Senior Accountant
Salzburger Aluminium AG - SAG Sohar
Sohar, Oman
Ref: HP018-02
Salzburger Aluminium AG - SAG Sohar

The Role


The Role


Salzburger Aluminium Sohar LLC is operating a purpose made aluminium casthouse in the new Sohar Industrial Estate. The first multi-million $ contract is in hand and we are looking for an individual to work with the Commercial Manager in this small but very professional team. This company is a subsidiary of a large well-regarded Austrian firm and previous experience of group accounting and International Reporting Standards will be advantage.

We are now looking for a Senior accountant to take on the very important task of assisting with the accounting and reporting within the JV.

Only candidates with SAP FI experience will be considered for this post.

The successful candidate will be involved in posting to ledgers, control of petty cash, monitoring budgets, stock control, sales invoicing, cost and expenditure controls, reporting to trial balance, general ledger, supplier and bank reconciliations and other finance related tasks.

This position will report to the Commercial Manager of SAG Sohar.

A competitive tax-free salary is available along with housing and other benefits. This is a three month contract, however, longer term opportunities may become available during the period of the assignment

Requirements


Requirements


Only candidates with SAP FI experience will be considered for this post.

Qualified Accountant

Degree

at least 5 years accounting experience

Experience in posting to ledgers, control of petty cash, monitoring budgets, stock control, sales invoicing, cost and expenditure controls, reporting to trial balance, general ledger, supplier and bank reconciliations and other finance related tasks.

About the Company


About the Company


Salzburger Aluminium AG (SAG), an international supplier of Aluminum components and systems for the automotive, utility vehicle, aviation, motorcycle, and rail industries and Aluminum high-performance materials for the manufacturing industry is to open a new branch office (Joint Venture) in Oman. For this purpose a new company - SAG Sohar L.L.C. will be founded. This is a Joint Venture between SAG and Takamul Investments. The investment volume in the new foundry, which is to have an annual capacity of 30,000 tonnes, is around ten million euros. From the Oman base, markets in the Middle East and Asia should be developed. SAG has an export quota of 86%. In the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Slovakia, SAG has its own subsidiaries. 2007 SAG expect a turnover of EUR 365 million. The group employs a workforce of over 1000, almost 600 of whom are in Austria.

Among SAG AG´s customers are all well-known German automobile companies such as Volkswagen, Daimler–Chrysler and BMW along with famous names like Siemens, MAN or Liebherr. With over 400 employees, SAG AG achieved a consolidated turnover of over 220 million euros in 2004. The company, with five subsidiaries, also has a particularly successful export record.