Senior Accountant (French Speaking)

Job description / Role

Purpose: To participate in the migration of the work stream into the SSC based in Dubai. You will be accountable for the day to day and timely processing of all Record To Report transactions for particular Averda entities, as well as the month end reporting and variance analysis.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Perform the day to day processing of Record To Report transactions to ensure that finances are maintained in an effective, up to date, timely and accurate manner. Main Activities include, but are not limited to:
- Creating, processing and posting journal entries to ensure that finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner
- Routine accounting duties including month-end closing and ensure financials are submitted on time according to the company month end timetable
- Responsible for general ledger account analysis and reconciliations so that the finacials are reported accurately to management and external stakeholders
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations in a timely fashion to identify any issues that might arise
- Researching financial information for audit purposes and financial reporting
- Analysing financial records and reports and make adjustments as needed
- Helping to improve processes and procedures within the Team

PERFORMANCE MEASURES/SUCCESS CRITERIA:
- Meeting and exceeding the Key process indicators and Service Level Agreements assigned for the team

Requirements

- Excellent written and spoken English
- Preferable French speaker
- Data entry skills
- Extensive Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Working knowledge in any ERP Applications like Oracle, SAP , Peoplesoft etc.

COMPETENCIES:
- Drive for Results
- Adaptability
- Strong interpersonal skills to work sensitively with a complex culture of strong political relationships, rivalries and alliances
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Planning & organizing
- Solution Generation & Decision Making
- Reliability
- Self-Commitment & Motivation
- Team Building
- Self-Development
- Functional expertise

About the Company

Averda is the leading provider of waste management services to emerging markets. For over 35 years, Averda has been continuously improving living and working environments for millions of people by providing effective and transformative city cleaning and waste management services.

Averda was built on the idea that clean streets are one of the cornerstones of growth and prosperity, delivering safer, healthier environments for communities to flourish.

As urban populations continue to boom across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Averda is uniquely placed to work with fast-growing countries to develop long-term and sustainable waste management solutions for cities and expanding urban centres.