Chief Accountant - Egypt

Job Description

• The Chief Accountant oversees, reviews and evaluates the corporate compliance program on the local level, which includes internal control procedures and policies. The Chief Accountant ensures that management and employees comply with local rules and regulations and that corporate and company policies are being followed.
• The Chief Accountant is accountable to GSS management, in all compliance matters as listed in the job purpose. Accountability is achieved through providing stewardship on compliance matters for BA (Business Area)/GSS management in the Region.

Work to be performed/major duties:

• Responsible for all statutory reporting and compliance for the Egyptian legal entities.
• Drive standardization of accounting processes and recording of transaction in collaboration with the GSS center
• Drive standardization of the chart of accounts and cost center structure for the legal entities
• Work with Business Controllers and GSS to standardize daily, weekly, monthly and annual reporting
• Monitors share capital development and dividends and makes sure that equity rules and dividend payment rules are followed and are legally compliant (eg. thin capitalization rules, limits to dividends, WHT on dividends, dividend reporting).
• Ensures compliance with Group accounting standards, International Accounting Standards, Statutory and Tax rules
• Oversees tax compliance, supports in tax reviews and tax audits, supports in preparation of tax reports and tax calculation for annual group and statutory accounts. Supports preparation of local Transfer Pricing documentation
• Oversees compliance to statutory rules, act as the main support in annual audits and preparation of annual statutory accounts and notes
• Coordinates and facilitates in Internal Control matters
• Prepares companies for Internal Control visits and participates in Group Internal Control visits.
• Main contact point for general accounting processes and group reporting, which includes providing input to specific accruals and provisions, Intercompany invoicing, investments and asset reviews, revenue recognition and questions on non-standard or complex journal entries.
• Take active steps to reconcile and pay all Intercompany balances in line with GSS Finance goals and KPI's, taking into account local exchange control regulations.
• Acts as main contact point towards auditors and outsourcing partners including tax advisors and local accounting service providers
• Perform Cash management tasks for the legal entity including opening Group Treasury-approved bank accounts, closing previous bank accounts and ensuring bank reconciliations are up-to-date. Ensure there are joint bank signatories for each bank account.
• Support key strategic projects
• 10% of the role will be providing local support to the regional GSS HR and Real Estate teams (e.g. issuing employment contracts, on-boarding and off-boarding employees, support payroll team with employee benefits administration, support Real Estate team in sale of properties)

Responsibilities

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Sick, Compassionate, Local Public, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity, Medical leave, Household Moving, Hajj Leave, Exam leave, Omra Leave, Unpaid leave)
• Medical benefits (Health Check)
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Medical Insurance, Life and Accident Insurance, End of service benefits, Social Insurance)
• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement, Professional Membership Fees, Relocation Allowance)

*Benefits may vary based on position, tenure/contract/grade level*
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.
Qualifications
Required education and level:

• Certified accountant
• Educational degree in Finance (BA or MA level)
• 5 years of experience working as Finance or Compliance Manager
• Solid experience from a global Finance organization in an international company. Good understanding of all key business processes across functional areas. Experience working in Oracle is an advantage.

Characteristics of successful employee:

• Fluent in English and Arabic - written and verbal communication skills (French an advantage but not required)
• Sharp judgment and good communication skills
• Positive attitude, customer centric mindset and the willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goals.

Technical / Professional Expertise and Qualifications Required

• Proven ability to produce clear written reports and communicate verbally in English.
• Previous experience in performing due diligence activities.
• Experience on audits and tax compliance
• Good IT skills, and experience using MS Office suite packages.
• Demonstrable ability to deliver complex tasks to tight timelines.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Adaptability, and able to cope with a wide variety of tasks.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Strong ethical focus

About Us
About GSS
As the internal support organization for DNV and DNV owned companies, we deliver shared services within Human Resources, Finance, IT and Real Estate & Procurement to DNV globally. Our mission is to enable DNV to grow, succeed with its business goals and improve competitiveness. Customer experience is at the core of everything we do. GSS is responsible for many of the tools, processes and daily routines that create the backbone of DNV.