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Local Unit & Position Description

We are seeking a senior In-country Accounting specialist for the IMEA Region GSS Finance based in Egypt.

In-country GSS Representative will initially report to the GSS Africa Manager. The incumbent will manage the statutory reporting for specific legal entity per external legislation and internal policies of a given geographical location. He will also liaise with the Regional GSS HR and Real Estate and Procurement (REM) team.

• Accounting and reporting
• Coordination with in-country Business units on book close activities
• Produce draft Management report to Business units for their review
• Local internal control
• Coordinating for Fixed assets sighting activities and ensure proper custodian of fixed assets in country
• Coordinates and facilitates on in country internal control matters
• Test, document, report and monitor controls as per the Internal Control systems on frequent basis. Implement corrective actions as per management or Global Process Owner advice.
• Signing remittance order /cheques and manage cash management activities that could not be performed by the regional centre.
• Statutory and Tax Compliance
• Responsible for all statutory reporting and compliance issues for specific Legal Entities in Egypt.
• Oversees compliance to statutory rules, supports annual audits and preparation of annual statutory accounts, notes and annual reports
• Oversees and signs off reconciliations of major balance sheet accounts
• Sign off accounting records/financial statement in compliance with local requirements
• Monitor shares capital development and dividends and make sure that equity rules and dividend payment rules are followed and are legally compliant
• Oversees tax compliance and supports tax reviews including but not limited to WHT, VAT, CIT, PIT and others
• Coordinating with local tax advisor for tax filing
• Ensure proper archiving in compliance with local regulation
• Highlight regulatory changes to the team where necessary for timely actions
• Coordination
• Coordinating for bank guarantee issued locally and maintain open bank guarantee listings by country.
• Coordinating with Treasury team on cashflow management/cashflow issues
• Acts as main contact point for general accounting processes (RTR) and group reporting towards the HUB
• Acts as the main contact point towards auditors and outsourcing partners (including corporate secretarial services and facility management services.).
• Act as interlink between GSS HR and country on HR activities
• HR administration local coordination
• Preparation of standard job descriptions in local language
• Review and issuing of standard employment contracts guided by Regional Centre (RC)
• Localisation of employee handbooks and policies supporting Country Chair (CC) guided by RC
• Employee insurance renewal and communication, supported by RC
• On-boarding and off-boarding using DNV GL checklist
• International assignee on and off-boarding including visa, as guided by RC, using selected vendors
• Administration of fringe benefits, allowances, passing on data to social security/pension etc.
• Support in data collection for payroll
• Assisting with employee queries using DNV GL case management tool
• Creating (electronic) personnel files for new employees and keeping them pursuant to the applicable law
• Preparing work certificates for leaving employees, ‘document management’ in local language
• Providing notice on the obligatory initial/periodical medical examination
• Employee vacation and medical leave control, and administration; keeping a working hours record based on sick leave, holiday requests and other excused absence
• Basic support in ER issues, about high level process applicable in-country
• Occasional support as attending an all staff meeting

Position Qualifications

Position Qualifications

• Chartered accountant/Chief Accountant Certificate (5+ year's experience)
• Experience with a Professional Services Company preferred
• Computer skills
• Strong understanding on local regulations
• At least 5 years of experience in similar positions or in General Accounting
• Good English using, written and verbal
• Local language proficiency, written and verbal

Characteristics of Successful Candidate

• Demonstrate long term commitment to the company
• Adhere to company rules and procedures; executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results
• Good understanding of all key business processes across functional areas
• Positive attitude, customer centric mindset and the willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documentation and various financial reports
• Energetic and approachable fostering positive atmosphere
• Solution oriented, willing to take initiative to solve problems
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision
• Attentive to detail and deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Proven ability to learn and understand new software/accounting systems
• Written and verbal communication skills in the following languages is an advantage French, Portuguese

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Job description

Local Unit & Position Description

About The Role

The Africa area for DNV GL includes the following countries Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tunisia and South Africa. The GSS Finance team supports the Oil & Gas, Maritime, Business assurance, Energy and Software Business Areas.

The successful candidate will have excellent people management skills, experience within change management and a strong customer centric mind-set.

This role will report to the IMEA Regional Manager GSS Finance and be based in Cape Town.

The focus shall be on our customers, delivering quality services, with continuous improvement on customer satisfaction, having a solution oriented mind-set and being recognized as a valued service provider.

As GSS Finance Area Lead, you will be responsible for delivery of consistent accounting processes and practices such that all financial submissions, across all business areas, are both accurate, timely, and in compliance with Group policies and procedures.

In addition, you must ensure that all local financial statutory compliance (audit, financial statements and tax) is adhered to and in line with internal deadlines; and any local support required to close out the Group’s consolidated statutory reporting requirements are delivered in a timely manner.

You will partner with the Business Areas’ (BA) Finance Managers to ensure all financial analyses and business partnering is built off a foundation of strong financial control.

You will play a leadership role in the organisation’s local deployment of key strategic projects (e.g. Legal Entity rationalisation, Finance system roll out) and implementation of Group wide finance initiatives.

Main tasks

In achieving success, you will be responsible for the following

• Control the internal financial compliance agenda, working closely with the BA teams to ensure that Group accounting policies, procedures and timelines are adhered to
• Enhance the quality and accuracy of the financial reporting
• Ensure financial stewardship and compliance in accordance with DNV GL Chart of Authority and local statutory regulation
• Oversee, monitor and track legal entity statutory financial reporting such that all filings in the Region are filed ahead of local statutory deadlines
• Partner with Group tax to ensure all tax risks in the Region are reported to the central team and all local filing requirements are adhered to
• Partnering with the BAs, you will play a key role in taking ownership for the follow-up actions that come out of Audit reports / findings
• Implement a series of key financial controls in the Region such that the correctness of all financial information is self-regulated
• Create a motivating work environment with focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Training and development of Shared Service staff to meet capability requirement
• Participate in all major change initiatives within the area

Position Qualifications

Qualifications

• Educational background within Finance (BA or MA level)
• Internationally recognised Professional Accounting Qualification.
• Experience of working at a senior level within a global finance organisation.
• International orientation and preferably experience in leading multicultural teams
• Process improvement qualifications a benefit
• Capable of building strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to enhance business performance by challenging and identifying & delivering improvements
• A strong team player and leader, capable and confident to challenge
• Pragmatic, result-oriented and highly focused on generating ideas into action
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Written and verbal communication skill in the following languages is an advantage Portuguese, French

Company & Business Area Description

Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries.

Combining leading technical and operational expertise, risk methodology and in-depth industry knowledge, DNV GL empowers our customers’ decisions and actions with trust and confidence. We continuously invest in research and collaborative innovation to provide customers and society with operational and technological foresight.

Originated in 1864, DNV GL operates globally in more than 100 countries with our 13,550 professionals dedicated to helping our customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.

The global shared services group ( GSS) within DNV GL provide support services and key competencies in Finance, Human resources, IT, Real Estate and Procurement. GSS strategic goals are to provide high quality, cost efficient support services to all business areas and to the group. GSS shall deliver high quality support services, fully aligned with Group policies and in compliance with laws and regulations of the countries where we operate.