ahmed taha

Country Senior AccountantFull Time

• Job Details:• Own full balance sheet management, including reconciliation and tracking of general ledger accounts (receivables, payables, bank accounts, and other key accounts). Lead the preparation of monthly and annual balance sheets, monitor open item balances, and oversee all period-end closing processes. • Manage the fixed assets lifecycle across Plan Egypt, including recording acquisitions, running depreciation, identifying impairments, and processing disposals in compliance with accounting standards. • Lead treasury operations for the country office as the primary contact with the bank. Manage monthly cash forecasts, foreign currency requests, user access, and authorization levels within online banking platforms. • Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for over 200 employees. Responsibilities include validating HR inputs, processing payroll through the HITS system, releasing payments via the bank portal, and generating reports and payslips. Maintain and update payroll system codes in line with changes to Egyptian labor law and organizational policy. Serve as the focal point with the HITS provider for technical support, compliance, and system administration. • Manage all aspects of taxation and statutory compliance. Responsibilities include calculating payroll and supplier withholding taxes, preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns via the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) e-filing system, and ensuring timely payment through the CPS (e-finance) platform. Maintain organized tax documentation and ensure audit readiness. • Act as the ERP (SAP) focal point for all financial modules. Provide user support, system troubleshooting, and training across the finance function. Oversee data accuracy, lead cleansing activities, and coordinate with global teams during system improvements and the transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365. • Review and verify all country office payments, including intercompany transactions and statutory obligations, ensuring compliance with Plan International policies and donor regulations. • Monitor donor income and ensure accurate recognition and alignment with donor agreements and financial records.

Senior Finance OfficerFull Time

• Job Details:• Led financial management of multi-donor projects, providing oversight from budget development to project closure. Prepared detailed project budgets based on donor guidelines and ensured full alignment with activity plans and value-for-money principles. • Designed and finalized donor fund agreement document and uploaded project master data and budgets into SAP, enabling proper financial tracking and compliance monitoring. • Monitored financial performance of projects by preparing and analyzing monthly Budget vs. Actual reports (BvA), investigating variances, conducted detailed variance analysis to identify controllable and non-controllable factors affecting budget performance, and providing timely feedback to program teams and management. • Analyzed the financial impact of currency fluctuations on donor projects. Assessed potential exchange gains or losses and recommended adjustments or budget revisions when necessary to maintain compliance and budget integrity. • Oversaw financial operations of implementing partners (NGOs) by reviewing partner agreements, conducting financial assessments, and ensuring all expenditures complied with donor terms and internal control policies. • Developed financial reporting templates and tools for partners, facilitated capacity building sessions, and supported partners in maintaining proper documentation, accounting records, and reporting standards. • Acted as a key control point to ensure that all project expenditures — including procurement, payments, and partner reimbursements — met donor requirements, were properly documented, and posted correctly to SAP. • Led the cost recovery strategy across the program, applying methodologies such as fixed-percentage, cost-driver-based, and activity-based costing to ensure fair allocation of shared and indirect costs. Worked closely with program and grants teams to embed recovery principles into proposal budgets, monitored recovery performance, and implemented corrective actions where needed. These efforts directly enhanced financial sustainability and promoted transparent, compliant cost-sharing across projects and partners. • Contributed to country-level financial policy improvements and participated in cross-functional working groups to enhance compliance and operational efficiency.

Finance Manager (Secondment)Part Time

• Job Details:• Seconded to lead emergency finance operations for a large-scale project funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) during the high-risk response to Cyclone Idai. • Acted as Project Finance Manager, overseeing the financial management of emergency activities and leading a professional finance team under urgent conditions. • Conducted a full system and reporting review, addressing findings from internal investigations and external audit observations by remediating misstatements, financial errors, and compliance gaps. • Strengthened internal controls and improved financial documentation processes to meet both Plan International and donor (GAC) standards. • Supported emergency procurement and partner disbursement processes, ensuring compliance under pressure while maintaining responsiveness to operational needs. • Worked closely with program, logistics, and grant compliance teams to align all financial procedures with field-level realities and donor commitments. • Delivered timely financial reports, conducted variance and risk analysis, and supported management decision-making through clear financial insight in a rapidly evolving humanitarian context. • Ensured the integration of financial data into SAP, aligning emergency activity codes, project master data, and documentation for transparency and traceability.