Job Description:Chief accountant includes overseeing the accounting department, developing financial strategies, making investment decisions, helping company leadership with strategic planning, and making sure the company complies with the financial regulations.
Responsibilities:
- * Oversee the operations of all accounting functions, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, Fixed Assets, month-end accruals, and provisions.
- Responsible for year-end and month-end closing and the preparation of monthly financial statements.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end management financial reports.
- Review and approve all payment transactions, including reimbursements, payments on account, vouchers, checks, etc.
- Handle year-end closing and monthly financial statements.
- Liaise with external government institutions and act as the main contact for internal and external audits.
- Respond to all queries related to financial matters.
- Recommend and draft financial and accounting policies and procedures.
- Maintain the accounting manual up to date and ensure adherence to the manual and all policies and procedures.
- Review and approve journal vouchers.
- Review, investigate, and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
- Coordinate the accurate and timely payment of suppliers.
- Prepare yearly budgets.
- Administer all balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Act as the point of contact for queries related to employee and supplier payments.
- Review accounts payable and weekly check runs.
- Determine the proper handling of financial transactions and approve transactions within designated limits.
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, cost centers, and documents for business transactions.
- Responsible for distributing financial statements and cost center reports.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- * Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
- Minimum 7 years of experience, with at least 2 years at the supervisory level. Background in Logistics or IT is preferred.
- Experience in creating budgets, accounting guidelines, year-end accounts, and liaising with external auditors.
- Proficiency in Arabic and English is required, both spoken and written.
- Very good user of ERP systems
Key Skills & Core Competencies
- * Judgment and decision-making.
- Critical thinking.
- Manage the financial reporting, consolidation, and financial analysis processes to ensure that the company's financial information is accurate, methodical, timely, and meets business needs.
- Advise top-level management on finance, management, staffing, and other service-related issues and procedures.
- Direct the company's end-to-end financial processes, including annual work plans, biannual business forecasts, and actual results.
- Lead and direct the organization's financial planning, including business operations and forecasting financial results.
- Collaborate with Business Development activities to develop financial models for sales and marketing initiatives and pricing strategies.
