Accountant and Administration

Job Summary

Keeps records of financial transactions for establishment by performing the following duties and supports the Chief Accountant

Key areas of responsibility

• Maintains & Updates all financial transactions posted (including Receivables) in a timely manner
• Assists the Chief Accountant in the preparation of Balance Sheet & Profit and Loss Report
• Assists the Chief Accountant in maintaining & updating of any Bank Reconciliations from time to time
• Uses the email, telephone or fax for all official accounts related correspondence within and without the company as and when required
• Monthly Salary Preparation for all Employees
• Preparing of Monthly aging report as per payment terms
• Preparation & submission of statement of accounts for customers to management
• Logging Journal Entries such as bank transactions, petty cash etc
• Carrying out posting of all accounting transactions
• Filing / Maintenance of all Accounting Records
• Assist the Chief Accountant in Month-end and Year-end procedures
• May assist in training lower-level workers from time to time
• Other general accounting duties as assigned from time to time

Consults with

• Operations Staff
• Administration Staff
• Café Supervisor
• All levels of management

Job relationships

Sales Coordinate as required for Accounts related issues Operations Coordinate as required for Accounts related issues

Other functions & responsibilities

• Detail Oriented and ability to meet constant deadlines
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work on a diverse number of projects & communicate effectively

Required

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
• 3 Years Experience in relevant field as an Accountant for a multinational
• Must be proficient in Accounting Package such as Peachtree, Oracle etc
• Good Communication ability in English Language and Working knowledge of Arabic Language
• Must be computer literate in MS Word, MS Excel

Preferred

• Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
• Good command of written and oral English & Arabic
• Ability to generate reports via Ms Excel
• Advanced knowledge of Peachtree & Oracle

Required licenses / certificates

Certification in Peach-Tree Software, Prior ERP experience, Odoo

Skills

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelors/Master's Degree in Accounting / Commerce
• A Minimum of 7 years experience as Chief Accountant / Financial Controller for a multinational FMCG / Food related group of companies
• Advanced Knowledge of Ms Windows, Ms Office and Email
• Prior Experience of ERP software including Odoo, FOCUS, Oracle
• Ability to act as administrator (Intranet and Internet) on UNIX / Windows Platform

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