Purpose:

To ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of the affiliate’s financial records by managing end-to-end accounting, reporting, audit coordination, and tax activities in alignment with US/local GAAP and company policies. The role supports effective financial control, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency while providing reliable financial insights to enable informed business decision-making across the North Africa affiliate.

Major Responsibilities:

Accounting & Audit:

• Maintain and ensure accuracy of accounting records - including general ledger, Intercompany Billing, fixed assets, and expenses.
• Assist the Financial Controller with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and reporting.
• Prepare Journal Entries, P&L and Balance Sheet reclass in-line with US/local GAAP for Egypt Affiliate.
• Coordinate and support Audit Activities (Internal + External) in North Africa countries.
• Responsible for reviewing invoices, payments, and Financial documents in accordance with affiliate / AbbVie policies and procedures and local regulations.
• Responsible for reviewing the expenses reports from the North Africa Affiliate team.
• Responsible for PO monitoring including full year POs/aged POs.
• Prepare monthly cash flow analysis.
• Perform annual fixed asset inventory for Egypt Affiliate.
• Responsible for receivable claims review, validation, and analysis in line with AbbVie policies.
• Coordinate payroll with accounting shard services and HR.
• Perform the quarterly monitoring and support OEC to develop an action plan for the reported findings.
• Responsible for managing the RTR, PTP, OTC and BPO Processes, ensuring compliance with AbbVie Financial, Purchasing and compliance Policies & procedures.
• Act as the go-to person for ad-hoc related to vendor payments, WHT letters … etc.

Tax:

• Coordinate with the tax consultant regarding all requirements for tax inspections.
• Responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual tax-related payments and submissions.
• Prepare quarterly GAFI reports.
• Support regional tax manager while preparing annual transfer pricing files.
• Review of Social insurance and Tax Returns prepared by 3rd Party providers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree of accounting is required.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of practical accounting experience, with special focus on P2P, R2R and tax.
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• English fluency both verbal and written.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Virtual meeting platforms (Microsoft teams, Zoom etc.) understanding of business processes and requirements.
• Expert user of SAP S4/HANA with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Strong planning, time management and organization skills.
• Self-starter, able to function at a high level with general instruction, has a proactive approach.
• Must be self-directed and work well in a team environment, be able to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet commitments, possess excellent oral and written communication skills, be process-oriented, convert goals to tasks and define estimates on time and requirements to achieve goal objectives, and demonstrate initiative.
• Adaptable, deals with ambiguity, learns quickly, is flexible and can change courses quickly when needed.
• Professional demeanor, agile and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Key Stakeholders:

Internal Stakeholders: Finance, HR, administrative assistants and business owners..etc.

External Stakeholders: Customers, vendors, external auditors, tax consultants and occasionally tax authorities.