The job holder of this position is responsible for leading the Finance function within the Country Management Vertical in Egypt, while ensuring coordination with both respective Managing Director of the Country, and Heads of Finance of Country Management (CM) and Managed Companies (MCs) Verticals.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the operations of the Finance Department, provide expertise, encourage teamwork and facilitate related professional work processes to achieve high performance standards and staff pride in contribution.
• Monitor the yearly budget of Finance Department and control expenditure to ensure optimal use.
• Lead the completion and consolidation of monthly management reporting of Egypt, for the Captains of the different businesses included in the CM and MCs Verticals, highlighting key performance and finance indicators, variance versus budget and defining and tracking corrective actions plans to be implemented by each BU.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of finance members responsible for financial control of individual BUs cross-country within the CM vertical.
• Work with HR to ensure appropriate training programs are delivered to all members of the community and monitor key staff progress towards earning appropriate Finance qualifications.
• Lead and manage, in liaison with key stakeholders in MCs, CM, and Services verticals, the formulation and strategic review process for Egypt with reference to: 3 YRS plan, the annual budget and (Re)-Forecast submissions coordinating with all Subverticals Finance Managers to ensure deliverables for the verticals and country are timely and accurate.
• Act as the business partner for respective Captains in CM and MCs verticals within Egypt, ensuring also his/her finance team grant on-going support to the commercial, and Support teams to ensure corrective action plans on both revenue and costs are timely implemented to correct any material variance vs budget in OP or cash flow.
• Ensure implementation of a robust and enhanced internal control environment following central processes as defined by Group Finance and Internal Audit, to deliver efficiencies and Budget OP and ROCE.
• Support MCs sub-verticals finance teams with conducting financial evaluations for business investment opportunities and CAPEX spending in Egypt, in line with Group Guideline set out by Corporate Finance Team.
• Conduct regular balance sheet audits for the legal entities of Egypt, and have regular meetings with Central Accounting Team to driving and follow up on actions to maintain their cleanliness and health.
• Act as a first point of contact and as an escalation point and liaison between Group Treasury and local banks in Egypt to ensure smooth treasury operations in line with Group guidelines.
• Assign individual objectives for employee performance management purposes, manage performance, empower staff, and provide formal and informal feedback to support professional development and maximize performance.

Desired Candidate Profile

What you'll need to succeed

Previous experience as a Senior Finance Manager in Cairo Strong background in Retail or FMCG industry preferred