Position Details

TITLE IN THE ORGANIZATION
Chief Accountant

Reporting to Director of Finance and Administration, Middle East & Turkey with a dotted line to the Regional Manager, Saudi Arabia & Egypt. 

DUTIES, POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To ensure that the company conducts its accounting activities in accordance with the tax laws and regulations and commonly accepted accounting rules. 
Responsible for bookkeeping, prepare, post, submit sales invoices, posting purchase invoices, importation process accounting, personal T&E reports, Statutory Ledger, and provide details to CPA (current service provider ForvisMazars) for the Tax Returns. To plan the tax liabilities of the company and to ensure the fulfillment of such obligations. (solid knowledge in e-invoicing portal)
Works in accordance with the quality policy and objectives.
Follows and achieves the quality targets of his/her department.
Ensures the practice of procedures and instructions of his/her unit. (month end procedures like depreciation calculation, FX revaluation in JDE, VAT accounts accruals, weekly payment list preparation etc.)
To supervise the monitoring of official ledgers, declarations, current accounts, cost accounting, accruals, pre-accounting, bank accounts, import and export documents.
To establish the organization and coordination between the accounting department and the non-accounting departments (such as service, sales, marketing, HR, purchasing, external affairs, etc. on a basic level). 
To have official and internal reports prepared regarding accounting works, to notify the management in this regard and to assist them in making strategic decisions. 
To plan the activities, objectives, business processes and business days of the accounting department in line with the strategies and general objectives of the company.
To track the Accounts Receivables and follow up the collections in communication with the Sales Team and customers.
Comfortable with working external consultants (JDE consultants, CPA, external auditors, lawyers)
Other duties may form part of this position.

QUALIFICATIONS    
Minimum bachelor’s degree in business/accounting.    
Ideally have at least 10 years’ accounting experience.      
Ideally have professional accountancy certification.
Ideally have previous accounting experience in industry in a pharmaceutical/animal health company.  
Previous “big 4” accountancy/tax/auditing practice experience would be beneficial.     

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
A business first mindset, able to interpret, link and convert financial data to business performance.
Strong communication skills with a continuous process improvement mindset
Flexible to take on additional tasks as and when needed by the company.
JD Edwards knowledge is preferable. Other EPR knowledge and ERP implementation experience is a plus.
Business English knowledge is required.
Strong attention to detail with focus on right first time.
A team player who Is able to interact and support with many colleagues and stakeholders in different countries.