Job Purpose

To supervise the assigned area of accounting (general ledger, month-end closing, inventory, fixed assets, and related transactions/reports). Working closely with the Line Manager & Finance Manager in order to ensure that financial statements in the assigned accounting area are accurate and transactions are in compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and international financial reporting standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Support month-end closing, ensuring books are complete and timely closed, cost analysis, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure adherence of the team with financial policies and procedures set out by the Line Manager
• Monitor and review monthly T.B to control and rectify any errors or irregular transactions before the agreed timelines
• Ensure accuracy and adherence with Company timelines for Monthly Financial Reporting. Prepare, review and submit Prepayments, Accruals, and other GL schedules as per the set timelines
• Preparing Related Parties and Inter-company reconciliations
• Monitoring and making sure that all balance sheet schedules are updated by the assigned team, uploaded to the shared drive, and signed wherever required as per closing timelines
• Support the proper completion of external and internal audit engagements in a timely manner and resolve the queries raised by auditors
• Preparing separate and consolidated financial statements in compliance with IAS/IFRS, and Company policies and maintaining consistency relating to all financial matters
• Any other job assigned by the line manager and or the finance manager
• Ensure compliance with tax regulation (including team guidance, preparation, and processing of WHT, VAT, Payroll tax, Transfer Pricing, and other regulatory filings and payments) in a timely manner
• Preparing and submitting periodic Tax Returns in accordance with Tax laws
• Reviewing major contracts of the company and ensuring proper implementation and adherence to the contract by all the stakeholders
• Provide support in the audit process as required, through the provision of accounting and financial data and reports and assist in implementing and following up on the audit actions in order to ensure compliance with the required standards and accounting regulations
• Assist in preparing the monthly entity financial statements for the organization each within a defined timetable to ensure accurate data is provided to the line manager
• Monitor and submit daily/weekly/monthly reports as per timelines agreed on Balance Schedules / Bank Reconciliations, Related Party Reports.
• Scrutinize the P&L and Balance sheet accounts monthly and analyze for discrepancies, and variances and implement corrective actions.
• Liaise with and provide all relevant information to Internal and External Auditors
• Making sure that audited financials are finalized and singed-off as per the timelines agreed with the group

Qualifications, Experience, Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting – CMA holder is preferred.
• 4 – 5 years of total work experience of which - Industry experience is preferable.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS Tax, Regulatory and Internal Controls
• Ability to work independently and drive cross-functional actions
• Well-versed in financial statement preparation including consolidation
• Sound presentation and communication skills
• Influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills and knowledge of electronic spreadsheets
• Application of VAT and other taxation would be an added advantage.
• Strong experience working with ERP such as Microsoft Navision / Microsoft D365 would be preferable.
• Experience working with multiple regions and GCC would be an added advantage