Country Finance - Finance Associate

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Specialism
IFS - Finance

Management Level
Associate

Job Description & Summary
The country finance support forms a key team within the OneFinance community for PwC ME. The team is responsible for all day to day finance operations in country and for the smooth running of finance
requirements for countries.

The Job Holder is a key member of the team, responsible for the day to day support and administration required. Responsible for performing accounting work according to PwC Approved accounting principles, established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

Financial
• Responsible for daily finance tasks arising locally in country including country finance processing requirements
• Custodian of country finances including reconciliation and reporting
• Ensure all communication are responded and address any inquiries in time".
• Custodian of the firm's petty cash and cheques and ensure delivering the cheques for collection on time.
• Communicate with banks for proof of payments, bank confirmations, follow up LG issuance and any other matters. Pay the cash and interns' salaries, execute payments to Vendors and Government Authorities
• Issue WHT certificates.
• Coordinate with the Shared Service Centre (SSC) in reviewing the payments.
• Prepare a bi-monthly cashflow.

Customer
• Support the on-time and accurate finance requirements of the country (CSP / COO)
• Work on monthly closing of accounts and finalizing monthly accounts and reports
• Respond to ad-hoc requests in a timely manner

Internal Process
• Prepare standardised reports or summaries, and other documentation required for the function.

Learning & Growth
• Adhere to policies and procedures
• Act as a key resource and liaison to other functional areas of the business, building cross-functional relationships as needed

Requirements

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Education
• College level education with a focus in Accounting, Finance or related field required.

Language
• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic & English with excellent communication skills.

Overall Experience
• 1-2 years of accounting experience

Technical Skills
• Knowledge of SUN, SAGE or any ERP system is an asset.
• Good level of accuracy to a high level of detail
• Good calculation and analytical skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

Soft Skills
• Good organisation and office management skills to ensure coverage of workload
• Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity needed
• Capability to work well in a team
• Skilled in maintaining client relationships
• Good liaison skills, with the ability to maintain geographical relationships
• Good customer service skills
• Good decision making skills
• Strong work ethic
• Ethical Conduct

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.