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Thales

Senior Project Financial Controller

Thales, Egypt, Pennsylvania, United States

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About Us A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting‑edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi‑cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Cairo, Egypt (On‑Site)

Scope of the Role Reporting to Head B&P Financial Control in the company, Candidate will be responsible of performing the following role and responsibilities for some of the portfolio Metro projects in Egypt.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsible for financial Project Controlling in conformity with company’s policies on projects assigned

Work as business partner with the Global Project Manager (GPM) and do continuous link with Operational teams in Egypt and Prime countries

Coordinate with GPM the implementation and follow up of the costs for Work Packages

Validate on monthly basis Sales, GM, Cost Variance, AGM and Billing & Cash‑in on projects assigned

Ensure analysis of the project progress to detect and alert in anticipation about deviations to Budget and Forecast to secure the target KPIs on the projects

Prepare new estimations of Work Packages with GPM and validate with internal governing authority

Coordinate and produce monthly consolidated project reports (Dashboard) and forecasts data package with major risks and opportunities identified

Ensure coherence and alignment in the information shared with Prime countries’ financial controllers

Collaborate in the design and implementation of the tools (if any) with Prime Countries in order to be able to ensure the consolidation of the information

Participate and interface with Customer regularly/ weekly on billings and ensure the availability of required documents to ensure targeted Cash In

Provide assistance on commercial negotiation on contract changes, claims, reimbursements with Customer and Suppliers

Support Head of Financial Control and CFO in the monthly closings preparing accurate booking entries related to projects assigned, elaboration of Multi‑Year Budget, Forecasts, audits, tax inspections and ad‑hoc reports for the company

Support in the monthly Tax declaration for VAT, Withholding Tax, E‑Invoice Issuance

Work Experience Requirements

Years of Experience 7‑10 in Finance, out of which 3‑5 years specific in Finance control in construction contracts (audit/ is a plus)

Proven knowledge on Egyptian Tax's application

Proven knowledge on E‑invoice process and VAT declaration

Advanced with SAP and applying IFRS rules

Qualification, Certification & Educational Requirements

Graduated from Faculty of Commerce

Language: Arabic (native), English (proficiency)

Advance user on MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

IFRS Diploma (this is a plus)

Preferred Skills

Leadership and Communication skills

Customer and business oriented

Work under deadlines and accountable of deliverables

Team building under diverse and multicultural environment

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