Founded by Michael Lahyani in 2005 as a magazine (Al Bab World), Property Finder today is a single technology platform and brand across multiple countries in the MENA region. We offer the most advanced tools and best-in-class user experience for homeseekers, real estate brokers, and developers. Property Finder's most recent valuation secures our status among the Middle East's emerging unicorns, affirming a growth-oriented identity.
Over the years, we've expanded our operations to Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and secured a strategic shareholding in Hepsiemlak, the leading property portal in Turkey. With over 600+ dedicated people in 5 regional offices, we facilitate more than 14 million monthly visits across our platforms, solidifying our position as a regional powerhouse in the proptech space.
As the pioneering portal for homeseekers in the region, we are on a mission to motivate and inspire people to live the life they deserve.
Role Summary:
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our finance team.
- The Senior Accountant / Analyst will be responsible for overseeing the company's revenue recognition process and managing the accounts receivable function.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with revenue recognition principles under IFRS.
- Review contracts to ensure proper revenue recognition and prepare revenue recognition journal entries.
- Prepare monthly revenue reconciliations and revenue-related schedules for financial reporting and resolve any reconciling items.
- Create and Update dashboard with key Analytical insights.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including sales, operations, tech teams and customer service teams to ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition and validation.
- Lead the month-end close process and prepare various financial reports and analyses as required.
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness of revenue recognition.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.
- Ensure documentation is complete and as per company policy/accounting & audit standards.
- Lead end to end timely submission of tax and audit supporting schedules as required.
- Review the work of the junior team members and provide guidance to promote a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Support the Finance manager in complex technical areas.
- Participate in ad-hoc projects and initiatives as needed.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- Qualified certified accountant (ACCA, CA, CPA, or similar)
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in revenue recognition.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS is a must
- Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and proficiency in Excel
- Preferred knowledge on creating dashboards and working with tools such as power Bi.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality
- Prior experience in audit is preferred
- Track record of managing high volume of data
Other Capabilities:
- Move fast and make things
- Data beats opinions
- Don’t confuse motion with progress
- Failure is success if we learn from it
- People over pixels
Our promise to talent
We encourage our people, called creators, to move fast, to be bold and offer them countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing and talent-centric organisation.
Our goal is to ensure that our people find their time at Property Finder a rewarding experience where the company’s growth also means personal growth.
Overall it is a place for you to be your best self.
Property Finder Guiding Principles
- Think Future First
- Data Beats Opinions, Speed Beats Perfection
- Optimise for Impact
- No Ostriches Allowed
- Our People, Our Power
- The Biggest Risk is Taking no Risk at All
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