Group Manager Property Finder Group

We are looking for the next Group Manager for General Ledger to join our dynamic finance team at Property Finder in Egypt. In this pivotal role, you'll be responsible for book keeping, technical accounting, period closures and audited financial statements. With proven experience in accounting you'll provide strategic financial insights while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

Booking Keeping

• Maintain books of accounts
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of general ledger activities
• Manage posting of financial transactions, manage internal customer query resolution and ensure equal distribution of workload across all General Ledger team members
• Manage monthly books closing exercises
• Manage intercompany balances
• Maintain an efficient system of policies and procedures that impose an adequate level of control over bookkeeping and period closing activities and provide support for regulatory reporting
• Maintain integrity of the General Ledger reconciliations to appropriate sub-ledgers and supporting documents including month end reconciliation to the General Ledger

Technical Accounting

• Create accounting papers to demonstrate the organization s accounting positions
• Create lease models under IFRS 16
• Advice finance leadership on accounting impacts for various business strategies

Financial Statements

• Create and review financial statements under relevant accounting standards
• Periodic consolidation of financial statements across group companies
• Laise with external auditors for timely completion of audits

Management responsibilities

• Manage the GL team s workload and assign priorities as needed
• Deliver clear and timely communication on all issues, both internal and external
• Lead the team to continuously improve performance and motivate team members
• Lead the team to achieve individual and GL team objectives
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested that are in accordance with the responsibilities of a member

Others

• Recommend chart of accounts
• Mentor, Coach and lead the GL accountant
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Tax assessments

The Person

Desired Qualifications:

• Qualified bachelor s degree or professional diploma such CPA, CA, UKCA
• Experience in auditing
• 8 -10 years of experience in accounting and financial statements
• Worked with Big 4
• Proficiency in creating financial statements under IFRS
• Strong operational and implementation knowledge on IFRS

Other Capabilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Stong target orientation