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MIG-1768

Chief Accountant

Baghdad, Iraq · September 4, 2020

Hiring Status Unconfirmed

City
Baghdad
Country
Iraq
Vacancies
1
Posted
September 4, 2020

Key responsibilities

Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements and IFRS standards where required.

  • Supervise the accounting and admin team 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 achieve individual and organizational goals.
  • Participate in the development of policies, procedures & internal controls for accounting operations. Implementing and managing successfully new accounting system and procedures.
  • Responsible for driving the implementation of a new ERP system, when required
  • Handle pay VAT, PAYE and Tax duties, including corporate tax.
  • Monitor 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
  • 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.

Desired candidate profile

Ø Education:

§ Bachelor’s degree in Accounting /Finance/ Audit

Ø Working Experience:

§ 7 - 10 years

§ Experience working in Telecommunication Sector or Construction field is preferred.

Ø Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic.

Ø Nationality: Iraqi – Living in Baghdad

Ø Computer Skills:

§ Strong experience in Microsoft Office incl. Excel, Word and Powerpoint

§ Previous experience in ERPs & Accounting software implementation

Experience in Microsoft Navision & Visual Dolphin is preferred

Reporting To: Country Manager, RFM

Reporting Subordinates: Accounting & Admin Staff

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