Job Description
We are seeking for Senior Accountant for our GSS Finance team based in Cairo, Egypt.
To succeed in this role, you should be a caring and respectful team player with excellent communication skills and cultural awareness. On this position you will cooperate with Chief Accountants located in Cairo and Dubai and with accounting teams from Global Shared Service Center in Poland and Pune to ensure compliance with internal & external reporting requirements for both Group and Statutory reporting purposes.
You also must be able to work independently, you need to be attentive to details, aware of deadlines and work well under pressure.
When employed, you will be a part of GSS Finance team focusing on overview of bookkeeping, providing advisory finance services to organization and being involved in financial reporting and compliance processes.
In work you will:

• Work closely with Chief Accountants to ensure local compliance.
• Contact and collaborate with various stakeholders in respect of transactions performed by our Finance Shared Services Center in Pune (India).
• Support Chief Accountant for financial bookkeeping.
• Support Chief accountants with documentation preparation for CIT, TP filings as well as Tax audits.
• Manage the relationship with internal/ external parties responsible for preparing statutory financial statements.
• Work closely with other departments to ensure accruals are accurate and complete.
• Take part in monthly/quarterly balance sheet reviews and follow up on any aged open or unreconciled items.
• Monitor and manage cashflow forecasting of the specific entities in cooperation with Cash Management Team.
• Support Internal and External Audits.
• Continuously develop, optimize & standardize finance processes.
• Support Chief Accountant to take active steps to reconcile and pay all Intercompany balances in line with GSS Finance goals and KPI's, considering local exchange control regulations.
• Work closely with Chief Accountant for key strategic projects including clean up of legacy and old balance sheet items.
• Ensure compliance with Egyptian statutory and tax requirements including VAT, WHT, payroll tax and social insurance.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and continuous improvement.

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
To maximize your chances, you need:

• Academic degree in Finance and Accounting or comparable qualification; A professional accounting qualification will be an added advantage.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in accountant/audit role; big 4 experience would be an added advantage.
• Solid knowledge of accounting and tax principles and practices.
• Knowledge of IFRS and Egyptian Accounting standards.
• Good excel and reporting skills including POWER BI.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (verbal and written).
• Ability to track any discrepancies to the core/primary transaction and implement effective resolution.
• Experience in international finance organization in an advantage.
• Meticulous, independent, proactive mindset and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines.
• Experience in financial control is an advantage.
• Knowledge of any ERP is required; Oracle is an advantage.
• Familiarity or genuine interest in Artificial Intelligence use (CoPilot/Chat GPT etc.)
• Familiarity data analytics (Power BI, Power query in Excel etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) portals and e-filing systems.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and compliance environment.

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.
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.