ROLE OVERVIEW
This role will serve both as the Finance Lead for Egypt and as the anchor for the company’s newly established Finance & Accounting shared services hub supporting GCC markets.
The role is initially a sole contributor position, requiring a balance of hands-on transactional activities and leadership responsibilities (strengthening processes, partnering with stakeholders, and ensuring financial stewardship).
The successful candidate will take full responsibility and accountability for finance operations, while also being expected to execute day-to-day activities with the support of an outsourced accounting firm, until the finance team scales. As the company grows, this position offers the opportunity to build and manage a team. The Finance & Accounting Lead is expected to be familiar with the Egypt market, its statutory requirements and its business practices.
The role reports directly to the Company Finance Director.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Egypt Finance Leadership
- Lead and oversee all Finance & Accounting operations in Egypt.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial accounting, reporting, and compliance with local regulations.
- Develop budgets and forecasts, monitor Egypt’s financial performance, and partner with business leaders to provide insights that support decision-making.
- Establish and refine financial accounting processes tailored to Egypt market requirements.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the external Accounting Services firm servicing Egypt.
- Coordinate closely with Corporate Finance teams at HQ to ensure alignment with group policies, reporting standards, and consolidated requirements.
- Be the primary point of contact to Egypt Bank matters and Accounting Services provider matters in Egypt
- Ensure full compliance of CWC with statutory obligations
Provide FP&A support to GCC markets:
- On an Ad hoc basis, the role will have the opportunity to support and/or lead the FP&A improvements for the UAE, performing analysis, developing templates, enhancing processes, engaging with operational teams
Continuous Improvement & Digitalization
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy across finance operations.
- Lead digitalization initiatives to automate processes and strengthen reporting capabilities.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and best-practice sharing between Egypt and GCC teams.
GCC Shared Services Hub
- As the role expands, the role will have the potential to locally supervise the finance teams based in EGY, servicing UAE operations
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & ATTRIBUTES
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Commerce from a recognised university.
- A professional qualification (ACCA, CMA, CPA or Egyptian CPA), either completed or in final stages, is required.
- A postgraduate qualification (MBA or MSc Finance) is a plus
- 8–10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory, senior or lead role.
- Hands-on experience across the full accounting cycle: general ledger, AP/AR, bank reconciliations, accruals, month-end and year-end close, and financial statement preparation.
- Solid working knowledge of Egyptian statutory and tax requirements, including:
- Egyptian Accounting Standards (EAS) and statutory audit
- Corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax and payroll tax
- The Egyptian Tax Authority e-invoicing and e-receipt systems
- Social insurance and labour law payroll obligations
- Experience reporting under IFRS
- A track record of managing external parties, such as outsourced accounting or payroll providers, auditors, tax advisors and banks, including holding them to deadlines and quality standards.
- Experience preparing budgets, forecasts and management reporting with variance commentary for business leaders.
- Experience working with banks in Egypt, including account administration, signatory changes, payments and FX/CBE-related requirements.
- Big 4 or mid-tier audit background, followed by an in-house role in a multinational seen as an advantage
- Experience in professional services, real estate or another service-based business appreciated
- Advanced Excel skills. Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools is an advantage.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn numbers into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong control mindset with attention to detail and a sense of ownership over compliance and deadlines.
- Fluent in English and Arabic, both written and spoken.
