Accounting Manager

Company Description

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Accounting Manager's role is to oversee our financial operations and ensure our accounting practices align with legal standards and company policies. This role is pivotal in presenting an accurate and transparent financial landscape of the company, driving process efficiency, and managing audit processes.

Job Description

General Accounting

• Guarantee 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.g.: statutory accounting standards, tax law) and internal group accounting guidelines.
• Ensure that the accounting records are correct, transparent (within the organization and towards HQ) and complete (including appropriate accruals/deferrals). The financial statements must present a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the reported period.
• Assure timely submission of accurate financial information to all stakeholders (e.g.: tax authorities, other local authorities).
• Proactively manage the year end audit process and external auditors to guarantee a clean Early Warning Memorandums and Management Letters. While maintaining quality, continuously drive efficiency by streamlining processes (within accounting and beyond accounting) and the use of available tools.
• Ensure that the accounting operations are fully integrated from a process, systems, and control perspective.
• Forecast balance sheet and cash flow position.
• Ensure the implementation of the SAP update SAP4Hana.
• Coordinate with the Operations team the process related to the import, reception and deliver products (finished goods and POS materials), to the distributor partner.

Internal Controls

• Observe the compliance of the Policies and Procedures established in the company, and if needed propose the creation or update of these.
• Ensure the correct segregation of duties and avoid any duplicity of tasks.
• Coordinate all the Internal and External auditing processes in the company (Financial, Taxes, Transfer Prices).
• Constantly work with all the other areas of the company to establish routines to prevent and mitigate any risk.

Bookkeeping

• Maintain the fixed asset register and supervise the asset accounting in the fixed asset ledger.
• Manage the accounts payables ledger as well as the periodic payment runs while ensuring segregation of duties.
• Control the accounts receivable ledger and the dunning process.
• Supervise the bank statement postings as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts and petty cash.
• Reconciliation of all GL accounts on a monthly basis.

Closing

• Responsible for the timely compilation of the monthly and annual closings including the communication of the closing timetable within the organization.
• Follow up of actuals variations versus the plan in coordination with the controlling team.
• Carry out depreciation runs, post all accrual and deferral entries as well as revaluations, write offs and provisions.
• Reconcile all clearing and intercompany accounts.
• Carry out any other period closing postings.
• Prepare the annual statutory financial statements.
• Conduct a thorough review of all monthly reports and financial statements prior to the submission to HQ or authorities to make corrections if needed.

Taxes

• Ensure timely submission of all types of taxes [ VAT, WHT, In-kind benefit, CIT,.. etc].
• Responsible for tax inspections and cleaning the old records.

People Management

• Build a team of highly engaged and motivated people.
• Agree on annual objectives and hold bi-annual performance reviews giving clear, honest, and fair feedback.
• Promote development, internal trainings to elevate knowledge levels within the team.

Qualifications

At least 8 years of experience in Accounting/ Finance.

FMCG background in a multinational environment.

Ex Big four is preferred.

CPA or CMA certifications are highly desired.

Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a team of accounting professionals, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

High attention to detail and dedication to accuracy and precision in all aspects of accounting.

Fluent proficiency in English & Arabic.