About this Finance Supervisor - (Cairo, Egypt) role at Decima International
Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:
Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and capable Finance Supervisor to oversee day-to-day finance and accounting activities and ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations.
The role will supervise core accounting activities, support budgeting and forecasting, monitor cash flow and working capital, prepare financial and management reports, and coordinate closely with Operations and other departments on financial requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise daily accounting activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, and account reconciliations.
- Review accounting team output to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely processing.
- Coordinate month-end and year-end financial closing activities.
- Review journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, and financial documentation.
- Support implementation and monitoring of financial controls and accounting procedures.
- Coordinate tax compliance requirements, audits, and supporting financial documentation.
- Prepare periodic financial and management reports.
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial projection activities.
- Prepare variance analysis and highlight significant deviations against budget and forecast.
- Monitor project costs, resource utilization, spending, and profitability.
- Monitor cash flow, receivables, payables, working capital, and upcoming financial obligations.
- Maintain cash-flow forecasts and provide management with visibility over liquidity requirements.
- Support banking activities, payment processing, and treasury documentation.
- Coordinate with Operations and other departments on budgets, payments, reporting, financial requirements, and supporting documentation.
- Support and guide accounting team members and monitor completion of assigned activities.
- Ensure finance deadlines, controls, and documentation standards are consistently maintained.
- Identify and escalate significant finance, compliance, or operational issues when required.
- Support continuous improvement of finance processes, reporting, and controls.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- Relevant progressive experience in finance and accounting.
- Strong knowledge of financial accounting and general ledger processes.
- Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, reconciliations, and financial closing.
- Experience preparing financial and management reports.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Good understanding of cash-flow and working-capital management.
- Experience supporting tax compliance and external audit requirements.
- Understanding of financial controls and accounting compliance.
- Experience supervising or reviewing the work of accounting team members.
- Strong financial analysis capabilities.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience using QuickBooks or equivalent accounting software.
- Strong accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent organization and deadline-management skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder coordination capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA, CMA, or progress toward a recognized accounting qualification.
- Experience with ERP or financial management systems.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience developing management dashboards and financial reporting tools.
- Experience supporting external audits and tax requirements.
- Experience with project-cost and profitability analysis.
- Previous experience within professional services, consultancy, engineering, construction, or other project-based organizations.
- Experience supporting multinational or multi-office operations.
POSITION DETAILS
- Position: Finance Supervisor
- Department: Finance
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
- Work Setting: Onsite
- Employment Type: Full-Time
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft 365
- Financial Reporting & Dashboard Tools
Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.
