Senior Accountant

Job Summary:
Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, preparing financial reports, and
ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. This role involves managing
the general ledger, reconciling accounts, and supporting the overall financial health of the
organization.
Responsibilities:
1. Finance and Accounting:
o Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual BL accounting.
o Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
o Assist in responding to external auditor's requests.
o Assist the Financial Manager in the daily routine duties.
o Stay updated on tax laws and regulations to ensure compliance with laws.
2. Accounts Payable:
o Examine all documents supporting each individual payment to ensure a proper
disbursement can be made and includes verifying the accuracy of invoices and
following-up with certifying responsible for any discrepancies.
o Perform invoice verification, under SAP MIRO, for compliance with purchase
order/contract agreed prices and receipt of goods or services.
o Prepare disbursements by preparing wire transfers or issuing cash payment.
o Examine the vendor bank details prior disbursement accordingly to the correct bank
account.
o Respond to any payment inquiry.
o Follow up on vendor's queries regarding invoices.
o Produce unpaid invoices list and vendor credit memos.
o Assist in responding to external auditor's requests.
o Check/review files on a weekly basis.
3. VAT Reimbursement:
o Validate and cross-check all invoices data with the information submitted to the tax
offices.
o Draft letters to be submitted to the local tax offices for final review and approval.
o Translate the Arabic invoice to English according to the agreed format with the tax
offices.
o Draft replies to the tax office's queries during the VAT reclaim process.
o Compile and submit all required documentation for the final submission.
o Keep an internal copy of all the submitted documentation to all the tax offices.
4. Other Duties:
o Maintain electronic filing system for Cairo Finance office, contracts, rents, utilities,
letter of guarantees and communications.
o Responsible for all the Accounts Receivable.
o Oversees all routine financial functions during the Financial Manager's absence,
ensuring uninterrupted workflow and adherence to procedures.
o Contact the bank daily to generate the swifts for payments.
o Prepare statistical reports on foreign currency exchange gains and transactions
conducted by the finance department.
o Assist the Financial Manager in closing activities monthly/quarterly and annually.
o Provide guidance and training to the junior accountant to ensure accurate and timely
completion of payments and SAP reports.
o Serve as the job required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Proficiency in MS Office Suite applications, online calendars, and cloud system.
Proficient knowledge in the following areas:
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Generally accepted accounting principles.
- Accounting and bookkeeping.
Capable of operating in a completely English environment in an international
organization.
Communications skills, effective written communications.
Team building demonstrate sound work ethics, honest and trustworthy.
Education & Experience:
University degree in accounting.
Five years' experience in accounting.
Five-year experience with SAP operating system, FI module