Chief Accountant

Your Role:

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the specific accounting department
• Supervise and successfully completes the process of month and year-end tasks in line with statutory and regulatory guidelines and group policy
• Ensure accuracy on the statutory, tax and regulatory reporting
• Treasury management and coordination of daily activity based on company’s needs and business requirements
• Maintaining and developing banking relationship
• Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements

Responsibilities:

• AP/AR/CA accounting activities coordination and supervision
• GL accruals and provisions – prepare and ensure completeness, cutoff and matching principle
• Handling treasury operations and bank relationship activities
• Corporate taxes (income tax, withholding tax, dividend flow) and other statutory returns preparation and VAT reporting supervision
• Service level agreements: executes procedures for charging between legal entities and documents the transfer pricing file;
• Review and preparation of statutory financial statements in compliance with local law and regulations
• Preparation and coordination of regulatory reporting (ANCOM, Statistics, NBR)
• Monthly financial reporting in line with group policies
• Gross margin analysis and evaluate the financial position of the company
• Lead, support and complete the external financial and tax audit process
• Create process and flow for maintaining the Group strategy per company
• Design, implement, follow-up any proposal/procedure for improvements of accounting techniques and methods;
• Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system

Required Skills/Experience:

• 8 years in financial field, out of which 3 of experience at a senior level
• Certified Public Accountant, ACCA, Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor /Financial Analyst is an advantage
• Accounting, tax and supervisory rules and regulations
• Statutory, regulatory and management reporting
• Ability to deal tactfully, confidently and in time with internal and external stakeholders

Competencies:

• University degree in Economics
• Proactive attitude for preventing and solving financial and accounting issues
• Organizational talent and planning skills
• Good knowledge of spoken and written English
• Strong attention to detail
• PC literate, especially level of Excel – Advanced
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Time management and work under pressure
• Results Oriented