Accountant

Employer:Cairo American College
Job Title:Accountant
Education:Accounting
Location:Cairo
Category:Accounting
Description:
  • Reviews and processes utility bills for teachers’ apartments and emails monthly statements before processing payroll deduction, addressing any issues or concerns
  • Maintains, updates and follows up on accounts receivable accounts clearance.
  • Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of the AR module with the general ledger.
  • Reviews the payroll data according to CAC policies and procedures and accounting rules.
  • Transfers funds to the CAC payroll accounts locally and overseas. 
  • Provides support to the Payroll Accountant as directed by the Finance Manager.
  • Reviews withholding tax schedules and reconciles them with the general ledger before payments are made
  • Works with the audit firm and local taxation department for annual settlements of labor tax.
  • Liaises with the relevant government offices for all related tax, audit and social insurance issues
  • Prepares the annual accounting orientation for the newly hired teachers
  • Assists the CAC employees in opening local bank accounts.
  • Helps employees monitor their balances and make withdrawals from their retirement plan as requested.
  • Processes payments to prepaid accounts and reconciles them monthly
  • Subbing for Student billing coordinator and Payroll accountant during their absence
  • Prepares and reconciles the monthly movement for the Central store account.
  • Arranges for and monitors the annual inventory count for the Central store as directed by the Finance Manager.
  • Processes payments related to all advances such as PDF, travel, business, salary, trips, athletic activities
  • Processes miscellaneous payments such as phone and insurance company invoices and special events payments
  • Sets up and processes all wire transfers and ACH batches online
  • Responds to external auditors’ requests as relates to job responsibilities
  • On a monthly basis, responsible for reconciling a list of accounts as assigned by the Finance manager
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting – MBA preferred
  • A minimum of 7 years’ experience in accounting
  • Proficiency with MS office, specifically Excel
  • Hands on knowledge of financial software such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc
  • Experience in government relations (taxes, social insurance, audit)
  • Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic
Languages:Arabic(Excellent), English(Excellent)
Experience:6 – 9
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