Financial Reporting Lead

Department: Finance Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Egypt

Reporting To: Ahmed El-Shazly

Description

About the role

We're looking for someone who is passionate about what we're doing within the Buy Now Pay Later landscape. There's a real appetite from both consumers and retailers to utilize the service, and reap the benefits that this would offer them. We want to keep this momentum; grow and enhance our offering. We need to harness the power of data and insights to shape our thinking, to collaborate with partners & colleagues to build something that will facilitate real growth and scalability.

You will work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment across all areas of the business including data analysis and modeling, risk assessment and product management. You will work closely with our Head of Risk and Co-Founders to control our risk portfolio and implement new features. You will develop in a culture where we value curiosity, fun, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead a team of people and have the following responsibilities:

• Finance & Accounting Governance:
• Oversee and manage the monthly and quarterly closing procedures and reporting processes for legal entities within the group.
• Serve as the Trial Balance owner within the assigned legal entities, ensuring compliance with both STAT and IFRS standards.
• Timely and Accurate Reporting:
• Drive the timeliness and accuracy of financial closing and reporting, facilitating effective communication with all stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Finance Centers of Excellence (CoE's) to ensure operational and transactional accounting excellence.
• Compliance and Partnership:
• Interpret and implement Tabby’s Accounting Procedures and IFRS standards, acting as the compliance focal point for accounting matters.
• Partner with Finance CoE's to ensure excellence in statutory and tax filing processes, coordinating with external authorities.
• Balance Sheet Analysis:
• Ensure the quality of account reconciliations and balance sheet analysis, maintaining the integrity of accounts.
• Controllership Initiatives:
• Take ownership of Controllership initiatives across the legal entities, monitoring and reporting key metrics.
• Oversee statutory financial statement filings and audit requirements.
• Financial Control and Information Systems:
• Maintain robust financial controls and information systems to safeguard assets and ensure appropriate transaction authorizations.
• Implement and uphold adequate record-keeping practices.
• Audit Management:
• Manage relationships with external and internal auditors, ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related technical field.
• Strong analytical and data capabilities, backed up by technical data management skills.
• Advanced excel skills is a must-have.
• Visualisation technologies such as Tableau is a plus.
• 5+ years of working within a fintech, financial institutions or Big4 Audit firms would be a huge bonus.
• Proven track record as a leader of a high performing team.
• You thrive in ambiguous environments. Ask incisive questions and have an intellectual curiosity. You have a structured approach to problem solving alongside strong quantitative skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to effectively lead interactions with both business and technical teams.
• A real excitement for what we’re doing here at Tabby.