Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Month & Year-End Closing: Ensure adherence to corporate and internal deadlines, communicate timely, allocate costs properly for WBS & CC, and prepare monthly actual vs. budget/forecast reports for departments.
- Legal Entity Requirements: Prepare financial statements, handle internal and external audit requests, and conduct monthly reviews and analysis of balance sheet (BS) and profit and loss (P&L) accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Tax & Reporting Compliance: Submit timely and accurate local tax, social insurance, and periodic business data reports, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
- Financial Auditing & Reconciliation: Verify transactions by auditing supporting documents, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain accounting controls based on recommended policies and procedures.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Extract, analyze, and evaluate data from systems (such as SAP, Qlikview, AFO, etc.), and ensure the accurate communication of findings to relevant stakeholders, submitting reports in a timely manner.
- Vendor & Payment Management: Educate vendors on company policies, monitor expenses and payments (via IVT system), prepare payment formats for banks, and ensure vendors are paid on time, in accordance with contractual terms.
- GBS Operations & SOP Support: Act as the key local user for GBS operations, contribute to the creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and support administrative tasks when required.
- Collaboration & Business Support: Participate in finance team review meetings, generate relevant analyses, and provide business insights that contribute to effective decision-making.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
- 5-6 years of experience in accounting, finance, and business controlling, including knowledge of systems, processes, and guidelines specific to Egypt. Audit experience (assurance, tax, corporate finance) is a plus.
- Experience in multinational Pharma, FMCG, or Audit/Accounting sectors is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, with hands-on experience in SAP and project management principles.
- Advanced technical proficiency in systems and tools, with a process-oriented mindset and a solid business acumen.
- Excellent analytical skills to handle complex financial and business topics, with the ability to adapt quickly to changes in a dynamic environment.
- Team player with a collaborative mindset, able to influence and engage stakeholders effectively while working under pressure.
- Enabling attitude combined with a challenging mindset to drive efficiency and effectiveness in dealings with Business Partners.
- Business proficiency in English is required.