Head of Financial Controller

The Head of Financial controller leads Bosta's entire accounting function across GL, revenue and COD accounting, treasury, accounts payable, inventory, procurement, and tax, leading a team of approximately 40 accountants through seven functional managers. A core accountability of the role is acting as an authorized bank signatory, responsible for authorizing bank transactions for customer COD payouts and supplier (AP) payments.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Oversee the general ledger and lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, delivering accurate and timely financial statements in line with Egyptian Accounting Standards / IFRS.

• Responsible for all group and consolidated financial statements, including intercompany eliminations and reporting across all group entities.

• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and balance sheet substantiation; own the chart of accounts and accounting policies.

Revenue & COD Accounting

• Oversee revenue recognition for shipping and related services, ensuring completeness of billing and control over discounts, refunds, and revenue leakage.

• Supervise the full COD cycle: daily collections, courier and hub cash reconciliations, and accurate merchant payout liabilities.

Treasury, Banking & Payment Authorization

• Act as an authorized bank signatory: review and authorize bank transfers for customer COD payouts and AP payments within the approved delegation-of-authority matrix.

• Ensure every payment released is fully documented, reconciled, and approved through the proper workflow, with strict segregation of duties across payment initiation, review, and release.

• Oversee cash positioning, bank reconciliations, cash-flow forecasting, and bank relationships and mandates.

Accounts Payable & Procurement

• Oversee the end-to-end AP cycle (invoice processing, three-way matching, vendor reconciliations) and approve payment runs within authority limits.

• Oversee procurement, ensuring purchasing complies with policy, budgets, and approval matrices, with proper vendor selection and documentation.

• Oversee vendor sourcing, negotiation, and contract terms to achieve cost savings while maintaining quality and service levels.

• Monitor purchase order controls, vendor performance, and the handoff between procurement, receiving, and AP to ensure a clean procure-to-pay cycle.

Inventory & Fixed Assets

• Oversee inventory accounting and controls, including physical counts and provisioning, and maintain a complete and accurate fixed asset register.

Tax & Compliance

• Ensure timely, accurate filing of all tax obligations (VAT, withholding, payroll, corporate income tax, and e-invoicing) and lead external audits and tax inspections to clean outcomes.

Internal Controls & Audit

• Implement and monitor a robust internal control framework over the COD, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report cycles, with a strong focus on fraud and cash-handling risks.

Leadership & Process Improvement

• Lead, coach, and develop seven functional managers and a team of approximately 40 accountants, setting objectives, KPIs, and succession plans.

• Drive automation and ERP optimization, including COD reconciliation tooling and integrations between operational and financial systems.

• Authorized bank signatory for customer COD payout transfers and accounts payable payments, exercised per the bank mandate and delegation-of-authority matrix.

• Approval authority over journal entries, payment runs, master-data changes, and write-offs within limits defined by company policy.