Accounting Manager

Job summary

The accounting manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the daily accounting operations at Linah Group, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all financial activities. This role leads the full accounting cycle—including general ledger, cost accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting—while maintaining strong internal controls and supporting audit requirements.

Role duties & responsibilities

• Ensure proper accounting treatment and accurate presentation.
• Ensure the completeness, existence, and accuracy of the documentation.
• Ensure that the assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenditures are properly stated and accounted for in the general ledger.
• Set preventive and detection controls to avoid and detect any cash embezzlement and misrepresentation of the financial records.
• Lead and manage a team of eight professionals, including selection, hiring, objective setting, performance management, coaching, development, and training.
• Review all financial reports, including profit and loss statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows, as well as the year-end financial reports.
• Review the quarterly accruals and assess the necessity for forming provisions.
• Ensure segregation of duties (SOD) by quarterly reviewing the team tasks to ensure that the one who books the accounting transaction is different from the one who reviews/posts the accounting transaction, different from the one who has custody of cash and cheques, and different from the one who reconciles the accounts.
• Be responsible for all accounting activities’ compliance with the company policies and procedures and the statutory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations and timely submission of tax returns.
• Work with external auditors during audits and reviews to ensure full cooperation from accounting staff and compliance with all qualified requests.

Key performance indicators

• Completion of 100% of the suppliers’ and customers’ invoices related to the month end.
• Accurate recording of the suppliers’ and customers’ invoices with 100% accuracy.
• Preparing statement of profit and loss within five working days from the following month.
• Preparing and reviewing all the monthly analysis and breakdowns for balance sheet significant accounts, ensuring completeness and existence of closing balances with 100% accuracy.
• Ensure matching of 100% of all purchase orders versus the suppliers’ invoices and goods receiving notes before posting journal entries.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation to ensure no outstanding difference between accounts payable and accounts receivable subledgers and the general ledger before closing the accounting period.
• Provide daily coaching and support to the team to ensure proper understanding and accurate application of their duties through training and official meetings at least once per week.

Requirements

Educational background:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• CMA or MBA is preferred.
• IFRS knowledge is a plus.

Job requirements:

• 12 to 15 years of solid accounting and finance experience in a holding company or FMCG.
• Strong knowledge and practice of accounting principles and standards.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (MS Dynamics 365 is a plus).
• A minimum of 5 years in a managerial role is required.

Benefits

• Annual bonus.
• Family medical insurance.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Learning and development programs.