Finance Officer - Arabic Speaking

Job description / Role

With the central finance function based in in Bahrain, this global management consultancy is ready to recruit 2x Finance Officers with strong all-round acumen, relevant accountancy qualifications and fluency in the Arabic language. One position will be to support the team on a temporary basis for 3 months during an exceptionally busy period, however, this role could then become permanent. The 2nd vacancy is for a permanent employee to join the team. The office is based in the business district of Manama and the organisation has additional locations in the Middle East, Europe and South Africa and they assist their clients with communication strategies.

- An all-encompassing finance role, the successful candidate will be responsible for the verification of all expenses, company credit cards, petty cash management and invoice verification and coding. Updating all payments on the system concerning both payables and receivables, you will ensure that all supplier documentation is filed for onboarding by the relevant Consultant. The Finance Officer will also communicate directly with clients to ensure that any finance issues are quickly resolved.
- As client projects progress you will be able to fully reconcile the work in progress (WIP) and monitor the associated budget, providing regular updates to the senior team in this regard. Aged debt monitoring and credit control collections will ensure that strong working relationships are built with the clients to ensure timely payments and long-term business. Assisting with the complete finance cycle you will have a good knowledge of the recent VAT implementation in Bahrain and have the capability to prepare the returns. Finally, you will maintain the fixed asset register and calculate monthly exchange rate variations for the company.

- We are welcoming applications from finance graduates with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in an all-round finance role.
- With excellent English communication skills, alongside Arabic and a high attention to detail, you should be able to meet competing deadlines to tight time scales and possess exceptionally strong MS Office and excel skills.
- There is also a strong desire for those with exposure to the Sage ERP.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.

We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.

Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.