General Ledger Accountant

Role Overview

General Ledger Accountant at Alfanar. This role supports daily accounting operations by recording recoveries, processing journal entries, and performing reconciliations to ensure accurate and up-to-date financial records across departments.

Role Purpose

To support daily accounting operations by recording recoveries, processing journal entries, and performing reconciliations to ensure accurate and up-to-date financial records across departments.

Key Responsibilities

Recovery Processing

• Process and record recoveries for recruitment expenses.
• Process and record recoveries for IT-related costs.
• Process and record recoveries for Request for Proposals (RFCs).
• Process and record recoveries for accrued bonuses.
• Process and record recoveries for Central Treasury recoveries.
• Process and record recoveries for restaurant-related expenses.
• Process and record recoveries for 10% Recovery allocations.
• Process and record recoveries for EAMAR Depreciation charges.

Daily Operations and Journal Entry Processing

• Prepare and enter records for Dependent Fees (Active & Inactive).
• Prepare and enter records for Iqama Fees (Active & Inactive).
• Post journal entries from divisions to the General Ledger.
• Process internal division entries.
• Record Exit Re-entry Settlements.
• Record Iqama & Dependent Settlements.
• Record Sponsorship Settlements.
• Record Profession Change/Engineering Association fees.
• Assist with visa-related entries.

Reconciliations

• Conduct daily transaction checks.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Confirm bank deposits (Ceramic – HO).
• Coordinate with other divisions for account matching.
• Reconcile visa-related entries.
• Process travel invoice entries.

Delivery and Performance

• Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide periodic reports detailing deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving and Escalation

• Solve accounting-related problems as they arise.
• Escalate complex operational issues appropriately.

Quality and Compliance

• Ensure quality requirements and develop effective quality control processes including specifications for products, processes, or related activities.
• Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity.
• Guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products and services.

Process Improvement and Automation

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, and procedures.
• Seek automation opportunities.

Skills Development

• Obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance or any relevant field.
• 2 to 4 years of work experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Asset Accounting (AA).
• Asset Life-cycle Management (ALM).
• Cost Center Accounting (CCA).
• Equipment Leasing.
• Fixed Assets (FA).
• General Ledger (GL).
• Profit Recovery.
• Reconciliation.