ACCOUNTANT, GENERAL | ABS

Role Overview

General Accountant at Alfanar, performing various financial activities including preparing financial statements, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Role Purpose

To support the finance function by maintaining accurate financial records, preparing timely financial reports, reconciling accounts, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal policies while providing analysis to support management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Recordkeeping

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date general ledger accounts.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Assist in the preparation of budget forecasts and variance analysis.
• Support in the preparation of year-end financial reports and documentation.

Account Reconciliation

• Perform monthly account reconciliations to ensure all balances are accurate.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies and variances in financial data.

Accounts Receivable & Payable Management

• Perform the invoicing process, ensuring accurate billing to clients and proper payment processing.
• Follow up accounts payable, ensuring timely payment to vendors and suppliers.
• Monitor accounts receivable, ensuring timely collections from customers and following up on overdue accounts.

Financial Analysis & Cost Control

• Assist management in analyzing financial data and performance to support decision-making.
• Monitor and track expenses to ensure the company stays within budget.
• Assist in cost control measures and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Compliance & Audit Support

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and accounting principles.
• Assist with internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.

Delivery & 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 & Quality

• Solve accounting-related problems and escalate complex operational issues.
• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes.

Business Process Improvements

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

Compliance, Safety & Environment

• 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.

Ad-Hoc Tasks

• Perform other accounting-related duties as assigned by the Finance Manager or Controller.

Professional Development

• Obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.
• Develop a vision and plan for career path and how to achieve it.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting
• 2 to 4 years of work experience

Skills & Competencies

• Financial Accounting (FI)
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Reconciliation
• Financial Reporting