ETIC, Finance Manager

Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Technology Specialism Managed Services Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary The Manager is responsible for managing day-to-day accounting delivery for assigned clients or entities within a finance delivery environment. The role ensures that finance activities are delivered accurately, on time, and in line with applicable accounting standards, agreed service levels, client policies, and internal controls. This position combines strong accounting knowledge with hands-on people leadership, client coordination, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. The Manager works closely with senior delivery leadership and client finance stakeholders to maintain service quality, strengthen process discipline, and support scalable delivery across General Ledger, Record-to-Report, Accounts Payable, Order-to-Cash, FP&A support, and close/reporting activities. About PwC ETIC - Egypt Technology and Innovation Centre PwC opened a new Technology & Innovation Center in Cairo that delivers high quality technology solutions to consulting Clients across the globe. The Centre provides a broad suite of skills and services to our clients, ranging from Packaged Applications such as SAP & Oracle, to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Custom Development and Cloud services utilising AWS, Azure and Google, as well as expanding our existing Managed Services capabilities. The centre is looking to expand rapidly and we are looking for enthusiastic self-starters with a passion for technology and client delivery to help shape and form this new venture. Corporate Culture & Working Environment: Our culture is one of inclusivity and care, where we respect each other and our differences. It's one that supports collaboration, teamwork and innovation and one that embraces difference. We support everyone having a voice and feeling empowered to challenge the status quo, bringing new ideas to the table. As PwC staff, you will have the chance to collaborate across level, line of services, and global network. Not only in terms of work, get involved too in firm-wide events. Key Responsibilities • Manage accounting delivery for assigned clients, entities, or process towers, covering GL, R2R, AP, O2C, FP&A support, and month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities. • Coordinate the preparation and review of reporting packs for statutory and management reporting, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment with client timelines. • Monitor service delivery performance against agreed service levels, quality expectations, compliance requirements, and issue-resolution timelines. • Review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, intercompany balances, variance explanations, and supporting schedules before senior-level approval where required. • Apply IFRS, US GAAP, IPSAS, local statutory rules, and client accounting policies to routine and moderately complex accounting matters, escalating judgmental items appropriately. • Act as an escalation point for delivery issues, process bottlenecks, unresolved exceptions, and client concerns, ensuring clear ownership and timely follow-up. • Lead and coach team members, including planning workloads, setting priorities, reviewing outputs, supporting development, and contributing to performance management discussions. • Partner with client controllers, finance managers, and process owners to explain close status, open items, balance sheet movements, process risks, and improvement actions. • Drive standardization of process steps, templates, reconciliations, working papers, checklists, and reporting routines across assigned clients or entities. • Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities, including workflow simplification, automation candidates, root-cause elimination, and KPI-based performance tracking. • Maintain process documentation, SOPs, control evidence, decision logs, and issue trackers to support governance, audit readiness, and knowledge continuity. • Support internal, external, tax, and statutory audits by coordinating requested schedules, resolving queries, tracking findings, and helping remediate control gaps. • Support transitions, onboarding, and stabilization for new entities or scope expansions through knowledge transfer, shadowing plans, cutover tracking, and readiness reviews. • Collaborate with procurement, payroll, tax, treasury, IT, business, and transformation teams to resolve cross-functional dependencies affecting finance delivery. • Track capacity, utilization, handover risks, and delivery economics for the assigned team, raising resource or scalability concerns with senior management. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field; CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent qualification is preferred. • 8–12 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including meaningful exposure to shared services, BPO, professional services, or multinational environments. • Experience leading small to mid-sized teams and coordinating work across multiple clients, entities, countries, or process areas. • Strong working knowledge of financial close, reconciliations, balance sheet governance, management reporting, and statutory reporting support. • Good knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP, with the ability to research, interpret, and apply client policies to practical accounting scenarios. • Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics/AX, or similar platforms. • Advanced Excel capability and practical experience with reporting, workflow, BI, or automation tools is an advantage. • Experience gained within a Big Four or other reputable audit/advisory firm is highly desirable and will be considered a strong plus, particularly where it includes exposure to financial reporting, statutory audits, internal controls, and multi-entity environments. •German language proficiency is a plus. • Demonstrated ability to improve processes, strengthen controls, manage priorities, and communicate effectively with client and internal stakeholders. Key Competencies • Team leadership and coaching • Client-service ownership • Financial controllership discipline • Issue management and escalation • Delivery excellence mindset • Process documentation and governance • Analytical review and judgment • Stakeholder communication • Continuous improvement • Adaptability in a regional delivery model Suggested reporting line: This role typically reports into the next senior level within Finance & Accounting Delivery, adjusted based on client portfolio size and operating model. Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified) Required Skills Optional Skills Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Policies, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Balance Sheet Analysis, Budgetary Management, Cash Flow Analysis, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Escalation Management, Financial Budgeting, Financial Close Process, Financial Data Mining, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Policy, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Generating Financial Reports {+ 14 more} Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified) Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Government Clearance Required? No Job Posting End Date