Accounting Manager
New Cairo City, Egypt Accounting Manager
About the job Accounting Manager
Job objective
Key member in Finance/ Accounting to deliver high quality, accurate and transparent financial reporting on a timely basis and to ensure compliance with Finance Manual and local reporting requirements.
In charge of bookkeeping, financial reporting, taxation, systems roll-out and finance-related internal controls of GEPD
Key responsibility
System Rollout
Key member in Implementation of Finance module in SAP, including but not limited to understanding local requirements in analysis phase, chart of accounts mapping, participate in user acceptance testing. Support any other Finance, IT initiatives.
Accounting and Reporting
Responsible for General Ledger, all closing and reporting activities: Monthly, quarter-end and year-end closing process; Prepare journal entries in SAP; Review accounting entries and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by team member; Provide guidance to team member on accounting entries and process; Prepare periodic balance sheet and profit & loss analysis, including quarterly balance sheet review deck; Inter-company reconciliation; Design and agree with CFO on month-end activities checklists and cut off timeline for key deliverables; Review annual reporting package, in charge of accurate upload of financial data on to Grifols Business Intelligence system. Accounts receivable: Perform monthly aging analysis and monitor bad debt exposure and highlight to management; Accounts payable: Review payments prepared by the team before submitting for approvals. Statutory Requirements
+ Liaise with external auditors and lead the audit process;
+ Prepare audit schedules for annual audit;
+ Working with Supply Chain to ensure completeness of cycle counts and annual physical count;
+ Working with tax consultants to ensure tax compliance and on-time tax filings;
+ Prepare tax information for tax filings. Internal Controls
+ Uphold and improve accounting related internal controls;
+ Ensure zero accounting related non-compliance in internal controls and internal audits. Process Management
+ Identify, support, and manage any process improvement initiative. People Management
+ Provide guidance, coaching and feedback to subordinate(s) and fellow team members;
+ Establish performance objectives for subordinate(s), monitor performance and provide periodic feedback. Any ad hoc assignments.
Academic experience required Bachelors degree in business administration or Accounting Certified Management Accountant (preferred)
Professional experience required
Minimum 5 years accounting experience with supervisory role in multi-national organization Minimum 3 years experience in audit firm SOX & internal controls experience preferred
Computing skills Good command in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint Experience in ERP system; SAP experience preferred
Personal skills
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and spoken communication skills
High level of integrity and trust
Self-motivating and able to motivate others
Strong desire and ability to embrace change
Flexible and quick learner
Ability to work under time pressure
Good Time Management
Languages
Fluent in English
