Accountant & Fixed Costs Controller

Summary of the role

Doble accounting controlling role, involving a wide range of responsibilities across financial processes, including vendor and invoice management, travel expense auditing, treasury operations, fixed asset handling, intercompany accounting, and compliance with corporate and tax regulations; as well as preparing monthly rolling forecasts for the META region. The position requires meticulous financial analysis, reporting, reconciliation, and coordination with internal and external auditors and stakeholders.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

Budget to Pay:

• Provide support in the vendor creation process

• Support requestor in the PO creation

• Verify invoice received including 3-way check vs PO and Goods receipt.

• Liaise with vendor and other relevant parties on invoice clarifications

• Prepare payment proposal for supplier invoices

• Prepare accruals during month-end closing for services/goods purchased that are not yet invoiced.

• Post prepayment adjustments if needed on qualified transactions.

Travel Expense Management:

• Perform audit of employee travel claims ensuring that it is in line with Travel Policy

• Assist employees in the preparation of travel expense claims if needed.

• Prepare payment proposal

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  Update local policy when needed.

Treasury:

• Perform bank reconciliation

• Request funds from Treasury

• Liaise with Treasury team for user management and cash management

• Petty cash management

• Submit monthly cash position and cash flow forecast.

Fixed Asset:

• Perform asset creation

• Take charge of monthly asset depreciation run

Intercompany Accounting:

• Prepare and send out Intercompany Invoices

• Liaise with Intercompany contacts for reconciliation and payments

Record to Report:

• Perform monthly GL reconciliation

• Record payroll postings including accruals and prepayments

• Prepare and submit Tax returns for VAT and Corporate Tax

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• Point person of annual external audit, including liaison with external auditors and Amadeus Group reporting.

• Ensure compliance with corporate Guidelines and Processes, relevant financial regulations, accounting standards, and tax requirements.

Reporting, Planning and Analysis:

• Reconciliation, analysis, preparation and submission of monthly rolling forecast for Manpower, Fixed Costs and CAPEX for UAE, Saudi, Bahrain, Lebanon and Jordan.

• Monthly reporting details and analysis for Fixed cost for META region.

• Proactive improvement of reporting and active cost control support vs budget.

• Prepare ad hoc report when requested by management

About the Ideal Candidate:

• At least 5 years of experience in General Accounting, Finance or related field

• Strong analytical reasoning and financial modeling skills

• Ability to lead, follow, and collaborate well to drive positive business outcomes as a team player

• High degree of personal integrity

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Solid attention to detail

• Expert in Microsoft Excel

• SAP experience is a plus

• Bachelor s degree required. Master s degree a plus