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Senior Accountant

  • Location:

    Erbil

  • Sector:

    Construction

  • Contact:

    Dina Mahmood

  • Job ref:

    5102

  • Published:

    about 20 hours ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-10-02

mselect is looking to hire a Senior Accountant for a construction client in Erbil, Iraq. Candidates must have 3–5 years of work experience in a financial role. Fluency in Kurdish, Arabic, and English is a must.

Job Purpose
The role is responsible for registering data in Phenix systems to fulfil legal and tax obligations, while overseeing all financial and payment/collection processes of the company in accordance with legal regulations and company procedures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Preparing business activity reports, financial statements, and forecasts -Ensuring financial legal requirements are met
  • Developing financial reporting systems
  • Aiding management in financial decisions
  • Maintaining up-to-date financial system knowledge
  • Track declaration submission processes to ensure that the relevant accounting is performed correctly and prepare periodic VAT and Sales Tax Declarations in a timely and proper manner
  • Preparing the final financial report at the end of each year & monthly financial report
  • Directing financial planning and strategy
  • Overseeing audit and tax functions
  • Developing and implementing accounting policies
  • Preparing forecasts and comprehensive budgets
  • Reviewing departmental budgets
  • Preparing documents for Bank Transactions
  • Managing internal controls
  • Perform financial management duties including generating financial data, compiling and submitting reports, analyzing industry trends and assessing the financial health of the company
  • Oversee the operations and development of the company’s finance departments, including creating and reviewing policies, budgeting, recruiting, training and conducting regular assessments of financial procedures
  • Supervise the preparation of quarterly and annual account reconciliations, monitor and enforce compliance with tax and financial reporting standards and assist with cash flow forecasting
  • Supervise the documentation of the company’s financial status and forecasts

Requirements
  • 3–5 years of work experience in a financial role
  • Good knowledge of the Phenix system
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Strong knowledge of financial reporting
  • Excellent computer skills, including high proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Reliability and discretion
  • Adaptability
  • Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
  • Ability to work well in a team
  • Comfortable interacting with all levels of management in multiple areas
  • Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to management
  • Fluency in Kurdish, Arabic, and English, with good command of speaking and writing


*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.