• Lead financial control activities across the bank, including general ledger oversight, period-end financial close, reconciliations, and management and statutory financial 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.
• 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.
• 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.
