Accounting Support

Location: Egypt
Application deadline: February 28th, ‎2023
My name is Tarek Naeim, Finance Manger of Svitzer entities in Egypt, and I'm
looking to hire a junior accountant with an analytical mind and fantastic
organizational skills. You will be part of a team of professionals working in
Svitzer to maintain order and transparency for the company's finances.
You are expected to be detail oriented, have strong problem-solving skills,
work comfortably under pressure and deliver on tight deadlines.
To ensure success, you should be critical thinkers, proficient in working with
numbers and accurate with a solid understanding of accounting and financial
reporting principles and practices. Our selected candidates will have
outstanding report writing skills with the ability to work on their own
initiative and as part of a team.
We offer
In this role, you will get ample opportunity to support finance by making sure
financial reports are accurate and timely. I am passionate about the business
and my style of communication is open, collaborative and direct. I appreciate
that you are upright, structured and cooperative in your way of engaging with
our team across functions.
You will report directly to me and become part of the Svitzer Idku's Finance
and your peers and close co-workers are regional finance offshore support team
covering Africa, Middle East and Asia.
We work flexibly, not because there is a policy telling us to, but because it
just makes good business and work/life sense and creates an engaging work
environment.
Some ad-hoc travel may be required once the world allows. This will be planned
flexibly and based on yours as well as the business specific needs.
Key responsibilities
* Responsible for supporting Finance manager to ensure that financial procedures are executed smoothly.
* Executes day to day processing of transactions within defined standard operating procedure.
* Transactions are rule based with defined process and procedures for the activities involved.
* May also include handling limited exceptions.
* Support month-end and year-end close process.
* Reconcile monthly sub ledger reports.
* Review invoicing and the collection of receivables.
* Reviews accounts payables and weekly payment runs.
* Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.
* Ensure accurate accruals/accrual reversals are recorded monthly.
* Coordinating the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances.
* Assist internal and external audit in ensuring that audits are completed on time.
* Ensure proper recording and accuracy of all transactions (payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable).
* Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
* Financial audit preparation and coordinate the audit process.
* Assist in the preparation of regulatory reporting.
* Works within the framework of policies and processes provided.
* Has understanding of the assigned activity/ activities and executes in line of the defined SOPs within SLAs.
* Adheres to controls and follows outlined authority matrix.
* Assist in preparing reliable and accurate accounting information.
Required/Preferred Education
* Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management/Business Administration or related.
Training and Competencies
* ‎1-‎2 years' experience in a financial department position or similar.
* Excellent command of the English language.
* Excellent Computer Skills (MS Windows Office)
* High organizational and interpersonal skills.
* Able to work independently.
* Good grooming and presentation.
* Able to act with tact and discretion.
Building a Diverse Workplace
In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to
recruit the best person for the job - we value diversity in all its forms,
including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual
orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity
and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some
under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don't meet
every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse
and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past
experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job
description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right
candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!
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