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Admin Team Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Admin Team · Khaitan, Kuwait – Admin Team Senior Accountant

TITLE: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Primary Purpose:

Senior accountants prepare financial reports, perform research and analysis, maintain the general ledger, perform account reconciliations, assist with audit preparations, and carry out other accounting duties as may be required.

Responsibilities:

Coordinating accounting functions and programs.
Preparing financial analyses, reports, and statements.
Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.
Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets.
Maintaining and reconciling balance sheets, and general ledger accounts.
Assisting with annual audit preparations.
Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.
Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss, and other statements.
Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished products.
Completes external audits by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
Reconciling sub-ledger to general ledger account balances
Performing monthly balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position/budget variance analyses
Assisting in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management
Develop recommendations to optimize the company’s accounting systems and procedures and detect inaccuracies
Participate in department’s goal-setting activities and month-end and year-end close processes
Organize financial statements and budget preparation٫ accurately and timely

Qualifications:

BS degree in Accounting٫ Finance or other relevant; a certification such as CMA or CPA will be a bonus
3+ years of accounting experience.
Strong financial analysis skills.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong organizational and stress management skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel.
Ability to train and manage staff.
Accuracy and attention to detail
Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
BS degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant
CPA preferred
Good knowledge of financial accounting statements and business trends
Strong analytical and quantitative skills٫ with accuracy and attention to detail
Experience with financial reporting requirements

About American Baccalaureate School:

ABS is a private, non-profit school offering an American-based curriculum including a wide variety of advanced courses, and a college preparatory program, guiding students to become independent, intellectual global citizens. It is our goal to develop responsible and accountable young adults who are prepared for the challenges of international universities. The American Baccalaureate School opened its doors in September 2006 to 550 students. We now have over 1,300 students enrolled from pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Location

Khaitan, Kuwait