Job title: Tax & Accounting Lead
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Hiring Manager: Head of A2R
Job Purpose:
The Tax & Accounting Lead is responsible for overseeing all aspects of taxation and financial reporting within the organization. This role ensures compliance with local tax regulations, manages the preparation of accurate financial statements, and provides strategic insights to optimize tax efficiency.
The Tax & Accounting Lead supports accounting activities of closing and reporting
Main Responsibilities:
TAX
Develop and implement tax strategies that optimize the company's tax position while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Compliance: Stay up to date with changes in tax laws and regulations related to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Ensure compliance with all applicable tax laws and regulations, including but not limited to income tax, sales tax, transfer pricing, and customs duties. Tax Planning: Identify opportunities for tax savings and efficiencies through proper planning, including the evaluation of tax implications for business decisions, acquisitions, and divestitures. Tax Reporting: Prepare and review tax returns, reports, and disclosures, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines. Coordinate with external tax advisors and auditors as necessary.
Tax matters and tax auditors+ Ensure timely tax returns,
+ Ensure compliance for indirect tax computation, control and filing (VAT, Withholding tax, other indirect Tax)..
+ Support in tax audits
Transfer Pricing: Oversee transfer pricing policies and documentation, ensuring compliance with global transfer pricing regulations. Tax Audits: Manage tax audits and inquiries, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide necessary documentation and support. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate tax-related risks, including potential exposure to penalties and interest. Develop and implement internal controls and processes to minimize tax risks. Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as finance, legal, and regulatory teams, to ensure tax considerations are adequately addressed in business initiatives, contracts, and agreements. External Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with external tax advisors, authorities, and industry peers to stay informed about emerging tax issues and best practices.
Accounting
Accounting and closing+ Manage any additional reporting entry or local statutory adjustment which may be needed to close properly the books
+ Reconciliation of accounts.
Reporting+ Ensure financial reporting been performed as per legal requirement, standard and Group rules
- any statistical or local reporting for tax or governmental organization
- statutory accounts
- MyTax reporting
Quality / Continuous improvement+ Drive continuous improvement
+ Ensure proper internal control framework
Auditors
Liaise with internal and external auditors to secure smooth audits
Maintain Compliance
Abide by the requirements of the code of Ethics including but not restricted to maintaining high professional standards of conduct in line with the Company procedure with a duty of care to the reputation of the Company
Ethical Leadership
Takes personal accountability to use personal experience and knowledge, as well as the training and tools provided by Sanofi, to maintain a good knowledge and understanding of all ethics and governance relevant to the role (including the Industry Code of Practice, Sanofi Policies and Procedures and any relevant legal requirements) and demonstrate personal leadership in applying these to all work undertaken.
Environmental and Safety Leadership
To care for his/her own safety and wellbeing and the safety of others, and to co-operate with the company to ensure a safe place of work. Employees are therefore expected to:
Support and conform to Company safety rules and procedures to ensure a safe and healthy working environment Report any accident, incident or near miss, whether it be of personal injury or property damage Thoroughly read all safety documentation issues by the Company and comply with its requirements.
Health, Safety and Environment Responsibilities
Comply with company procedures and current regulations on hygiene and safety. Properly use the work equipment, dangerous substances, and preparations as well as the supplied collective and personal protective equipment according to the instructions received. Promote and follow the HSE rules and ‘Act responsibly’ to protect yourself and others from an injury and ill health conditions while at the work locations and/or while using road e.g. traffic rules, emergency evacuation procedure, medical surveillance, healthy lifestyle etc. Engage the HSE department in the related activities (where applicable) and be sure that the work performed follows the local HSE regulations, Corporate HSE Policy and key requirements. Attend HSE training. Promptly report to your superior any dangerous conditions of which you become aware
JOB-HOLDER’s ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:*
Education:
Bachelor's of Commerce and Business Administration.
Related Experience:
3-5 years of experience in tax, Financial Accounting & Reporting.
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Very good command of English language. Tax experience is a must A good knowledge of SAP system. Knowledge of best practice in an A2R environment. Communication & presentations skills.
Sanofi Leadership Framework Skills and Behaviors
Skills:
People Leadership: Strategic Thinking: Relationship and influence: Result Orientation:
PLAY TO WIN Behaviors:
Stretch to go beyond the level we have operated at up until now.
Take action instead of waiting to be told what to do.
Act in the interest of our patients and customers.
Think One Sanofi.
Pursue Progress
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Discover Extraordinary
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Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.
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Diversity und Inklusion sind in den Grundwerten von Sanofi verankert und spiegeln sich in unserer Arbeitsweise wider. Wir respektieren die Vielfalt unserer Belegschaft in Hinsicht auf ihre Herkunft, Erfahrungen und Lebensweisen. Wir erkennen die Bereicherung, die diese Vielfalt birgt, und fördern Inklusion sowie eine Arbeitsumgebung, in der diese Unterschiede sich weiter entwickeln können, zur Stärkung des Lebens unserer Mitarbeiter, Patienten und Kunden.
