Finance Manager

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting /Finance/ Audit
• CPA or CFA is desired
• Fluency in English, French and Arabic
• Five to seven years prior supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area
• Experience working in Telecommunication engineering or any industrial field is a plus
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements
• Supervise the staff Accountants and manage all accounting workflow through the department, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, contract invoicing and representative payee program
• Leverage strengths of the current accounting team members, help to clarify roles and responsibilities and develop and implement training in order to maximize and reach individual and organizational goals
• Participate in the development and implementation of policies and procedures and internal controls for accounting operations
• Implementing and managing successfully new accounting system and procedures.
• Develop external relationships with solicitors and Tax authorities
• Maintain cordial working relations with banks, suppliers, clients and customers for long term business association
• Work closely with internal & external auditors, providing all the requested details and reviewing their reports
• Handle pay VAT, PAYE and Tax duties, including corporation tax. Monitoring fixed asset activity in detail, generating depreciation and amortization entries
• Perform stock control operations inclusive of random physical checks/counts on high value stock items, follow up with vendors on the status of stock and liaise with other departments’ personnel to ensure correctness and accuracy of stock operations
• Establish and manage all procurement and logistics activities including possible management of vehicles and drivers Review all contracts and agreements in order to determine their impact on the company’s financial structure and recommend necessary measures
• Analyze accounting data to produce accurate financial reports to specific deadlines (financial analysis, forecasting, cash-flows, and results analysis)
• Comply with financial and legal requirements, study existing and new legislations, enforce adherence to requirements and advise management on needed actions
• Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure and position control documents, department budgets, mass salary updates, ledger, account maintenance and data entry
• Assure that all month-end adjusting entries inclusive of accruals, provisions, prepayments and depreciation are adequately accounted for in accounting records and financial statements
• Renew operational agreements upon expiration inclusive of Letter of Credit, Letter of Guarantee and Insurance and assuring that the terms and conditions favor the company
• Compute tax liability for salaries, VAT, withhold declarations, pension and year end declaration
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Access and Word
• Previous experience in ERPs & Accounting software
• Experience in Microsoft Navision & Visual Dolphin is preferred