General Accountant

The General Accountant will support the Regional Finance Manager to ensure the smooth financial operations of the Middle East offices. Specifically, the role will provide an efficient service within a variety of financial management functions, including accounts payable, bank reconciliations and support through audit process. Experience in law firms or any professional services firm is an advantage.

• Risk and Control: Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with our regulatory requirements and internal policies
• All aspects of accounts payable including, but not limited to, setting up vendors, support the PO process, booking vouchers processing invoices, supplier reconciliations, bank and payments from various sources, client disbursement entry, payment of foreign lawyer fees
• Accounts receivable, including preparing cheques for banking, posting receipts onto 3e, producing receipts for clients when necessary, notifying the relevant staff, checking for payable disbursement, preparing client statements
• Bank reconciliations weekly and monthly of local and foreign currency accounts
• Petty cash, cheques, and credit card expenses management - checking receipts, authority, and charge codes for payments to staff for expenses bimonthly, entering details onto 3e and making cash payments, reclaiming personal charges made via suppliers, petty cash reconciliation
• Support Audit process: Support with annual audit process for all offices and Corporate tax filing
• Billing - Assisting secretaries with billing and e-invoicing queries, credit notes, disbursements, write offs and general queries regarding billing and tax application. Reconciliation of e-invoicing records with system
• Month end close - assisting with accounts review, posting journals
• Ad-hoc reports, government surveys