Accountant – Marks & Spencer

Job description / Role

Marks & Spencer, part of Al Futtaim Retail, is a globally recognised retail brand offering stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products as well as outstanding foods.

With 18 Stores currently located across the GCC including locations in the UAE, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar there is further growth planned with an additional stores to open in 2012 to further strengthen this exciting brand within the Middle East market.In this role you will be responsible for:

* Ensuring that company systems and procedures relating to cash, stocks and administrative documents are being followed by Admin/Cash Office, Co-managers and Sales Assistants
* Preparing admin related reports such as price discrepancies, warehouse/store stock transfers etc
* Preparing cash related reports such as cash reconciliation, Banking/Foreign exchange, gift vouchers, Credit card and Credit Notes, till discrepancy investigation & issuance and Petty Cash
* Monitoring all store cost such as office supplies/stationeries, office equipments, janitorial expenses and maintenance expenses, so as it does not exceed the store budget
* Ensuring that accurate reports such as KPI, Sales reports, Month end reports etc. are provided to the Store management/ Accounts department within specific deadlines.

Requirements

To be successful in winning this role, you should be able to demonstrate:

* Excellent knowledge of MS Office with strong Excel and Powerpoint skills
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Analytical and statistical skills
* Good organisation, time management and administrative skills
* Flexibility and willingness to multi-task
* Ability to work under pressure in a high paced environment
* Good problem solving and decision making ability
* Right attitude to lead your team

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.