The Smart Financial System for Egyptian Business

Accounting, Automated. Decisions, Accelerated.

Guidance replaces manual bookkeeping with an intelligent ERP designed by an ACCA Fellow — connected to the Egyptian Tax Authority, integrated with WhatsApp, and built to give business owners real-time control of their numbers.

Designed by an ACCA Fellow
Tax Authority Integrated
WhatsApp & AI Automation
Established 2014
The Problem

Most Egyptian businesses are running on numbers they cannot trust.

Spreadsheets multiply. Closing the month takes weeks. VAT returns are rebuilt by hand. By the time the CEO sees a report, the data is already out of date.

"We never know our real cash position."

Liquidity is tracked in someone's head, not in a system.

"The monthly close takes two weeks."

Reconciliations, VAT, and reports are all built from scratch.

"The CEO gets reports too late to act on them."

By the time numbers reach the top, the moment to decide has passed.

About Guidance

We are accountants who build software — not a software company that hires accountants.

Guidance was founded in 2014 on a simple observation: the financial systems most Egyptian businesses rely on were designed for someone else. International ERP platforms are expensive, over-engineered, and disconnected from local tax rules.

The system is designed and led by a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, with over three decades of experience inside Egyptian finance teams. Every feature exists because a real business needed it. Every report reflects the way a qualified accountant actually thinks.

01

Accounting is strategy

Numbers tell the truth about a business. The right system makes that truth visible immediately.

02

Compliance is automatic

VAT returns, Form 41, tax filings — these should run themselves, not consume your team.

03

Reports reach decisions

The system delivers the right number, to the right person, on the right channel.

04

Technology disappears

Great software is felt, not seen. The best ERP is the one your team forgets they are using.

The Founder

Mohamed Amr El Harouni

FCCA · Founder & Managing Director

Fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) — a UK qualification equivalent to the American CPA — with over 30 years of experience in Egyptian accounting and audit. Founder of Harouni audit firm and FCCA since 2014.

More than 27 years as a financial controller, consultant, financial expert, tax advisor, and auditor — across construction, charities, trading, import & export, hospitality, real estate, manufacturing, and retail. Also serves as a financial expert in arbitration cases.

ACCA Fellowship Member No. 1355559
Practice Certificate Issued by ACCA for Egypt
Regulatory Registered, Ministry of Finance Accountants & Auditors Register
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The Product

Everything a finance team needs. Nothing it does not.

Guidance is organised around seven capability areas — each solving a specific operational problem that Egyptian SMEs face every month.

01

Egyptian Tax Authority Integration

Manual entry of supplier invoices is the single biggest source of accounting error. Guidance eliminates it.

  • Automatic download of purchase invoices
  • Direct posting to supplier accounts
  • Validation against purchase orders
  • Full audit trail with source documents
02

WhatsApp Automation

The most powerful financial reports are the ones that get read. WhatsApp delivery puts numbers in front of leadership instantly.

  • Weekly summary to CEO and managers
  • Real-time liquidity alerts
  • Customer balance confirmations
  • Configurable by role and department
03

AI Assistant on WhatsApp

Open WhatsApp. Ask a question. Get an answer. No login, no dashboard, no waiting.

  • "How much does Customer X owe us?"
  • Cash position queries on demand
  • Arabic and English supported
  • Permission-based access
04

Automated Tax Compliance

VAT and Form 41 preparation are predictable and rule-based — exactly the kind of work software should handle.

  • VAT monthly return generated
  • Tax Form 41 with full schedules
  • Excel pivot reports for review
  • Compliance calendar with reminders
05

Executive Dashboard

A live view of the business on any tablet — the reporting layer most companies pay a separate BI consultant to build.

  • Revenue, profit, and cash at a glance
  • Sales by customer, product, region
  • Month-on-month and year-on-year
  • No Power BI licence required
06

Advanced Financial Analysis

Most ERP systems tell you what happened. Guidance tells you what it cost you.

  • Cost of delayed customer payments
  • Working capital efficiency metrics
  • Cash conversion cycle reporting
  • Customer profitability analysis
07

Enterprise-Grade Core

The infrastructure decisions that keep your business running quietly in the background.

