Khaled Omar Email & Phone Number

Cairo, Eg

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

The Compliance, Controls, and Risk (CCR) Lead is responsible for providing in-market risk, compliance and control guidance around Compliance Quality monitoring activities, remediation plans, and reporting.The current in-scope areas for CCR function are Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (“ICOFR”), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), Healthcare Law Compliance (Global Policy on Interactions with Healthcare Providers (“GPIHP”), Global Policy on Interactions with Animal Healthcare Providers and… Show more The Compliance, Controls, and Risk (CCR) Lead is responsible for providing in-market risk, compliance and control guidance around Compliance Quality monitoring activities, remediation plans, and reporting.The current in-scope areas for CCR function are Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (“ICOFR”), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), Healthcare Law Compliance (Global Policy on Interactions with Healthcare Providers (“GPIHP”), Global Policy on Interactions with Animal Healthcare Providers and Other Customers (Global Vet or “GV”)), and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”)Operational Responsibilities:• Support Finance Director and GRCC Regional Colleague to develop and maintain a strong and practical risk awareness, compliance and control culture and environment.• Support execution and coordination of annual ICOFR/ SOX and FCPA risk assessment in market using centralized tools/ methodologies developed by GRCC Leadership and Regional Colleagues; analyze and summarize results of risk assessments and report results• Provide local consultation and support with consistent guidance on ICOFR/ SOX and FCPA controls, best practices, monitoring and Corporate Audit trends, which includes guidance and instructions on FCPA and ICOFR/ SOX documentation and guidance/ questions related to the enabling technology requirements for FCPA/ GPIHP/ GV• Document the ICOFR RCMs, including types of controls (key vs. secondary, preventive vs. detective, manual vs. automated) using the guidance provided by GRCC Leadership and Regional Colleagues (to the extent the BPOs and control owners need assistance)• Support the monitoring of the design and effectiveness of the remediation activity and report on its progress• Support the Control Automation and Continuous Control Monitoring efforts driven by the GRCC Leader and CoE • Support global and regional compliance and control projects as appropriate • Support other in-market activities and compliance work as appropriate Show less

Egypt

- Ensure compliance with Novartis Financial Control Manual (NFCM) requirements, including internal and external regulations (e.g. SOX requirements) for Financial Service Center (FSC), Divisional Finance and other functions like supply chain.- Support global finance process improvement initiatives, sharing leading practices.- Provide all required NFCM deliverables according to the communicated schedule.- Ensuring risks are addressed by adequate controls per internal customer.-… Show more - Ensure compliance with Novartis Financial Control Manual (NFCM) requirements, including internal and external regulations (e.g. SOX requirements) for Financial Service Center (FSC), Divisional Finance and other functions like supply chain.- Support global finance process improvement initiatives, sharing leading practices.- Provide all required NFCM deliverables according to the communicated schedule.- Ensuring risks are addressed by adequate controls per internal customer.- Test FSC owned controls, including Segregation of Duties.- Act as Segregation of Duties (SoD) validator for SAP GRC Access Control.- Process walkthroughs as required/requested.- Coordinate and support SOX 404 attestation processes.- Support implementation of standard processes as defined in the Finance Core and escalates any exceptions to the standards.- Support Harmonization of processes and controls as well as cross-divisional standardization.- Ensure understanding of the standard processes and controls related requirements.- Monitor and improve compliance embedded in business process.- Lead or participate business process reviews/walk-throughs. Conduct ad hoc audit/compliance checks in the FSC on a regular basis.- Conduct ad hoc audit/compliance checks at Divisional Finance when required.- Identify root causes of problems and recommend controls or process improvements to address them in coordination with Corporate Financial Controls and Global process owners.- Assist in the creation of new SOPs for major business areas, Review periodically existing SOPs and ensure compliance with and communication of SOPs.- Raise awareness of key risks and risk response in the organization.- Coach and strengthen internal control skills within the organization.- Monitor compliance in business ethics and detect and report (possible) violations.- Support / assist auditors during their mission.- Define and track action items, including accurate and timely resolution of agreed actions. Show less

Egypt

- Ensure the integrity of the financial reporting processes and systems for the following main cycles: trade accounts payable and receivables, inventories, customer and supplier data, cash flows, tax, cost center analysis.- Ensure compliance of the reporting entities with the IFRS accounting principles defined by Novartis / Sandoz, primarily in the areas of revenue deductions, inventory valuation, slow mover / no mover inventory provision calculation, accruals & provisions.- Supports… Show more - Ensure the integrity of the financial reporting processes and systems for the following main cycles: trade accounts payable and receivables, inventories, customer and supplier data, cash flows, tax, cost center analysis.- Ensure compliance of the reporting entities with the IFRS accounting principles defined by Novartis / Sandoz, primarily in the areas of revenue deductions, inventory valuation, slow mover / no mover inventory provision calculation, accruals & provisions.- Supports Division FRA in the preparation of annual impairment reviews for identifiable intangible fixed assets and in the, at least quarterly, analysis of main balance sheet positions and movements, gross-to-net revenue and tax rate analysis.- Supports Division FRA in ad hoc NAM/NFCM compliance projects, e.g. Revenue Recognition, Total Product Costing Manual adherence.- Define key and relevant internal financial controls for the reporting entities and set up appropriate documentation around such controls in accordance with the Novartis financial control framework also verifying the effectiveness of the control environment through regular review activities.- Provide timely statutory and Country reporting information to internal and external stakeholders, including the Country Finance organization and the external auditors.- Oversee tax, compliance and audit reporting processes and relationships for the reporting entities, providing necessary data to internal and external authorities, and acting as a point of contact for these stakeholders when questions arise about reporting and/or compliance processes or results.- Leads the FRA group of the reporting entities, managing personnel selection, development and retention processes.- Key interfaces include: local CFO (operational reporting line); Sandoz Head FRA (functional reporting line); Sandoz Regional and/or BU CFO; Country CFO; Business Planning & Analysis Head (on an ad hoc basis). Show less

