
CanonMedicinae team
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
- 05/2025 - 10/2025
Practical bookkeeping course
WIFI Wien, 1180 Wien - 09/2020 - 01/2022
Tax assistant training
ZIB-Training GmbH, 1220 Wien - 08/2020 - 09/2020
Advanced European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL Advanced)
Die Berater, 1020 Wien - 09/2012 - 06/2015
English literature studies
University of Damascus - 09/2008 - 07/2012
Secondary school with leaving certificate
Aldimaschkia Secondary School
Professional experience
- Since 03/2022Current
Tax adviser / tax assistant and financial accountant
Mag. Thomas Kollaczia-Putz Wirtschaftstreuhänder Steuerberater, 1010 WienWorking 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.
- 10/2020 - 01/2022
Consulting and tax intern
Sonnleitner Consulting & Steuerberatung GmbH, 1010 WienWorking with BMD software, recording income and expense invoices, and organising accounts, bank and cash transactions.
- 08/2021 - 09/2022
Team leader
GSS Guardian SecurityManaging teams, assigning tasks and overseeing organisational and security operations.
- 01/2021 - 08/2021
Data management and evaluation coordinator
Samariterbund ÖsterreichManaging administrative processes, analysing and extracting data, and preparing medical and administrative reports and results.
- 02/2013 - 08/2015
Office, archiving and data-entry staff member
Damascus Governorate administrationAssisting 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
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.