Accounting Team Leader - Business Excellence

Job description / Role

The Accounting Team Leader - Business Excellence is responsible for supervising accounting services and overseeing the activities of the accounting unit in order to deliver an effective and efficient end to end service to the Group.

Key Accountabilities
• Analyze reports from statistical and functional metrics and highlights insights for improvement and efficiency maximization in a timely manner
• Carry out functional supervisory responsibilities that include planning and assigning tasks, setting deadlines, monitoring results and quality, providing training in addition to relaying team's request to hierarchy
• Ensure accuracy of relevant information by identifying, investigating and rectifying routine errors and anomalies in input data
• Ensure high level of customer service is delivered and maintained and that internal customers are satisfied by meeting all internal SLA’s and by following up on requests in a timely manner
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders to foster business improvement and objective achievement
• Develop, train, motivate and evaluate team members to strengthen the necessary skill base and enable team members to maximize their potential and contribution to the company

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or accounting. Master’s degree is a plus
• 7-9 years of experience is a similar field
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Fluency in English

Competencies
• Customer Focus
• Attention to details
• Communication Skills
• Developing & Motivating Others
• Driving and Achieving results
• Planning and Organizing
• Decision Making

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.