• Design and implement an enterprise-wide internal control framework aligned with COSO principles and tailored to Bosta’s operating model across Egypt, and future markets.
• Map all critical business processes end-to-end, identify control gaps, and build a prioritized remediation roadmap with clear owners and timelines.
• Develop and maintain the Risk-Control Matrix (RCM) covering financial reporting, operations, and compliance risks.
• Prepare management representation letters, process narratives, and flowcharts for auditor review.
• Support the Audit Committee (once established) with reporting, risk assessments, and control testing results.
• Serve as the primary liaison with external auditors during annual audits and due diligence.
• Coordinate internal audit activities — planning, fieldwork, reporting, and remediation tracking.
• Monitor regulatory compliance requirements across operating jurisdictions and ensure Finance processes meet local and international standards (IFRS, tax, labor law, social insurance).
• Own the external vendors compliance framework for outsourced labor providers — ensuring payments accuracy verification, contract adherence.
• Design preventive controls to detect policy violations before they reach Finance.
• Identify manual processes that create control risk and champion automation or system-based controls.
• Work with IT and Operations to embed controls into existing systems (ERP, HRIS, payment platforms) rather than relying solely on detective controls.
• Establish KPIs for control effectiveness and report quarterly to the Head of FP&A and CFO.