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Regional Senior Accountant

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Department: Finance
Reports To: Finance Manager

Position Overview

The Regional Senior Accountant is responsible for managing a full range of accounting, reporting, compliance, and financial control activities for multiple group entities from the Egypt Shared Services Center. The role requires a highly experienced accountant capable of working independently, ensuring strong financial controls, supporting month-end and year-end closing activities, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements and group accounting policies.

The position will play a key role in supporting the organization’s finance centralization strategy by delivering high-quality accounting services, improving processes, and ensuring consistency across all assigned entities.

1. Operational Accounting & Daily Transactions

  • Manage Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) activities, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
  • Prepare and execute bank transfers, settlements, and treasury transactions.
  • Process and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances across group entities.
  • Oversee and manage all invoicing activities, including issuance, validation, recording, and submission.
  • Review supporting documentation for purchase orders, approvals, contracts, and payment requests to ensure compliance with company policies.
  • Support accounting operations for multiple legal entities across different jurisdictions.
  • Coordinate with operational teams and external service providers to ensure timely processing of transactions and compliance requirements.
  • Monitor and reconcile shared cost allocations between entities.
  • Maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation.
  • Perform other finance and accounting duties as assigned.

2. General Ledger, Journal Entries & Reconciliations

  • Maintain and update general ledger accounts with complete supporting documentation.
  • Prepare accurate and timely journal entries.
  • Perform detailed bank reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and unusual transactions.
  • Ensure all account reconciliations are completed and reviewed within established timelines.
  • Maintain proper audit trails for all accounting transactions.

3. Closing & Financial Reporting

  • Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes for assigned entities.
  • Prepare financial statements, management reports, schedules, and supporting analyses.
  • Assist in preparing consolidated reporting packages for management review.
  • Support group reporting requirements and intercompany elimination processes.
  • Analyze financial performance and explain significant variances against budgets and forecasts.
  • Ensure compliance with accounting standards, and statutory reporting requirements.
  • Support management with financial insights and operational analysis.

4. Tax Compliance

  • Prepare, review, and submit VAT, WHT, Corporate Income Tax, Non-Resident Tax, and other statutory filings where applicable.
  • Ensure full compliance with Egyptian tax regulations and applicable local tax requirements for assigned entities.
  • Coordinate with external tax advisors and local accountants across different jurisdictions.
  • Support tax inspections, audits, and correspondence with tax authorities.
  • Maintain proper tax documentation and supporting schedules.
  • Monitor tax law changes and assess their impact on the business.

5. Audit & Internal Controls

  • Provide comprehensive support during internal and external audits.
  • Coordinate audit requirements for multiple entities within the group.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and group procedures.
  • Identify control weaknesses and recommend corrective actions.
  • Maintain organized documentation to support audit and compliance requirements.
  • Assist in implementing and strengthening financial governance processes.

6. Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

  • Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
  • Perform variance analysis between actual results and budgets.
  • Support business units with financial information and operational insights.
  • Prepare financial models and analyses to support management decision-making.
  • Monitor departmental and project-related expenditures.

7. Shared Services & Group Support

  • Support the organization’s finance centralization initiative and shared services model.
  • Assist in standardizing accounting processes across group entities.
  • Participate in knowledge transfer and process documentation initiatives.
  • Support onboarding of new entities into the centralized accounting structure.
  • Ensure consistent application of accounting policies and reporting standards across all assigned entities.

8. Process Improvement & Systems Development

  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and workflow within the finance function.
  • Participate in ERP implementation, enhancement, and optimization projects.
  • Support automation initiatives and digital transformation efforts.
  • Develop and document accounting procedures and best practices.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the finance organization.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience.
  • Perfect Enhlish language.
  • Experience working with multinational companies or multiple legal entities is highly preferred.
  • Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of Global tax regulations and statutory compliance requirements.
  • Experience handling tax inspections and external audits.
  • Experience with intercompany accounting and multi-currency accounting.
  • Experience in a Shared Services Center (SSC) environment is an advantage.
  • Professional certifications (CPA, CMA, ACCA, DipIFR, or equivalent) are an advantage.

Technical Skills

  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint.
  • Experience with ERP systems such as Zoho Books, Zoho One, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms.
  • Strong financial reporting and reconciliation skills.
  • Ability to work with large data sets and reporting tools.

Core Competencies

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • High level of integrity, ownership, and accountability.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
  • Time management and organizational skills.
  • Process-driven mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Professionalism and discretion in handling confidential financial information.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual closings.
  • Accuracy of financial reporting and reconciliations.
  • Compliance with tax filing deadlines and statutory requirements.
  • Reduction in reconciliation and reporting issues.
  • Successful completion of audits with minimal findings.
  • Improvement in process efficiency and automation initiatives.
  • Quality and timeliness of management reporting.
  • Compliance with internal control requirements and company policies.

Interested candidates must apply to [email protected]