BRAND AID GROUP

JOB DESCRIPTION — SENIOR GL ACCOUNTANT

Lebanon | Allocation: Lebanon

Position Overview Position: Senior GL Accountant

Physical Location: Lebanon

Allocation: Lebanon

Coverage / Scope: Lebanon Accounting, General accounting and reports to Chief Accountant

Job family: General Ledger & Financial Reporting. This role is responsible for ensuring complete, accurate, timely and controlled accounting activities across the stated coverage, with clear ownership of local statutory requirements and Group reporting requirements.

Role PurposeMaintain high-quality general accounting and financial reporting for Lebanon, ensuring accurate GL records, reconciliations, journals, close activities and reporting support.
Geographic and Organizational Coverage· Primary physical base: Lebanon.

· Formal allocation: Lebanon.

· Required coverage: Lebanon Accounting, General accounting and reports to Chief Accountant.

· Where the role has regional coverage, the incumbent must operate consistently across entities and coordinate with local teams while respecting country-specific statutory and banking requirements.

· The role must maintain standardized accounting processes, documentation and reporting while escalating country-specific exceptions to the relevant Chief Accountant / Finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities· Maintain the general ledger and ensure all transactions are accurately classified, supported and posted to the correct account, cost center, project and analytic dimension.

· Prepare recurring, accrual, prepayment, depreciation, provision, reclassification and adjustment journals with appropriate supporting documentation.

· Perform monthly balance-sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts and investigate and clear reconciling items promptly.

· Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities and meet the approved close timetable.

· Prepare trial balance analyses, account schedules, movement analyses and supporting files for management and audit.

· Record and reconcile intercompany transactions, including foreign-currency balances and settlement differences.

· Support fixed assets, leases, provisions, payroll-related entries, inventory/WIP interfaces and project accounting as applicable.

· Ensure transactions comply with Group accounting policies, IFRS requirements and applicable local statutory rules.

· Maintain clean audit trails in Odoo/ERP and coordinate with subledger owners to resolve posting or reconciliation issues.

· Prepare financial reporting inputs and explain material variances or unusual movements to the Chief Accountant.

· Review work prepared by junior accountants within the assigned process and provide technical guidance and quality control.

· Act as a key escalation point for complex reconciliations, unusual transactions and cross-functional accounting issues.

Month-End, Quarter-End and Year-End Close· Follow the approved close calendar and submit all assigned schedules, journals and reconciliations within deadlines.

· Ensure proper cut-off for revenue, costs, AP, AR, payroll, inventory/WIP, accruals, prepayments and other balance-sheet items as applicable.

· Investigate unusual balances and material movements and provide clear explanations.

· Maintain audit-ready working papers and evidence for all material balances and adjustments.

· Support management reporting and external/statutory reporting requirements.

IFRS, Accounting Policy and Compliance· Apply Group accounting policies and relevant IFRS requirements consistently.

· Support IFRS 15 revenue recognition and project accounting where applicable, including contract assets/liabilities, billing versus revenue, WIP and percentage-of-completion inputs.

· Apply appropriate treatment for provisions, expected credit losses, leases, foreign exchange, inventory/WIP, fixed assets and intercompany balances as relevant to the role.

· Maintain evidence of local tax/VAT/WHT/e-invoicing compliance and coordinate with tax specialists/advisers where required.

· Escalate non-routine or material accounting judgments to the Chief Accountant / Group Finance leadership.

ERP, Data and Automation· Use Odoo/ERP as the system of record and maintain accurate dimensions, projects, cost centers, analytic accounts and master data within the role's authority.

· Ensure transaction processing is supported by approved source documents and follows segregation-of-duties requirements.

· Use Excel and, where available, Power Query/Power Pivot/Tableau or reporting tools to automate reconciliations and recurring reports.

· Identify manual, duplicate or error-prone activities and propose system/process automation.

· Participate in ERP testing, UAT, master-data governance and process improvements affecting the accounting function.

Internal Controls and Risk Management· Comply with approval matrices, segregation of duties, access controls and documented accounting procedures.

· Maintain complete supporting documentation and an audit trail for all transactions and adjustments.

· Identify control failures, unusual transactions, duplicate payments, unsupported balances or potential fraud indicators and escalate immediately.

· Support internal and external audits and close audit findings within agreed timelines.

· Protect financial information and maintain confidentiality.

Key Stakeholder Interfaces· Chief Accountant / Finance leadership

· GL, AR, AP, Treasury and Cost Control teams

· Operations and Project Management

· Commercial / Sales

· Procurement and Supply Chain

· HR / Payroll

· Tax / Legal / Compliance

· External auditors and professional advisers

· Banks and payment service providers

· ERP / IT / Data teams

· Country management and Group Finance

Decision Rights and Escalation· Operate within the approved delegation of authority and accounting policies.

· Approve/review transactions only to the extent permitted by the formal approval matrix.

· Escalate material, unusual, disputed, high-risk or policy-sensitive transactions to the appropriate finance leader.

· Do not bypass segregation of duties or create unsupported manual adjustments.

· For regional roles, resolve operational matters locally where possible and escalate cross-country issues that could affect consolidated reporting, cash, tax or compliance.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)· Close tasks completed on time

· Reconciliation completion and ageing

· Journal accuracy and audit trail quality

· Intercompany reconciliation accuracy

· Number/age of unresolved GL issues

· Reporting pack accuracy

Qualifications and Experience· Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

· Professional accounting Certification (IFRS) is a MUST.

· Strong knowledge of double-entry accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting and internal controls.

· Strong Excel skills; experience with Power Query/Power Pivot/Tableau and ERP systems such as Odoo or SAP is highly desirable.

· Ability to work with multi-entity, multi-currency environments and maintain disciplined supporting documentation.

· Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.

· Fluent professional English; Arabic is advantageous for regional roles.

· Typically 5–8+ years of relevant accounting experience.

· Prior experience in a multi-entity, projects/services or regional environment is preferred.

Behavioral and Technical Competencies· Accuracy and attention to detail

· Ownership and accountability

· IFRS and accounting-policy application

· Reconciliation and analytical skills

· Process discipline and internal control mindset

· ERP and data literacy

· Communication and stakeholder management

· Deadline management and ability to operate under month-end pressure

· Continuous improvement and automation mindset

Role Success ProfileA successful incumbent will deliver reliable numbers, clean reconciliations, strong documentation, disciplined controls and timely reporting. For regional positions, success additionally requires consistent cross-country processes, proactive communication, strong ownership of remote stakeholders and the ability to distinguish Group requirements from country-specific statutory requirements.
Important Scope NoteThis Job Description defines the intended operating scope at the time of hiring. Specific legal-entity, banking, tax, statutory-signatory and approval responsibilities remain subject to the applicable delegation of authority, local law, Group policies and final organizational design.