Financial Accountant

What you will do

You will be an integral part of the financial function of the company and will furthermore be responsible for the daytoday accounting pertaining to all accounts. You will report directly to the Financial Manager & Egypt Country Lead. Your responsibilities will include:

• Daytoday bookkeeping and accounting pertaining to all accounts
  

• Weekly/monthly bank reconciliations and preparation of payments to be released by management
  

• Reviewing/maintenance of trade receivables to identify unallocated transactions or overdue balances
  

• Assisting in monthly journal capturing and general ledger account reconciliations (prepayments accruals salaries intergroup loans fixed assets etc.)
  

• Weekly/monthly reconciliations of revenue and cost of sales between inventory system accounting system and merchant database for the purposes of the weekly and monthly sales reports
  

• Preparing and submission of VAT Employees Tax Social Insurance Withholding tax and any other statutory fillings. Assisting in preparing annual audit documentation for external audit firm including closing off liaising with auditors.
  

• Assist with Payroll preparation
  

• Updating accounts payable and perform reconciliations
  

• Processing of bank petty cash sales invoices and purchase invoices
  

• Assist with other accounting projects
  

• Weekly and Monthly Cash on collection management with Pickup Points and ensuring collection is done in a timely manner.
  

• Assist Finance Team in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
  

• Assist with local finance related compliance.
  

• Other ad hoc activities and duties as assigned
  

Why you should join us

• Because you re excited about the digital economy and want to help build the leading logistics platform in Africa to enable ecommerce growth on the continent
  

• Because you re passionate about an entrepreneurial environment where you are expected to take action and your decisions make a real impact on the longterm strategy and daytoday operations
  

• Because you want to benefit from real rewards by actively contributing to the performance of a great team with hard work and exceptional output
  

• Because you want to grow in the organisation and become more than the financial accountant
  

• Strong English speaking and writing skills
  

Why you should NOT join us

• Because you only want to be working on the highlevel strategic projects and don t want to get your hands dirty
  

• Because you re looking for a static environment where nothing ever changes
  

Requirements

What we re looking for

• A selfstarter with a strong sense of ownership and who is comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
  

• At least 3 years bookkeeping / accounting experience (outside of articles)
  

• A practical understanding of familiarity with international financial reporting standards (IFRS) including local reporting standards.
  

• A high attention to detail and resultsoriented mindset
  

• An appropriate tertiary qualification (minimum qualification: Degree in Accounting)
  

• An understanding of the Egypt regulatory and business environment
  

• An ability to prioritise appropriately and to manage deadlines effectively
  

• Understanding of finance management software
  

• Advanced level excel skills / Google
  

Benefits

What we re offering

• A competitive remuneration package
  

• A dynamic office culture with room for creativity and selfexpression
  

• Insights into the operations of a highgrowth innovative startup company
  

• Valuable learning opportunities from seasoned professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit
  

Team & Culture

You ll be joining a young dynamic team of exceptional people working to become the leading lastmile logistics platform in Africa. We strive to create exceptional output by listening to what our customers need and then taking action. Our everchanging work environment requires dedication and long hard and smart work. We make sure we are having a great time while doing this and exceptional output will lead to real rewards. We celebrate our milestones in and out the office in the form of different activities lead by our Chief Fun Officer. Activities include evening football games the Pargo Master Chef lunch competition daily yoga sessions music concerts Friday afternoon drinks early morning kayaking with dolphins and entering the Cape Town Marathon.