  • Multi-user with role-based access
  • Multi-currency, daily FX rates
  • Automatic encrypted daily backups
  • Full audit trail for every transaction
Capability Typical ERP Guidance Smart ERP
Tax authority syncManual export/importAutomatic invoice download
VAT returnAccountant preparesGenerated by the system
CEO reportingPower BI consultantWhatsApp summary, weekly
AI queriesNot availableChat via WhatsApp
Implementation leadSoftware engineerACCA Fellow accountant
LocalisationTranslated UIBuilt for Egyptian rules
The Implementation Journey

A clear path from where you are to where you want to be.

Six weeks from discovery call to a fully operational system. Clear milestones, fixed timelines, and a dedicated team from start to handover.

1
Week 1

Discover

We meet with your team, review your current accounting setup, and identify the workflows that need to change.

Delivered: Gap analysis, scope of work, fixed quote.
2
Weeks 2–3

Design

We design your chart of accounts, configure workflows, and set up integrations with the Tax Authority and WhatsApp.

Delivered: Workflow maps, integration plan, training schedule.
3
Weeks 4–6

Deploy

Historical data is migrated, the system goes live, integrations are activated, and your team is trained.

Delivered: Live system, migrated data, trained team.
4
Ongoing

Drive

Your team operates Guidance day to day. We provide ongoing support, monthly reviews, and proactive recommendations.

Delivered: Continuous improvement, success manager.
Pricing

Pay only for what your business needs.

Guidance is built as a modular system. Start with the core platform and add capabilities as your business grows. Every engagement is custom-priced based on the modules you select, the size of your team, and the volume of transactions.

Core Platform + Modular Add-Ons

Start with the foundation. Layer on the features that matter to you.

Tax Authority Integration Automatic invoice download
WhatsApp Notifications Reports & alerts to leadership
AI Assistant Chat with your data via WhatsApp
Automatic Data Entry Eliminate manual posting
Executive Tablet Dashboard Live view for CEO and managers
Advanced Financial Analysis Working capital & cash insights
Annual contracts. Free consultation and demo before commitment. Contact us for a tailored quote.

The numbers that matter.

70%
Less time on manual data entry
Faster monthly close
100%
Real-time visibility on cash, sales, tax
The Business Outcomes

What changes — once Guidance is running.

Features are interesting. Outcomes are what get signed off. Here is what actually changes in a business after Guidance goes live.

For Business Owners

  • You stop guessing about cash.Real-time liquidity on your phone, every Monday morning.
  • You see problems early.Liquidity alerts catch what monthly reports miss.
  • You stop being the bottleneck.Senior managers get numbers without coming through you.
  • You buy back your time.No more chasing accountants or building your own spreadsheets.

For CFOs & Finance Managers

  • Monthly close shrinks to days.Automation handles the heavy lifting that consumes your team.
  • VAT and Form 41 stop being a crisis.The system prepares them. You review and submit.
  • Your team focuses on analysis.Higher-value work, lower turnover, better hires retained.
  • One version of the truth.No reconciling three different spreadsheets at 2am.

For Accountants

  • Compliance becomes a review.The work that consumed every month-end is now reviewed and submitted.
  • Audit trails are instant.Every transaction traceable, every change logged.
  • The system speaks your language.Designed by an ACCA Fellow — terminology matches how you think.
  • You move up the value chain.From data entry to strategic finance.
Get in Touch

Tell us about your business. We'll do the listening.

Every Guidance engagement starts the same way — a free 30-minute consultation. No sales pitch, no obligation. You describe what's working and what isn't, and we tell you honestly whether Guidance is the right fit. If it isn't, we'll say so.

Email: managingdirector.guidance@gmail.com

Phone: +20 122 214 3838 · +20 122 323 4867

WhatsApp: +20 122 323 4867

Address: 33 Abd El Khalek Sarwat Street, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt

Hours: Sunday–Thursday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Cairo time)

Book Your Free Consultation

Stop guessing. Start knowing.

Book a free 30-minute consultation. We will review your current setup and show you exactly where Guidance fits.

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