Finance Director - Egypt

G4S - Cairo, Egypt

Job Description

Main purpose of role:
Responsible for leading the finance function in country.
Management of Centralised Finance, Company Secretarial and Treasury
Ensure strong internal controls are maintained. Enforce procedures, controls and policies.
Provide financial support to MD and business unit heads
The role is a key member of the management executive team which is responsible for setting and delivering the strategy for the business.


Core Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
•Optimise working capital utilisation and maximise cashflow generation
•Appraise and approve purchase requisition and payments
•Formulate the annual business plan, the annual budget and the quarterly forecast
•Review monthly financial reports and variances against budgets/forecast for all business units
•Provide commercial support to the business through KPI analysis, contract costing and pricing, and financial analysis
•Provide capital investment analysis and detailed financial justifications
•Play a key role in selecting, assessing, negotiating and concluding acquisitions and PPP Projects.
•Manage the Treasury function to make sure sufficient funding in terms of shareholder’s fund and/or bank borrowings to meet investment and operational requirements
•Manage ongoing development/improvement of internal control, finance policies and procedures
•Ensure compliance to accounting and group policies and procedures, and statutory financial audit requirement
•Tax planning
•Monitor the Company Secretarial functions and ensure compliance with local ordinance/regulations
•Monitor Contract Management function to ensure minimization of contract risks
•Manage central administration and building services functions to ensure resources are utilized to generate maximum benefits to the Group
•Assist Regional Finance Office in ad hoc project and internal financial review for other countries, as required
•Finance training to finance and non-finance staff of the Group
•Staff development
•Ad hoc assignments

Skills

Mandatory (i.e. must have): • Tertiary education
•Professional accountancy qualification such as ACCA or equivalent
•Minimum 6 years relevant working experience of which at least 3 years at managerial level
•Good command of both spoken & written English
•Good leadership and supervisory skills
•Good communication and analytical skill
•Self motivated and able to meet deadlines
•Computer competency

About This Company

G4S is the largest and fastest growing total security solutions provider in Middle East. This rapidly growing list of products and services, along with the company's global backing, means that we are uniquely placed to provide quality security solutions throughout the Middle East.

Today G4S is the largest and most widely represented Security Solutions provider in the Middle East, with offices throughout the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen.

G4S is the world's leading international security solutions group. Our heritage goes back over a century and, with more than 625,000 employees worldwide, we are one of the largest private employers in the world.

From risk assessment to delivery, we work in partnership with governments, businesses and other organisations to provide integrated solutions to security challenges.

We protect rock stars and sports stars, people and property, including some of the world’s most important buildings and events.

From advising on stadium building plans to crowd control and ensuring event tickets are not forged;

From delivering pay packets to ensuring ATMs have enough cash to meet your shopping needs;

From delivering cash to bank branches and retail outlets to managing the flow of cash for central banks and major retailers;

From ensuring travelers have a safe and pleasant experience in ports and airports around the world to secure detention and escorting of people who are not lawfully entitled to remain in a country;

In more ways than you might realize, G4S is securing your world.