Candidate Qualifications should:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in real estate, with at least 2-3 years in a supervisory role.
Fluent in English & Arabic (both oral & Written).
Position: Chief Accountant
Summary:
Plans and directs accounting activities within a finance department or division of an organization by performing the following duties, personally or through subordinate supervisors.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
A chief accountant must be able to meet the demands of an ever-changing business environment. One must have a critical mind in identifying and defining clearly the problem, evaluating different ideas or ways of solving the problem from the data gathered, and making a choice on which one is the best among the different ideas evaluated. Chief accounts should also have extensive knowledge in fast-paced technologies and accounting programs and possess excellent mathematical skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, time management and organizational skills, problem-solving and analytical skills, as well as leadership and administrative skills.
Duties:
· Perform financial analysis and reporting to management as needed.
· Perform month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries.
· Coordinate with finance team to complete assigned accounting tasks within deadlines.
· Evaluate computerized accounting systems and provide recommendations to IT team for performance improvements.
· Generate financial reports and statements to Managers for review.
· Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions.
· Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues and determine budget variances and report the same to management.
· Respond to accounting inquiries from management in a timely fashion.
· Provide guidance to other Accountants when needed.
· Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for assigned accounts.
· Assist in auditing activities by providing necessary information and preparing requested documentations.
· Monitor and record financial transactions according to company policies and regulations.
· Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures.
· Assists in the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities and procedures relating to financial management, budget, accounting, and/ or payroll.
· Supervises and participates in the preparation of various financial statements and reports.
· Directs the installation and maintenance of accounting records to show receipts and expenditures.
· Directs the maintenance of general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribution, depreciation, cost, property and operating expenses, and insurance records.
· Directs and participates in cost analyses and rate studies.
· Prepares statements and reports of estimated future costs and revenues.
· Directs internal audits involving review of accounting and administrative controls.
· Establishes system controls for new financial systems and develops procedures to improve existing systems.
· Coordinates preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting.
· Reviews financial statements with management personnel.
· Directs the installation and maintenance of new accounting, timekeeping, payroll, inventory, property and other related procedures and controls.
