Accountant

Role purpose

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration is required.
• Minimum 5–8 years of relevant accounting experience is required.
• Previous private school, international school, or educational institution experience is preferred.
• ACCA, CPA, CMA, or an equivalent professional qualification is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, IFRS, financial reporting, and reconciliations is required.
• English is listed as required.

Required digital skills

• Advanced or expert Microsoft Excel, including formulas, Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Power Query, and Power Pivot.
• Intermediate-to-advanced Power BI; advanced ERP or accounting software; Microsoft Office 365; and financial dashboards.
• Advanced data analysis and reporting, with intermediate-to-advanced accounting automation capability.
• ERP examples include SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and Odoo; School Management Systems and Student Information Systems are preferred.
• SQL and database knowledge is an advantage; experience with AI-assisted productivity tools is described with data privacy controls.

General accounting and student fees

• Record transactions, manage ledger entries, prepare financial statements and management accounts, and support month-end and year-end close.
• Manage payables and receivables, reconcile bank, supplier, and customer accounts, monitor expenses, and maintain fixed assets and depreciation schedules.
• Manage tuition invoicing, student balances, outstanding fees, collection reconciliations, aging reports, and collection reporting.
• Monitor discounts, scholarships, sibling concessions, and payment arrangements, and coordinate student billing with admissions and registration.

Systems, analytics, and budgeting

• Use Excel and analytics tools for dashboards, budget-versus-actual analysis, forecasting, variance analysis, reconciliation, and automated reporting.
• Operate ERP and accounting systems, maintain financial data, and support integration with school management systems.
• Investigate discrepancies between student billing, collections, and ledger records; support financial software implementation, testing, and improvement.
• Coordinate with IT and software providers to resolve system issues and improve digital accounting procedures.
• Assist with budgets and forecasts, monitor expenditure, analyze financial performance and costs, and provide data to the Finance Manager and CFO.

Other finance duties

• Process supplier invoices and payment requests, verify purchase orders and documents, track payment schedules, and maintain procurement and expense records.
• Assist with payroll calculations and reconciliations, verify salary and allowance records, and coordinate payroll data with HR.
• Maintain audit documentation, prepare schedules for internal and external audits, support Qatar financial and tax compliance, and protect confidential records.

Professional competencies

• The posting seeks numerical and analytical ability, attention to detail, problem-solving, and the ability to manage large volumes of financial data.
• It also describes organization, time management, process automation, independent and team working, integrity, confidentiality, and communication.

Work location

• Work location is in person in the State of Qatar.

Reporting and coordination