Accountant

Job Title: Accountant

Job Description:

Job Overview

Job Title: Accountant
Country: Lebanon
Branch: Saida with flexibility to travel

Job Purpose

Responsible for overseeing financial and operational performance, ensuring accurate accounting records, and maintaining effective internal controls.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate closely with the BPO team for knowledge transfer.
• Learn and handle ERP transactions (AP, AR, GL, inventory, etc.).
• Support monthly closing and financial reporting.
• Assist in reconciliation processes (bank, suppliers, customers, inventory).
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures and local regulations.
• Support improvement of internal controls and reporting accuracy.

Interactions and Work Relationships

Internal

Finance Department: for payments, Bills for collection, LCs.
Shipment Unit (Lebanon): for verification of invoices payment, verifying of accounting records for goods arrived, shortage, costing sheet.
Shipment and clearing Teams in countries for: shipment charges, purchase orders, agent reconciliation, price negotiation.
Accounting Teams in countries for: reconciliation, posted transactions, transfers, petty cash.
Sales Analysis team: for price list, customer information (When applicable).
Registration team in Lebanon: for payments for registered items, Certificate number (when applicable).
Insurance Department: for stock and shortage evaluation.
HR Department: Staff Salaries, Payroll reports.

External

Suppliers: for Invoices, payments.
Banks: for reconciliation, rates, payments, embark details.
Auditors: provide evidence, financial report (when applicable).

Qualifications

Experience	3 to 5 years in accounting.
Education and Certification	Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
Job Specific Skills	Proficiency in Arabic, English and Portuguese. Microsoft Office Proficiency. Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills. Ability to Work Under Pressure. Good Time Management. Accuracy. Strong Team Player.

Competencies

Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving-L3

Learning & Self-development-L3

Reliability & Commitment-L3

Attention to Details-L4

Integrity-L3