Senior Financial Accountant - Baker McKenzie

About the job

Role purpose

To lead the compliance reporting for the Cairo office; including financial statements.

Main Responsibilities

Accounting and Controls:

• Ensures an accurate & timely month, quarter & year-end closing providing all necessary regular & irregular analysis.
• Transacts, supports accounts payables and treasury activities, banking and cash forecasts
• Review financial transactions and related booking
• Review and review Inter-firm transactions and reconciliations
• Responsible for general ledger maintenance
• Responsible for maintaining the fixed assets register and analyse capital expenditures.
• Prepares and supports Balance sheet Reconciliations & Reviews.
• Maintenance and updates of fixed assets registry
• Support billing team on clients payment allocations, adjustments, client registration etc.
• Manage Company Treasury function’s activities and ensure their compliance with Group’s financial policies and procedures.

Statutory Audit and Tax:

• Supports internal & external audit and ensure strong internal controls environment.
• Support on submitting various regulatory reports.
• Support on Corporate Income tax returns and Corporate tax packs submissions.
• Support on VAT reports, returns, WHT submissions
• Coordinate and support Statuary Tax Audits.

About The Team

Function

The Finance function provides the following services to the Firm:

• Supporting strategic decision-making from a financial and business perspective
• Managing cashflow, including accounts payable, credit checks, billing and collections
• Ensuring firm-wide purchasing excellent and efficiency
• Financial reporting, budgets and forecasts
• Securing financing across the global firm

This role will report to the Finance Lead Manager.

The key relationships of this role will be with the following:

• Finance Function Team
• PBS colleagues across the Firm
• Fee Earners

About The Candidate

Technical skills, qualifications and experience

• Bachelor degree in Finance & Accounting with 7+ years of professional accounting experience within a professional accounting firm or in a similar role
• Fluency in English with strong written and oral skills in a professional environment.
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Project management skills and Ability to work collaboratively with several teams
• Communicates clearly and effectively using written and verbal skills to influence, negotiate and collaborate.
• Certified with Big 4 or other accounting experience is a plus.
• Quickly adapts to changing circumstances and business conditions.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan, schedule and arrange own activities to accomplish objectives.
• Strong client service and delivery focus.
• Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining data integrity.
• Collaborative approach, effectively working with others to achieve team success.
• Respects and enjoys the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds found in the Firm.
• SAP experience highly desirable.