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Chief Accountant (GL)

Premier Services and Recruitment Overseas
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Posted 5 years ago
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  • Review and oversee the trial balance to ensure the monthly and correct update of all accounts;
  • Post all parked entries (manual entries);
  • Review and validate the need of updating accounting provision (except for Indemnity and leave provisions), and post the required entry to update the provisions (when required) on a monthly basis;
  • Perform month-end accounting activities such as opening and closing accounting periods, and the carryforward ending balances;
  • Perform all adjustments required by the external auditor during the year end audit;
  • Reverse journal entries when needed;
  • Maintenance of the Chart of Accounts, Cost Centers and Profit Centers, and approve vendor creation (checker role);
  • Periodic update of foreign currencies exchange rates;
  • Ensure the monthly accuracy and correctness of all investments, related party, shares of results from associates, prepaid expense, accrued expense, unsettled claims, reserves and clearing accounts;
  • Generate monthly financial statements to Sr. Accounting Manager for review;
  • Coordinate with financial controllers to ensure the accuracy and analysis of revenue and expenditure accounts;
  • Provide guidance to accountants when needed; and
  • Perform the elimination journal entries required for consolidating the financial statements of all subsidiaries, and prepare the consolidation work sheet.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor in Accounting
  • CPA / CA / ACCA (Preferred)
  • Proven work experience in multi organizations accounting system
  • 7+ years of overall combined audit and accounting experience
  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS and IAS
  • Strong analytical skills
  • High level of integrity and dependability with strong sense of urgency and details & results-orientation
  • Excellent knowledge in MS office (Specially in Excel)
  • Fluent in English (Bilingual preferred)

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