Description:
Job Purpose
- To provide assistance and help in the preparation of the parent company's and its subsidiaries’ statutory financial statements under IFRS and local GAAP (where applicable).
- To support the Regional Finance Managers to close the local statutory accounts under IFRS or local GAAP.
Key Accountabilities
- To prepare the Group’s entities’ statutory standalone Financial Statements under IFRS or local GAAP in accordance with local regulatory requirements
- To coordinate the Group’s entities’ statutory audits and ensure they are completed on time
- Keep abreast of changes and ensure compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, regulatory and statutory reporting requirements
- To assist in updating and developing the Group’s Accounting Policies Manual
- To provide assistance in the review of the accounting aspects of complex transactions
- To support and assist on different projects and ad-hoc tasks as set-out by the Financial Reporting team.
- To participate in the improvement of the financial statements closing process
- To work closely with the Financial & Reporting Compliance Senior Manager, Consolidation Manager and Finance Supervisors, as well as Tax and Legal Departments.
Qualifications, experience, skills, and competencies
Experience required:
- 3-5 years overall experience with one of the Big 4 audit firms
- Experience with media companies, public listed companies or MNCs preferable.
Education requirement:
- Qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent)
Knowledge & Skills:
- Strong experience in financial reporting under IFRS. Local GAAP experience in the MENA and GCC is a plus
- In-depth and up to date knowledge of IFRS;
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments at any given time, effectively prioritize and meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (both in Arabic and English)
- A professional individual with strong organizational, problem-solving and interpersonal skills;
- Proactive and forward thinking - able to challenge the status quo where necessary and recommend new approaches / efficiencies
- Excellent attention to detail and able to work in a fast paced commercial, deadline-oriented environment
Competencies:
- Highly motivated and achievement oriented
- A high level of computer literacy to include: MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
- A fun, positive and dynamic attitude