Accountant

Title of the Manager (not person's name)

Full Time

Job Summary: Write a short paragraph giving a brief description of the overall purpose of the position.

The Successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and efficient management of financial information and reporting within an organization.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
List specific tasks and duties required on daily, weekly, monthly basis:

• The responsibilities of this role span across multiple business units of the company including UAE and KSA.
• Bookkeeping: Ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded in the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers.
• Financial record-keeping: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records, including recording transactions, Petty cash, expenses, income, and other financial activities.
• Bank Reconciliation: Monthly bank reconciliations across all entities.
• Month-end and Year-end Closing: Assisting in month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Accounts Payable and Payments: Managing the process of recording, paying bills and invoices to vendors.
• Accounts Receivable and Collections: Issuing invoices, credit notes, assisting in project reconciliations, tracking and collecting payments from customers and clients.
• Related Parties Transactions: Ensuring timely recording of related parties transactions and accounts are reconciled monthly.
• Payroll Processing: Assisting in payroll processing.
• Cash flow Updates: Assisting in updating daily and weekly actual cash flow and cash flow forecast
• Documentary compliance: Ensuring documentary compliance.
• Auditing: Assisting in internal and external audits.
• Inventory management: Reconciling inventory and valuations.
• Internal controls: Ensuring internal control procedures are being adhered.
• Software and system management: Utilizing accounting software and financial systems efficiently and effectively.
• Ownership of Tasks: Ability to take ownership and successfully deliver a task.
• Ad hoc Reports: Assist in ad hoc reports.

Education Requirements :
Describe Degree/Diploma/Certifications/Licenses/software/systems needed to perform the job.

Bachelor in Commerce.Master in accounting and finance will be an added advantage.

Work Experience Requirements :
Describe years of experience, job knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform job

• 5-7 years of work experience
• Knowledge of basic International Financial Reporting Standards or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and standards specific to region is necessary to ensure compliance during audits.
• Proficient in MS Office and strong knowledge of QuickBooks accounting software. Knowledge of any ERP system will be added advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills preferably in both English and Arabic.