and sophisticated use of Claude in day-to-day finance work; basic AI exposure is not sufficient.
• Direct partnership with senior executives and experience presenting to Executive Committee / Board / investor audiences.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets proficiency.
• BI, SQL, planning tool and finance automation experience are highly desirable.

Additional Information

• Highly competitive compensation packages, including bonuses and the potential for shares.
• Regular training and an annual learning stipend to support personal development and career growth.
• Opportunity to work in a hyper-growth environment with a talented team across 14 countries.
• Autonomy, mentoring, and challenging goals that create opportunities for both individual and company growth.