Job Description:
Lead financial control activities across the bank, including general ledger oversight, period-end financial close, reconciliations, and management and statutory financial reporting. Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, Egyptian tax laws, and regulatory financial reporting requirements, including CBE reporting obligations. Oversee tax planning, tax compliance, tax filings, and statutory reporting obligations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Act as the primary point of contact for tax authorities, external auditors, and regulators on matters related to tax, financial control, and statutory reporting. Ensure timely preparation, review, and submission of statutory financial statements and regulatory financial disclosures. Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance financial control frameworks, policies, procedures, and internal controls across the bank. Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities in coordination with the Finance and Accounting teams. Ensure effective controls over financial transactions, accounting entries, reconciliations, and financial data integrity, including automated and digital processes. Support regulatory licensing, bank readiness, and ongoing supervisory requirements from a financial control and tax perspective. Identify, assess, and escalate financial control and tax risks, and design and implement appropriate mitigation actions. Support the selection and implementation of financial systems, accounting tools, and reporting processes suitable for a digital banking environment. Coordinate and manage external audits, internal audits, and regulatory reviews related to financial control, accounting, and tax. Provide financial control and tax input to business initiatives, product launches, and operational changes, ensuring appropriate governance and compliance. Build, lead, and develop the tax and financial control function, including team capability development, succession planning, and performance management.
