Accounting Manager: Middle East & North Africa

JOB TITLE: Accounting Manager, Middle East & North Africa
DEPARTMENT: Finance
REPORTING TO: Financial Controller, MEA
LOCATION: Cairo, Egypt
ADDITIONAL INFO
* The Company financial year end is the 31st of December
* Overtime might be required during month ends or financial year end
PURPOSE OF POSITION
This role will assume full responsibility for Gilbarco 's accounting in the
Middle East and North Africa. This includes ensuring compliance with relevant
policies, laws and regulations. _
_This role is a key managerial position in the MEA finance team and providing
support, mentoring, and coaching to others is an important part of the role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Overall Oversight of Accounting, Controllership and Compliance
* Overall ownership of our entities in the region
Accounting and Tax
* Manage the accounting and tax functions
* Manage external accounting relationships
* Develop, monitor and revise policies regarding compliance to Taxation legislation
* Manage financial reporting and preparation for year-end consolidated accounts
* Handle personally or approve general ledger reconciliations monthly
* Manage group balance sheet reviews, and internal audits
* Complete payroll taxes on an ad hoc basis
Reporting
* Collate and analyse monthly results and report to management and Group with high degree of accuracy within agreed monthly deadlines
Year - end reporting
* Management of the year end and audit process
* Detailed examination of all financial records, prior to financial year end and report thereon
* Finalisation of statutory financial statements
Insurance
* Manage the company 's insurance portfolio and annual insurance declarations
* Liaise with insurance brokers regarding claims and insurance matters
Tax
* Ensuring full compliance will all relevant tax regulation
* Actively bring forward ideas and strategies to improve compliance
Treasury
* Implement strategies to maximize positive Cash Inflows as relates to Rand and Foreign Bank Accounts
* Management of the treasury function including relationship with primary bankers
* Management of the company 's reserve bank applications
* Ad Hoc assignments such as due diligence evaluations and post investments audits
Staff Management
* Manage the output of ‎1-‎2 staff members within the team
* Liaise between teams to facilitate smooth interaction and problem solving
* Provide development and guidance to help staff reach their potential
* Regularly review and manage staff performance, recognising high performance and ensuring poor performance is corrected
* Ensure staff achieve all key deadlines
* Ensure staff adhere to company policy and procedures

Continuous Process Improvement
* Driving process change and improvement across the business
* Inspiring and supporting others in making positive change

