Junior General Accountant
Location: Maadi, Cairo
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
About the Role
We are seeking an ambitious Junior General Accountant to join our growing team in Maadi. This role offers exposure to the full accounting cycle of a growing B2B industrial company, including suppliers, customers, inventory, banking, taxation, payroll support, and financial reporting, alongside selected personnel and HR administrative responsibilities.
The primary focus of this position is day-to-day accounting and financial operations, ensuring accurate, organized, and up-to-date records. Additionally, the role supports payroll, personnel documentation, social insurance procedures, and routine HR administration.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Finance Operations:
- Record and maintain daily accounting transactions and journal entries.
- Manage and reconcile Accounts Payable (AP) and supplier balances.
- Manage and reconcile Accounts Receivable (AR) and customer balances.
- Record collections, payments, expenses, advances, and petty cash transactions.
- Perform regular bank and cash reconciliations.
- Maintain accurate General Ledger (GL) records and supporting documentation.
- Assist with monthly and year-end closing activities.
- Maintain accounting records related to inventory and spare parts.
- Organize and verify supplier invoices, customer invoices, receipts, and supporting documents.
- Support the preparation and filing of VAT and other Egyptian tax requirements in coordination with external tax/accounting advisors.
- Assist with monthly payroll preparation, employee expenses, and related records.
- Maintain organized digital and physical accounting documentation.
- Assist in preparing management reports, expense analyses, and basic financial reports.
- Coordinate with operations, sales, service, suppliers, banks, and external accountants when required.
Personnel & HR Administration:
- Handle and maintain employee social insurance (التأمينات الاجتماعية) documentation, registrations, updates, and related administrative follow-up.
- Maintain employee personnel files, employment contracts, attendance, leave records, and other HR documentation.
- Support employee onboarding and offboarding documentation and procedures.
- Handle routine personnel and HR administrative tasks, coordinating with relevant external or government entities when required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of accounting experience.
- Good understanding of accounting principles, journal entries, AP, AR, and GL.
- Basic knowledge of Egyptian VAT and tax regulations.
- Very good Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with accounting or ERP software is an advantage.
- Good command of English, both written and spoken.
- Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to maintain proper documentation while meeting deadlines.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality when handling financial and employee information.
- Willingness to learn and grow into greater accounting responsibilities.
- Preferred: Previous experience in an import/trading company, with exposure to imported goods, foreign suppliers, inventory, and related accounting documentation.
- Preferred: Previous exposure to personnel administration, payroll, Egyptian social insurance procedures, employee documentation, and basic labor-law requirements.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a young accountant who wants to understand how a business actually works, develop across multiple accounting functions, and grow alongside our internal finance and administrative structure. If you are ambitious, detail-oriented, and seeking hands-on accounting experience with broader business operations exposure, we would love to hear from you!
