Head of Financial Reporting

Role Overview :

Reporting locally to Chief Accounting Officer (Egypt), the role leads
Financial Accounting, Local Reporting & Financial Control for HSBC Egypt. To
manage and develop financial reporting, ensure compliance with accounting
policies and operational/transactional activities and delivery of all
financial reporting output within Egypt to ensure the delivery of
professional, effective, and responsive financial and external statutory
requirements to the country/business areas and other external parties.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Collection, consolidation, assurance and submission of complex financial information
* Preparation and publication of HSBC Egypt's external financial statements, and related Audit Committee reporting
* Delivery of certain operational accounting activities, including ownership of IFRS ‎9 credit processes, fair valuation accounting, and accounting for investments in associates
* Manage monthly close of the books
* Risk ownership of all HSBC Egypt Financial Reporting risks
* Local leadership, including involvement in review & challenge and governance committees (credit, pensions, project oversight etc), supporting and delivering local projects, and supporting the Local CAO in certain risk stewardship responsibilities
* Whilst leading the above activities, as part of ongoing improvement initiatives, determine the optimal structure of the team and implement any required changes.
* Manage relationship with external Auditors

Requirements
Qualifications:
* Certified Public Accountant CPA or ACCA Certified Charted accountant license strongly preferred
* Excellent analytical and communication skills in both Arabic and English
* Excellent knowledge and proficiency in Excel and other industry software
* Recognized relevant professional accountancy qualification is essential
* Significant accounting and financial reporting experience essential (preferably in a financial service environment)
* Advanced understanding of the dynamics of the financial statements of a financial services organization
* Strong knowledge of IFRS essential but awareness of other relevant regulatory issues also important
* Ability to lead a team of qualified professionals, across jurisdictions and sub functions, particularly in a pressurized
* and deadline driven environment
* Ability to manage a complex process within resource and time constraints
* Ability to deal with and analyze unstructured problems and queries and to question and challenge existing procedures
* Ability to communicate complex information in a succinct and credible manner, both orally and written, directly with Senior Management
* Ability to lead, driver and deliver initiatives (including change)