Our Finance team is a unique, industry-focused practice, and the only one of its kind within a Big 4 firm. We are looking to optimize and expand the finance team and ensure innovative solutions are being consistently applied across E&Y with strong functional capabilities, industry leading technology and a varied range of knowledge. As an Office Accountant, you will work collaboratively managing a detailed budgeting process have a particular responsibility for accounts payable ledger to include the processing of all vendor invoices received and subsequent settlement in accordance with vendor payment cycle.
In this exciting role your primary job responsibility is to help support an expanding finance team, we’re looking for people with a passion for finance with experience working within accountancy or internal finance. Whether you love managing big numbers or providing in depth analysis to generating management reports, we have a role for you. Whichever you choose, you can expect to work in a truly leading-edge environment, surrounded by some of the most engaging and knowledgeable colleagues in the business.
Your key responsibilities
You’re likely to spend most of your time assisting the business with financial support and sharing and maintaining accuracy of information that will improve business performance.
Daily download of bank statements and follow up on the incoming payments in bank accounts and make sure that cheques had been deposited and collected in bank.
Daily follow up on the latest AR open list report and make sure that data included are reconciled.
Matching the data included in the payments received with the AR report.
Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Co ordinate with GDS “AR processing team” to perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, posting and recording accounts receivables’ data.
Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Verify discrepancies that could prevent correct allocation and work on solving them.
Maintaining your reputation as an authoritative expert by keeping abreast of industry developments, practices and trends
Work closely with management in completing and submitting the periodic payment requisition.
To qualify for the role you must have
Relevant financial experience from an accountancy or internal finance function – 1 + years of experience
Proven analytical skills with strong attention to accuracy and detail
Advanced MS Office knowledge with a particular interest in producing high level data using MS Excel
Strong communication skills and ability to communicate financial information across a wide range of users including senior internal stake holders
A relevant accountancy qualification or actively looking to becoming fully qualified
Ideally, you’ll also have
Commitment to developing your role and improving business processes
Technical skills with a financial control background
A can do attitude within an ever changing and fast paced environment
Excellent time management skills
- Customer focused and responsive
We are looking for people who can combine, great listening skills, collaboration, influencing and commercial acumen. Being able thrive in an ever changing, diverse, multi-cultural environment where we expect exceptional quality and show passion for your work will set you up for success.
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. We also offer:
Exposure to some of the greatest colleagues and clients in the industry
Support, feedback and coaching in a culture that values operational excellence
Career potential to grow both within the MENA region and globally
A culture that will encourage you to grow you skills and strengths for your own betterment as well as that or EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy, transaction and consulting services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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