SPECIALIST ACCOUNTING - JORDAN
AREA
: LevantDEPARTMENT
: Finance-AccountingDIRECT REPORTING LINE
: Manager Accounting–GCC & JordanINDIRECT REPORTING LINE
: Sr Finance Manager–GCC & JordanSUBSIDIARY/COUNTRY
: Amman, JordanLOCATION:
Amman, JordanGSMS GRADE: P2
NUMBER OF PERSONNEL MANAGED
: N/A
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To prepare and book operating expenses, payables and receivables in accordance with Group Finance Manual.
- Error free day to day bookkeeping with maximum precision as per the Group deadlines and IFRS requirements.
- Prepare accurate work papers, schedules, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Retail collections reconciliation and store alignments
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
- To meet the set timelines of the Accounting Team Manager for the month end closing process of two reporting units (Amman and Aqaba).
- To monitor and reconcile the monthly Trial Balance movements within Accounts Payable/Account Receivables/Retail Sales/Treasury/Intercompany Sections.
- To initiate and drive improvement in current accounting processes and to control proper implementation.
- To support other departments in driving process improvements in all accounting related processes.
- To ensure proper compliance of accounting processes and policies with the Group Internal guidelines (GCSA).
- To ensure proper submission of financial reports to the external auditors.
- Retail store and head office petty cash handling.
- Intercompany reconciliations and bookings
- To review and follow up of all outstanding accounts payable transactions.
- Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements in line with the defined cut-off times.
- Prepares & reviews tax computation and related correspondence
- Fixed asset accounting and tagging
- Handling prepayments schedules and postings
KPIS:
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Clean system bookkeeping.
- Score of the GCSA/internal audit for the AP and NTP part.
- Satisfaction of internal (other functions, Management) and external parties (Auditors…).
- Maintain and implement effective accounting procedures
- Reliable financial feasibility analysis (submission of RFC and Budget within dedicated area of responsibility).
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
- All local departments
- Retail Stores
- Vendors/Customers
- Internal & External Auditor
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
:- Commercial acumen: Very good numerical and analytical skills.
- Good written and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
- Fluent English (verbal and written).
- Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), proficient in MS Office.
- Basic SAP knowledge is required.
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- University degree in finance (preferably CA or ACCA)
- Functional: > 3 years accounting experience
- Industry: ideally apparel/fashion/shoes or FMCG
- Exposure: Audit, tax, insurance
IT SKILLS:
- Outlook: Basic
- Word: Basic
- Excel: Expert
- PowerPoint: Advanced
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- English: Fluent
- Arabic: Fluent
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EFFECTIVE (DATE): __________________
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