Chief Accountant

Career Hunters; Kuwait; On-site; KWD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Hunters is seeking a VP – Financial Accounting & Reporting in Kuwait to lead the monthly close, consolidate group financials, and oversee tax compliance across Kuwait and subsidiaries. The role requires strong IFRS knowledge, real estate sector experience, and ability to coordinate with external auditors.

The incumbent will manage cross-functional teams, ensure timely financial reporting, and uphold robust reporting controls in line with statutory and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Kuwaiti national is a must.
• 6–8 years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience in real estate, and tax/consolidations.

Responsibilities

• Reviews all financial statements and manages monthly accounts from subsidiaries/associates.
• Ensures accurate update of subsidiary financial records and reports to parent.
• Works with external tax auditors for final approvals and tax declarations.
• Prepares company consolidation and monthly closing for company and subsidiaries.
• Maintains IFRS-compliant consolidated financial statements and monthly reporting.

Skills

English & Arabic proficiency

Regulatory & IFRS knowledge

Real estate industry experience

Tax & Consolidations experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Job description

Reporting: VP – Financial Accounting & Reporting

Location: Kuwait

Industry: Real Estate Industry

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviews all financial statements and manages accounts on a monthly basis after receiving from Subsidiaries / Associates.
• Follow–up on all financial records of the subsidiaries, ensuring that they are accurately updated.
• Reviews with external Tax auditors for final approval
• Prepares the company consolidation and a Monthly Closing to ensure completeness of organized processes for the company and subsidiaries.
• In charge of the Tax declaration for the company – Kuwait and local subsidiaries
• Gather information from subsidiaries for DMTT tax, ensuring accurate calculations and a thorough understanding of applicable regulations.
• Comprehend intercompany transactions by applying the transfer pricing policies and procedures.
• Ensures that all subsidiaries submit their tax declarations accurately, minimizing payments based on actual data, and meet all deadlines.
• Prepares the consolidated financial statements of the company in compliance with IFRS.
• Analyzes the monthly reporting of the consolidated financial statements.
• Assists in the development and enhancement of team procedure manuals and processes.
• Maintains collaborative and effective relationships with other key management personnel and keeping abreast of significant reporting, and regulatory guidelines.
• Actively participates in assigned Cross-Functional Teams (CFT) and ensures timely dissemination of information to CFT.

Skills

• Kuwaiti National is a must
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with equivalent years of experience
• Strong English and Arabic language skills (written and spoken)
• 6 – 8 years of relevant experience
• Significant experience in the real estate industry, and relevant experience tax / Consolidations.

Working Days / Timings: Sunday – Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM