General Accountant

• Coordinate with the Shared Service Center accounting team on postings and corrections. • Prepare monthly accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and other closing adjustments. • Reconcile balance sheet accounts, investigate discrepancies, and resolve outstanding items. • Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, and periodic verification. • Complete assigned closing activities within the reporting timetable and maintain supporting schedules. • Submit all invoices to the Shared Service Center for timely booking, ensuring proper supporting documentation. • Ensure correct account coding, cost allocation, and supporting documentation before submission for posting. • Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies. • Prepare weekly payment proposals based on due dates, cash availability, and business priorities. • Prepare and submit a weekly cash report, including a supplier payment plan. • Ensure all required documents and supporting records are in place before payment release. • Monitor advances, deposits, and outstanding supplier balances through to settlement. • Coordinate with business teams to ensure timely billing, supported by contracts, purchase orders, timesheets, and service acceptance documents. • Submit receipts to the Shared Service Center team for posting. • Maintain receivables aging reports and follow up with customers on overdue balances. • Track unbilled revenue and outstanding billing documentation, escalating delays to the Finance Manager. • Allocate customer receipts, reconcile customer accounts, and investigate unidentified payments. • Report collection progress, disputed invoices, and potential recoverability concerns on a weekly basis. • Monitor bank balances and transactions and prepare timely bank reconciliations. • Prepare cash-flow forecasts covering expected collections, payroll, supplier payments, and other commitments. • Prepare bank transfer documentation and coordinate with banks on payment processing and outstanding transactions. • Maintain petty cash records and perform regular reconciliations and cash counts. • Coordinate with HR to verify employee advances, deductions, and expense reimbursements. • Prepare payroll accounting entries and reconcile related balances. • Maintain schedules and supporting documents for applicable taxes, withholding obligations, social security, and statutory reporting. • Maintain complete and organized accounting records and audit trails. • Support internal and external audits and follow up on assigned findings. • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. • Minimum 3–5 years of relevant accounting experience in Iraq and within a multinational or service-based business. • Practical experience in month-end closing, reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management. • Working knowledge of Iraqi accounting practices, banking procedures, and local compliance processes. • Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting or ERP systems; familiarity with Odoo or SunSystems is an advantage. • Professional working proficiency in Arabic and English; Kurdish is an advantage where relevant. • Only candidates from Iraq will be considered.