Accountant - British Council 

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for supporting the end-to-end accounting process in the country, including month and year end close, and ensures consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes in line with accounting practices and corporate policies. This is a supporting role in the Financial Controlling and Accounting process which is a key function in the new organisational structure emerging from the Financial Transparency recommendations

Main Opportunities/challenges For This Role

• Support the team with end-to-end financial activities with tight deadlines
• Ensure consistent and robust accounting processes is followed in line with corporate policies

Main Accountabilities

• Complete all financial tasks required for the financial month-end pre-closing steps and provide support as required for the financial month-end closing steps
• Complete all financial tasks required for the financial year-end pre-closing steps and provide support as required for the financial year-end closing steps
• Maintain financial records as per corporate policy and internal audit
• Provide support as required on accounting transactions and adjustments (accruals, deferrals and provisions), including Intercompany accounting
• Provide support as required with manual journals and off-system payments requests ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant policies
• Assist with reconciliation of all relevant accounts and ensure that this is completed to corporate standards
• Assist Senior Accountant with preparation of local Tax submissions and other statutory returns
• Complete Travel & Expenses audits as per policy addressing issues in a promptly manner
• Assist Senior Accountant / Financial Controller with provision of information to internal / external auditors
• Assist in the implementation of audit recommendations
• Responsible for ensuring integrity of cash collection process
• Responsible for ensuring integrity of customers refund process
• Support the income reconciliation process by extracting relevant reports
• Ensure compliance with treasury policy
• Provide Senior Accountant with the forecasted cash outflow related to payroll payments

Regional And Functional Team Working

• Contribute to ensuring the policies, procedures and systems are delivered with integrity
• Work closely and effectively as part of the regional and global finance teams
• Actively support equality and diversity and work to the British Council’s EDI policy at all times

Key Relationships

Internal

• MENA Financial Accounting team
• HR
• Shared Services Centre
• Corporate Finance
• Bank Relationship Manager
• Country operational teams

About You (essential Requirements For The Role)

• University degree
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Three years of proven accounting experience

Desirable Requirements

• Accounting Qualification ACCA, CMA
• Experience working with SAP

Further Information

• Number of positions: 1
• Location: Egypt
• Contract type: One Year
• Deadline to receive applications: 14th of February 2022
• Other requirements: This vacancy is open to candidates who have the right to work in Egypt.