Chief Accounting Officer

Job Description

• Manage and oversee the entire accounting team.
• Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations.
• Ensures proper recording of all company transactions supervises monthly, Quarterly and end-of-year closing of the general ledger.
• Responsible for Intercompany reconciliation as per group policy.
• Responsible for timely monthly financial statements, Payments, Cash-Flow, Management reporting for submission to CFO.
• Upload financial data into the group’s financial consolidation software.
• Ensure that all necessary documents are requested, collected, and compiled.
• Detect and address potential compliance issues proactively.
• Prepares required government reports and responds to inquiries as required.
• Prepare monthly Tax declaration.
• Prepare yearly Tax return with the support of tax advisors.
• Manage the annual audit performed by audit firm.
• Maintains other accounts and performs other accounting duties as required.
• Advise and assists in preparation of budgets, and monitors actual expenditures against budget estimates throughout the year
• Revenue and portfolio analysis
• Prepare Cash forecasts and analysis
• Prepare statutory reports
• Communicate routinely with all parties who are involved in or are affected by a financial close;
• Coordinate and monitor the financial statement, reporting and period-end close process;
• Prepare balance sheet and income statement;
• Prepare asset/liability management reports;
• Review daily entries
• Supervise and provide directions to accounting supervisors, senior accountant and other support staff;
• Review and finalize trial balance, balance sheet and income statement;
• Review and approve accounts reconciliation, accruals calculations and other related accounting documents/schedules;
• Review and approve journal entries;
• Ensure cross training of staff to act as replacements in case of emergencies;
• Provide professional development guidance and mentoring of staff to help them achieve their full potential.
• Review all adjustments entry needed to finalize the monthly trial balance
• Review Bank reconciliation

Job Requirements

• Graduates of accounting major only.
• Not less than 7 years experience a senior accounting position.
• Heliopolis or nearby residents are preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of professional accounting software.
• Excellent financial and analytical abilities.