Junior Budgeting and Reporting Controller KSA

Location: Cairo, Egypt

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Thales has built a presence in Egypt for over 40 years and has today over 100 employees. Thales in Egypt is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE.Together We delivered fare collection and control and communication systems for the first metro line in Africa, Metro Line 1 in Cairo. Since then we have continued to bring growth and security and safety to the country by upgrading these transportation systems as well as providing solutions for customers in air traffic management, air defence and Navy.

JOB OBJECTIVE:

• Support the senior controller on all his/her responsibilities, which covers Saudi Arabia.
• Guide the Heads of Functions (HR, IS IT, Operations, Legal, …) in the field of budget controlling and reporting activities (all financial control topics not dedicated to a single organization (BL/domains…, i.e. cross domains investments or pool of means or activities …)
• Manage the ramping-up of the Central Function, by harmonizing, standardizing and simplifying the tools and reporting process, across the area – this can be achieved by doing in-house development of tools or process, or through external services providers.
• Prepare, provide and present analysis that are reliable, relevant and accurate to all Finance, and non-Finance stakeholders, necessary for decision making,
• Contribute to the monitoring of Cost Matrix and Headcount variations on the three regions, including transverse costs, shared services scheme and back-charging.
  
  
  

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1 – Reporting:

• Define, issue and monitor the Business Operations Reviews instructions & calendar for the area.
• Support the Country & Region CFO in the BOR construction,
• Consolidate the data reported in Thales reporting tool Magnitude, as well as support documents coming from all the countries,
• Create smart and “directly to the point” dashboards, analysis and take away while ensuring the adequacy of figures,
• Define, issue and monitor the multiyear budget (MYB) instructions & calendar for the area
• Guide and support the Heads of Functions in the buildup of their budgets,
• Prepare and participate in Steerco meetings, to present the next Budget assumptions and analysis,
• Consolidate the data received by the countries, and challenging them based on actuals and previous years data,
• Ensure adequacy of figures in various dashboards
  
  
  

2 –Controlling:

• Ensure the coordination and consistency of the Cost Matrix during monthly closing and budget exercises,
• Provide the CFOs and Heads of Function their Actuals, accurate variances analysis and costs optimization strategies,
• Support the competitiveness initiative launched at regional level, including the calculation of the Hourly Rate, regional Overhead, Shared Services and workload follow-up,
• Support the area controller defining in cooperation with HR and Operation, budget assumptions (productive hours, labor costs evolution etc.),
• Assist in all other ad-hoc reports upon management request and/or related to environmental changes.
  
  
  

3 – Digitalization:

• Ensure the proper use of the Thales digital Budget controlling tool Anaplan (web tool for Cost matrix and Headcount follow-up) and support the on-going development of new modules,
• Manage the good coordination between the Central Finance teams and the country controllers,
• Develop and improve the existing templates and tools currently used by the finance teams to reach the objective of standardized tools for the region.
  
  
  

QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Required and 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience in similar positions
• Experience in audit or as a FP&A position is preferred.
• Knowledge of IFRS is a plus.
• Prior experience managing budgets, conducting in-depth financial analysis and submitting recommendations for consideration is preferred
• Bachelor degree in Accounting / Audit or corporate Finance (mandatory)
• Master degree in Accounting / Audit or corporate Finance (preferred).
• Controlling or Accounting certification (CIMA, ACCA, CPA) (preferred)
  
  
  

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Clear communication and interpersonal skills,
• Proactive, highly organized, meticulous attention to detail,
• Inter-relational & Organizational skills (Data & Time reliability)
• Prior experience managing budgets, conducting in-depth financial analysis and submitting recommendations for consideration
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office), including advanced Microsoft Excel and Power Point knowledge and experience
• Ability to handle multiple projects and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and to assume a lead role within specific areas of responsibility
• Must speak, read and write English fluently and have ethic awareness.
  
  
  

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