About the Role
The Senior Accountant performs professional accounting work involving the compilation, consolidation, and analysis of financial data. This role includes tasks such as maintaining ledgers, preparing journal entries, managing fixed asset or inventory accounting, preparing trial balances or financial statements, conducting cost accounting, and performing bank account reconciliations. The Senior Accountant provides daily financial oversight to ensure that financial records are complete, accurate, and comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and policies.
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Job Responsibilities
- Perform general or cost accounting activities requiring insight and depth of understanding.
- Apply accounting techniques and standard practices to classify and record financial transactions.
- Ensure proper handling and approvals of financial transactions within designated limits.
- Assist immediate superior in preparing Management Information System (MIS) reports, budgets, and forecasts.
- Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports for accuracy and compliance with reporting standards.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or provide advice.
- Ensure that records and analyses reflect true business metrics and are available in real-time.
- Establish tables of accounts and record all entries to their respective accounts accurately.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports comparing budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems utilizing current technology for real-time financial reporting.
- Perform internal audits of accounts payable, payroll distribution, fixed assets, and cash, making correcting journal entries as necessary.
- Appraise, evaluate, and conduct an inventory of real property and equipment, ensuring accuracy of data presented in the inventory.
Job Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent knowledge of financial processes.
- Proficient in the latest accounting tools and software.
- Familiarity with GAAP and standard accounting practices.
- Sound understanding of the month-end process.
- Knowledge of financial markets and banking systems.
- Skilled in analyzing and reporting financial data with in-depth experience in financial management and accounting.
- ERP knowledge, preferably with SAP functional skills, is required for success in this role.
Job Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of working experience, with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
- 2 years of experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is a plus.
Competencies
- Agility
- Accounting Methods Level 3
- Financial Leadership Level 3
- Financial Reporting Level 3
- Payroll & Benefits Administration Level 3
- Reconciliation Level 3
- AI Fluency
- Resilience
- Quality
- Leadership
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance
- Professional qualification in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
