About this role
Join the Egypt finance team of a leading Saudi industrial tire distributor
Our client has distributed industrial tires across Saudi Arabia since the 1950s. They have 200+ employees and import from China and Turkey to serve clients throughout the Kingdom. They are now building their Egypt finance office in Alexandria and need a Senior Accountant to lead a major clean-up of their accounting records.
Why this role is different
You will start on a high-impact project to reorganize the Chart of Accounts, correct classifications, fix errors, and bring order to reconciliations. Once it is complete, you stay on as a core member of the finance team, running monthly closing, financial reporting, and balance monitoring. You will also work directly with Saudi finance leadership and external auditors.
What you will do
- Review and reorganize the Chart of Accounts and correct accounting classifications
- Perform account reconciliations and ensure balances are accurate
- Identify errors and discrepancies, then prepare and implement the journal entries and adjustments
- Run monthly closing and prepare monthly financial statements and reports
- Monitor and resolve discrepancies in bank, customer, supplier, and inventory balances
- Analyze unusual variances in accounts and financial results
- Handle inventory accounting and costing
- Prepare schedules and reconciliations for external auditors and follow up on their queries
- Improve accounting procedures so errors don't recur
- Work closely with the Finance Manager and finance team to solve financial issues
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Proven experience as a Senior Accountant or in a comparable hands-on accounting role
- Strong practical knowledge of reconciliations, journal entries, monthly closing and financial reporting
- Experience in inventory accounting and costing
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with accounting software or ERP systems
Strong advantages
- Background in an accounting or external audit firm
- Experience in trading, distribution or another commercial environment
- Odoo experience
Who thrives here
You are analytical and detail-obsessed, and you follow an issue through to resolution on your own. You communicate clearly, manage your time well and handle confidential financial information professionally.
Benefits
- Meaningful project work, a stable long-established group, and regular exposure to an international finance team.