Senior Accountant - Industrial Tires Import & Distribution

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  • Full-time
  • Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
  • 3d ago

Job Description

Join the Egypt finance team of a leading Saudi industrial tire distributor

Our client has distributed industrial tires across Saudi Arabia since the 1950s. They have 200+ employees and import from China and Turkey to serve clients throughout the Kingdom. They are now building their Egypt finance office in Alexandria and need a Senior Accountant to lead a major clean-up of their accounting records.

Why this role is different

You will start on a high-impact project to reorganize the Chart of Accounts, correct classifications, fix errors, and bring order to reconciliations. Once it is complete, you stay on as a core member of the finance team, running monthly closing, financial reporting, and balance monitoring. You will also work directly with Saudi finance leadership and external auditors.

What you will do

  • Review and reorganize the Chart of Accounts and correct accounting classifications
  • Perform account reconciliations and ensure balances are accurate
  • Identify errors and discrepancies, then prepare and implement the journal entries and adjustments
  • Run monthly closing and prepare monthly financial statements and reports
  • Monitor and resolve discrepancies in bank, customer, supplier, and inventory balances
  • Analyze unusual variances in accounts and financial results
  • Handle inventory accounting and costing
  • Prepare schedules and reconciliations for external auditors and follow up on their queries
  • Improve accounting procedures so errors don't recur
  • Work closely with the Finance Manager and finance team to solve financial issues

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
  • Proven experience as a Senior Accountant or in a comparable hands-on accounting role
  • Strong practical knowledge of reconciliations, journal entries, monthly closing and financial reporting
  • Experience in inventory accounting and costing
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills
  • Experience with accounting software or ERP systems

Strong advantages

  • Background in an accounting or external audit firm
  • Experience in trading, distribution or another commercial environment
  • Odoo experience

Who thrives here

You are analytical and detail-obsessed, and you follow an issue through to resolution on your own. You communicate clearly, manage your time well and handle confidential financial information professionally.

Benefits

Meaningful project work, a stable long-established group, and regular exposure to an international finance team.

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