Job Description
Perform day to day accounting duties.
- Manage journal entries and ensure proper general ledger coding in support of monthly closings.
- Input accounting data into the accounting system with speed and accuracy.
- Record information such as accrual, deferral, and interdepartmental entries into the company’s accounting ledger.
- Prepare, review and post monthly journal entries and account reconciliations to the general ledger.
- Assist with monthly and yearly closing process including financial analysis and financial reporting.
- Prepare timely and accurate monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including cash, advances, prepaid expenses, deposits, fixed assets, deferred costs, and deferred liabilities, accrued expenses, and other accounts as needed.
- Assist in the development and maintenance on accounting system that records and reports all financial transactions per generally accepted accounting principles.
- Monthly review of general ledger for month ends close to ensure transactions are properly recorded for financial statement preparation. This includes all asset, liability, revenue, and expense accounts.
- Prepares, monitors, and interprets monthly financial reports and analyses for the Head of Finance, this includes but is not limited to revenue and expense statements, balance sheets, and year-to-date financial statement summaries.
- Works with Head of Finance to take corrective action when necessary.
- Prepare monthly journal entries such as Cash, Payroll, Benefits, Prepaid, In-kind, Expense Allocations & Revenue.
- Assist with Balance Sheet preparation and Monthly Account reconciliations.
- Perform account analysis for cash accruals, account payables, account receivables, reconciliations to make sure that entries and balances are correct and support decision-making purposes.
- Ensure that all data and information entries are accurate and that transactions are reported in accordance with accounting standards and government regulations and make the necessary changes if required.
- Follow documentation retention policy to maintain accounting files.
- Support Auditor in conducting internal and external audits.
- Provide backup coverage for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions.
- Maintain confidentiality of organizational information.
- Handle Fixed assets transactions, Maintain Fixed assets register and run monthly depreciation.
Job Requirements
Skills & Abilities
- Familiarity with financial accounting statements.
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles.
- In-depth product knowledge.
- Commercial awareness partnered with a strategic mindset.
- Solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Accuracy and attention to details.
- Strong analytical abilities.
- Ability to multi-task, meet firm deadlines, proactively prioritize needs, and effectively manage priorities.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to provide strong customer service.
Education & Training
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or any relevant field.
- CMA or CPA are highly recommended.
- Solid working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.
- English and Arabic are a must, in addition to prevailing local language.
