MENA Tax Delivery - Accounting Compliance & Reporting (ACR), Senior Consultant

MENA Tax GCC "Accounting Compliance & Reporting (ACR) Senior Consultant"

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The Opportunity 

Our ACR services colleagues operate as a team of highly experienced accounting professionals who focus on delivering efficient and effective resources to companies in the region.

You will have the opportunity to provide clients with an integrated, consistent, quality service that unlocks the potential of accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, statutory financial statements preparation.

Key Responsibilities

You will spend your time executing accounting related engagements by coordinating with clients and internal team members, managing deadlines, and tracking engagement economics. You will be assisting clients in their financial accounting processes, period-end closings, assistance in completing external audits, financial statements preparation, general accounting, credit control and internal optimization projects. You will also be responsible for management reports, budgeting, analytical bookkeeping, financial health and competitors’ analysis.

You will be responsible for overall day-to-day requirements in client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables, put in place the necessary standardized processes, anticipate and identify risks, resolve or escalate issues as appropriate and drive performance-improvement solutions.

You will be responsible for managing engagement economics and communicating significant issues, fees and estimates-to-complete to partners and clients. You will also be responsible for ensuring adherence to our Quality guidelines.

Skills and Attributes

If you are an excellent communicator and detail-oriented professional with a strong track record of management experience who is comfortable working across borders with a wide network of people and with large amounts of data, you will be perfect for the role.

Qualification and Experience 

• Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• A relevant professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards, relevant tax rules, procedures and guidelines.
• Practical experience of regulatory topics including Prudential Reporting, Structural Reform; new accounting and compliance innovation; and/or Business audit skills.

Ideally, you should also:

• Hold a bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials in accounting, business, finance or any related essential fields.
• Have experience of dealing with multinational clients and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Have experience and knowledge of financial reporting and ERP systems such as Microsoft Business Central, SAP, Oracle etc.
• Have ability to win in the market, good negotiation skills and ability to work under challenging situations.
• Demonstrate understanding and capability of implementing accounting concepts.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment and fuel your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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