Regional Accountant

Role overview

Regional financial operations

• Manage daily transactions, general ledgers, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets across regional legal entities.
• Oversee vendor payments, supplier accounts, petty cash reconciliations, coding, and timely disbursements.
• Process and track operational expenses and employee reimbursements across regional branches.
• Execute IFRS-compliant month-end and year-end closes and prepare consolidated statements and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor intercompany transactions, transfer pricing alignment, and cross-border eliminations.

Compliance, audit, and treasury

• Ensure compliance with local financial laws, filings, governance standards, and statutory reporting across UAE, KSA, Qatar, Egypt, and Syria.
• Lead internal and external audits across entities and act as the primary auditor contact; prepare schedules, disclosures, and supporting documents.
• Manage Corporate Tax, VAT, and applicable withholding tax compliance and filings.
• Oversee regional bank accounts, cash flows, daily liquidity, and currency conversion or hedging strategies.
• Review and approve regional payroll postings and vendor payment runs.
• Monitor credit control, receivables aging, and cash collection across regional accounts.

Analysis and systems

• Analyze variances between actual expenses and financial outcomes versus annual budgets and forecasts.
• Work with regional office managers and department heads to gather financial data and resolve accounting variances.
• Maintain and optimize financial software and ERP workflows for data integrity and efficient automated reporting.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 3–6 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2–3 years in a regional role overseeing multi-entity MENA operations.
• Hands-on statutory audit experience and experience managing high-volume vendor AP workflows across multiple territories.
• Experience in healthcare technology, SaaS, software, or IT services is highly desirable.
• ACCA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional qualification is strongly preferred.

Technical skills and competencies

• Strong knowledge of GCC/MENA regulatory standards, statutory frameworks, and regional tax regimes, including UAE Corporate Tax and VAT and KSA ZATCA regulations.
• In-depth knowledge of IFRS and multi-country accounting practices.
• Experience with cloud ERP platforms such as Oracle NetSuite, SAP, Zoho Books, or Microsoft Dynamics 365, and advanced Excel functionality.
• Professional fluency in English is required; fluency in Arabic is strongly preferred.
• The role calls for attention to detail, audit readiness, analytical problem-solving, cross-border communication and collaboration, and independent work in a fast-paced environment.