Country CFO/Controller Tunisia, Vice President
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Team/Role Overview
The Country Controller & Country CFO for Tunisia (Vice President) is a critical senior leadership role responsible for the financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial management of the franchise in Tunisia. Serving as a key strategic partner to the Country Officer (CCO) and regional finance leadership, this role ensures the absolute integrity of the country's financial books and records, drives a robust control environment, and manages critical relationships with local regulatory bodies, including the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) and tax authorities.
What you’ll do
Financial Governance & Control
- Financial Integrity: Ensure the absolute integrity, accuracy, and control of the franchise's financial books and records in compliance with both local Tunisian Accounting Standards (Système Comptable des Entreprises - SCE), US GAAP, and IFRS.
- Control Environment: Strengthen the independent control environment, proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial, operational, and regulatory risks across all business lines.
- Audit Management: Oversee the external statutory audit process, ensuring timely completion and maintaining strong, transparent relationships with external auditors.
Regulatory & Statutory Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance: Lead the preparation, validation, and timely submission of all local financial, statistical, and regulatory reports to the Central Bank of Tunisia (Banque Centrale de Tunisie - BCT) and other local regulatory bodies.
- Regulatory Monitoring: Monitor and interpret local regulatory changes, assessing their impact on the franchise's balance sheet, liquidity, and capital adequacy, and implementing necessary operational adjustments.
Tax Strategy & Compliance
- Tax Management: Oversee local tax compliance, including Corporate Income Tax (IBS), VAT, withholding taxes, and transfer pricing, ensuring full adherence to the Tunisian Tax Code (Code des Droits et Procédures Fiscaux).
- Authority Relations: Manage tax audits and maintain professional, transparent, and constructive relationships with local tax authorities and the Ministry of Finance.
Strategic Partnership & Balance Sheet Management
- Strategic Advisory: Partner strategically with the Country Officer (CCO) and business heads to support responsible business growth, providing financial insights, balance sheet analysis, and performance metrics.
- Liquidity & FX Controls: Manage local liquidity, capital planning, and foreign exchange exposure in strict alignment with BCT's foreign exchange controls and capital repatriation regulations.
Team Leadership & Development
- People Management: Provide full management and leadership to the local finance and control team, fostering a culture of high performance, continuous learning, and accountability.
- Talent Development: Oversee talent acquisition, performance evaluations, compensation planning, and professional development within the finance department.
Risk & Compliance Safeguards
- Risk Assessment: Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding its assets.
- Compliance Culture: Drive compliance with applicable local and international laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to corporate policies and escalating control issues with transparency.
What we’ll need from you
- Progressive experience in financial control, regulatory reporting, or audit within the financial services or banking sector.
- Experience in a senior management or leadership capacity within a multinational financial institution or bank in Tunisia.
- In-depth knowledge of the Tunisian banking sector, local regulatory frameworks, and BCT guidelines.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional accounting certification such as Tunisian CPA (Expert-Comptable registered with the OECT - Ordre des Experts Comptables de Tunisie), ACCA, CPA, or equivalent is highly preferred.
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and diplomacy skills to influence and collaborate with regional stakeholders, local management, and external regulators.
- Proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.
- Fluency in English, French, and Tunisian Arabic (both written and spoken).
What we can offer you
By joining Citi Tunisia you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well.
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.
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Most Relevant Skills
Accounting Processes and Financial Controls, Assessment, Credible Challenge, Financial Accounting, Management Reporting, Policy and Regulation, Risk Management.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
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