Employment:
Full Time
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
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
PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm.
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