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Ghidah Armanazi

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Ghidah Armanazi

Finance Lead

Team profile

At a glance

Head of Finance at CanonMedicinae, with a background in financial accounting, advisory and tax work, data analysis, cost management and operations. She oversees financial planning, budgets and compliance to support the project's stability and growth.

Professional biography

Ghidah leads CanonMedicinae's finance department, applying financial accounting, analytical and organisational experience to project budgets, financial review, cost management and compliance.

Her professional experience in Austria includes advisory, tax-assistant and financial-accounting roles with tax consultancies and companies in Vienna, alongside team leadership, administration, claims management and advanced financial analysis.

She also brings strong professional German and English alongside Arabic, a background in English literature and continued professional development, supporting institutional communication and financial and administrative partnerships.

Education and training

  1. 05/2025 - 10/2025

    Practical bookkeeping course

    WIFI Wien, 1180 Wien
  2. 09/2020 - 01/2022

    Tax assistant training

    ZIB-Training GmbH, 1220 Wien
  3. 08/2020 - 09/2020

    Advanced European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL Advanced)

    Die Berater, 1020 Wien
  4. 09/2012 - 06/2015

    English literature studies

    University of Damascus
  5. 09/2008 - 07/2012

    Secondary school with leaving certificate

    Aldimaschkia Secondary School

Professional experience

  1. Since 03/2022Current

    Tax adviser / tax assistant and financial accountant

    Mag. Thomas Kollaczia-Putz Wirtschaftstreuhänder Steuerberater, 1010 Wien

    Working with BMD software; posting and reviewing invoices, bank and cash transactions; checking balance sheets and income statements; preparing tax returns and customs declarations; managing accounts and tracking clients' goods dispatches.

  2. 10/2020 - 01/2022

    Consulting and tax intern

    Sonnleitner Consulting & Steuerberatung GmbH, 1010 Wien

    Working with BMD software, recording income and expense invoices, and organising accounts, bank and cash transactions.

  3. 08/2021 - 09/2022

    Team leader

    GSS Guardian Security

    Managing teams, assigning tasks and overseeing organisational and security operations.

  4. 01/2021 - 08/2021

    Data management and evaluation coordinator

    Samariterbund Österreich

    Managing administrative processes, analysing and extracting data, and preparing medical and administrative reports and results.

  5. 02/2013 - 08/2015

    Office, archiving and data-entry staff member

    Damascus Governorate administration

    Assisting with archiving, documentation, data entry and the management of administrative files.

Skills, tools and languages

Skills

  • Financial and accounting management and planning
  • Analytical thinking and advanced data handling
  • Financial accounting and cost management
  • Preparing balance sheets, income statements and final accounts
  • Reporting and financial controlling
  • Tax and accounting compliance and receivables management
  • Teamwork, team management and coordination
  • Organisation and precise adherence to deadlines
  • Effective communication and negotiation

Tools and software

  • BMD-Software
  • Microsoft Excel (advanced)
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • ECDL Advance & Standard
  • Accounting software and financial systems
  • Scratch and CSS (fundamentals)

Languages

  • Arabic — native language
  • German — advanced negotiation proficiency
  • English — advanced negotiation proficiency
  • Spanish — basic knowledge

Contributions to CanonMedicinae

  • Leading financial management and developing the project's accounting and financial structure.
  • Overseeing budget preparation, cost management and cash-flow monitoring.
  • Ensuring compliance with the platform's accounting and tax standards and controls.
  • Applying data analysis and financial precision to expansion plans and resource allocation.