Cairo

- Monitors compliance with Novartis accounting principles and company procedures as per NAM.- Staff management and development.- Lead accounting team, managing personnel selection, development and retention processes.- Safe guard company's assets.- Monitoring monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.- Provide timely and good quality IFRS and management reporting to the Sandoz Division using the Novartis reporting tool (“FCRS”).- Ensure… Show more - Monitors compliance with Novartis accounting principles and company procedures as per NAM.- Staff management and development.- Lead accounting team, managing personnel selection, development and retention processes.- Safe guard company's assets.- Monitoring monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.- Provide timely and good quality IFRS and management reporting to the Sandoz Division using the Novartis reporting tool (“FCRS”).- Ensure accuracy and completeness of the product margin analysis submitted to the Sandoz Division as part of the Sandoz Product Margin Reporting (“SPMR”) requirements.- Responsible for ensuring the integrity of the data held within the finance systems and the security of the related data entry processes.- Through preparation / review (as appropriate) of balance sheet / control accounts reconciliations, ensure the balances reported in the financial statements are complete and accurate.- Support the Company’s mission, vision, values and goals in the performance of daily activities.- Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within designated limits. Show less

Cairo, Egypt

- Establishes a system of control for new financial systems and develops procedures to improve existing systems.- Ensuring Proper accounting and control procedures in line with IAS, IFRS and Egyptian GAAP.- Managing a Financial Syndicated Loan by around USD 500mio with four banks.- Maintain a good relationship with the banks in order to facilitate the business needs.- Handling all L/C’s & L/G’s transactions with the banks for the project in order to maintain running the project… Show more - Establishes a system of control for new financial systems and develops procedures to improve existing systems.- Ensuring Proper accounting and control procedures in line with IAS, IFRS and Egyptian GAAP.- Managing a Financial Syndicated Loan by around USD 500mio with four banks.- Maintain a good relationship with the banks in order to facilitate the business needs.- Handling all L/C’s & L/G’s transactions with the banks for the project in order to maintain running the project smoothly.- Preparing a monthly Loan Financial Position and presenting to the top management.- Participate in the preparation of the annual profit plan and CAPEX budget and managing monthly project expenditures.- Manage the month/year-end closing activities.- Prepare monthly and yearly financial statements (B/S, I/S and Cash Flow Statement).- Monthly comparing and analysis of the variances between CAPEX budget figures and actual results.- Preparing, overseen and supervises the management reports and other statistical reports, accurately and on time.- Coordinating internal and external auditor’s activities / requirements.- Guiding finance staff on all technical accounting matters. Show less

Cairo, Egypt

- Supervise A/P accounts reconciliation (3rd Party/IC) to maintain the aged items aligned with NVS KPIs.- Analyze & follow up monthly (accruals & advances) before month end closing (MEC).- Perform Inventory Account reconciliation, including the monitoring over production ordered completion before MEC.- Review the variances calculation (e.g. PPV, Yield) between the standard and actual production.- Review and posting the WIP calculation for all processed orders not completed at… Show more - Supervise A/P accounts reconciliation (3rd Party/IC) to maintain the aged items aligned with NVS KPIs.- Analyze & follow up monthly (accruals & advances) before month end closing (MEC).- Perform Inventory Account reconciliation, including the monitoring over production ordered completion before MEC.- Review the variances calculation (e.g. PPV, Yield) between the standard and actual production.- Review and posting the WIP calculation for all processed orders not completed at end of month depending on the last stage.- Run the SAP program to calculate the overhead for all process orders according to Syst. Setup.- Maintain a register of Fixed Assets and perform all activities related to FA such as, review monthly additions and disposals, depreciation calculation and reconciliation, maintain CIP controlling sheet.- Ensure accurate and on time monthly reconciliation of all the bank statements, including, following up on all bank transactions on a daily basis and ensure proper allocation of records.- Perform A/R reconciliation, including aging analysis.- Review the monthly sales invoice from subsystem with actually quantity sales, also review the collections from customers. - Participating in Tax inspection in many aspects. Show less

Cairo, Egypt

- Performing substantive audit procedures according to IFRS and Egyptian audit standards of the financial sections to ensure that company’s financial statements are fairly presented according to Egyptian accounting standards.- Audit the financial statements to provide a reasonable assurance on the listed figures and supporting disclosures, including testing of IC environmental and perform recommendations to the client’s management.- Responsible for the preparation of the audit file and… Show more - Performing substantive audit procedures according to IFRS and Egyptian audit standards of the financial sections to ensure that company’s financial statements are fairly presented according to Egyptian accounting standards.- Audit the financial statements to provide a reasonable assurance on the listed figures and supporting disclosures, including testing of IC environmental and perform recommendations to the client’s management.- Responsible for the preparation of the audit file and reporting it to the engagement manager, also discuss all audit issues identified through the field work and reporting it to the client- Coordinating the audit work among different lines of service of the firm.- Coaching and leading junior staff. Show less