DELAGATION OF AUTHORITY
The associate has the authorisation to work within the framework of the
actual Delegation of Authorities (DOA).
POSITION RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
* Finance team in region
* Group / HQ finance functions
* Business units
External
* Third Party accountants
* Revenue authorities
* External auditors
* Customers and Suppliers
* Banks / Financial institutions
* Insurers
MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE (INDICATORS)
Leading
* Annual financial statements completed accurately and on time
* Tax return submissions completed accurately and on time
* High accuracy in processing journal entries, reflected in the accuracy and completeness of the income statement and balance sheet
* Month-end and Year-end reporting completed accurately and on-time
* Dealing effectively and efficiently with internal / external queries
* Maintaining good relationships with external auditors, tax consultants and revenue authorities to ensure timely deliverable of goals
* Meeting objectives per the daily management dashboard for Controllers, Tax and Treasury
Lagging
* Meeting objectives per the Global controllership scorecard
* Clean balance sheet accounts achieved through effective balance sheet reconciliations and processes in place for resolution
* Minimal tax audits due to quality of tax return submissions
* Minimal business queries due to tax return and financial statement non-compliance
* High customer satisfaction from Global Controllership team due to SLAs being met and reporting being accurate and complete
PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Education/achievements __
* Registered Chartered Accountant, or equivalent
* Bachelor 's Degree in finance, Accounting, or related field (p referred )
Experience/Knowledge
* Previous experience using an ERP systems
* Previous experience leading a team
* Previous broad finance experience (p referred )
Specific Skills
* High attention to detail and accuracy with methodical working methods
* Proficiency in MS Excel
* Excellent communication skills
* Strong English language (written and oral)
* Strong Arabic language (written and oral)
* Ability to work without supervision, under pressure and meet strict deadlines
* Ability to be flexible and agile in a high-pressure environment
Potential Skills
* Ability and aspiration to process through to other senior finance roles
ROLE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES & BEHAVIOURS
Customer Driven
* Gains insight into customer needs.
* Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer.
* Builds and delivers solution that meet customer expectation.
* Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships.
Collaborative
* Works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
* Represents own interest while being fair to others and their areas.
* Partners with others to get work done.
* Credits others for their contributions and accomplishments.
* Gains trust and support of others.
Inclusive
* Seeks to understand different perspectives and cultures.
* Contributes to a work climate where differences are valued and supported.
* Applies others ' diverse experiences, styles, backgrounds, and perspectives to get results. _
* _Is sensitive to cultural norms, expectations, and ways or communicating.
Accountable
* Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same.
* Acts with a clear sense of ownership.
* Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions and failures.
* Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results.
* Designs feedback loops into work.
Champions VBS
* Identifies and creates the processes necessary to get work done.
* Separates and combines activities into efficient workflow.
* Seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering.
* Is a simplifier, focused on cutting through complexity?
* Prioritizes to the critical few - focuses on what matters most.
Self-Aware
* Reflects on activities and impact on others.
* Proactively seeks feedback about shortcomings.
* Admits mistakes and gains insight from experiences.
* Knows strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits.
Pioneering
* Comes up with useful ideas that are new, better, or unique.
* Introduces new ways of looking at problems.
* Can take a creative idea and put it into practice.
* Encourages diverse thinking to promote and nurture innovation.
* Anticipates and adopts innovative digital and technology applications.
Agile
* Learns quickly when facing new situations.
* Experiments to find new solutions.
* Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.
* Extracts lessons learned from failure and mistakes.
* Bounces back from setbacks and failure.
About Us
Gilbarco Veeder-Root represents the leading brands of solutions and
technologies that provide convenience, control, and environmental integrity
for retail fueling and adjacent markets. In ‎2002, the Gilbarco and Veeder-Root
companies combined into one marketing brand, with distinctive and
complementary business lines, services, and sales capabilities. Veeder-Root is
the world's leading supplier of automatic tank gauging and fuel management
systems and one of the few companies in the industry to design, manufacture
and service its own products; supplying and integrating the broadest range of
new and proven technologies to reduce cost of ownership, enhance environmental
integrity, and improve performance and profitability for petroleum marketers
and commercial fueling enterprises worldwide.
Vontier Corporation View
Vontier is a $3B global industrial technology company focused on smarter
transportation and mobility. Our five operating companies--Gilbarco Veeder-
Root, Global Traffic Technologies, Teletrac Navman, Matco Tools, and Hennessy
Industries--are united by a powerful purpose: mobilizing the future to create
a better world. Our portfolio of trusted brands includes market-leading
expertise in mobility technologies, retail and commercial fueling, fleet
management, telematics, vehicle diagnostics and repair, and smart cities.
Vontier's pioneering solutions advance safety, security, efficiency, and
environmental compliance worldwide.
Energized by our shared purpose and values, we have a strong culture shaped by
a deep organization-wide commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E)
and corporate responsibility. Eight vibrant global employee resource groups
serve as powerful focal points for connection, community, and advocacy, and we
actively support community causes through Vontier Cares. We offer flexible
remote and in-person, open-space work options.
The Vontier Business System (VBS), our engine for success and our competitive
advantage, powers every aspect of our business performance through a
continuous improvement mindset. As we look to the future, we will continue to
evolve VBS to prepare our teams for new challenges and opportunities, and to
stay on the forefront of changing technologies through fast iteration and
focused experimentation. To learn more about us visit: www.vontier.com