Chief Accountant

JGulf Group; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

JGulf Group in Kuwait City seeks an experienced Chief Accountant to lead day-to-day accounting operations in a high-volume, multi-currency environment. The role focuses on IFRS reporting, supplier/payables management for hotels and DMCs, and accurate multi-currency reconciliations.

You will oversee client receivables, bank reconciliations, budgeting support, cash flow forecasting, and margin analysis, while coordinating with external auditors and maintaining VAT/tax compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience.
• B2B travel wholesale or hotel distribution background.
• Hands-on SAP experience (SAP FI/CO or S/4HANA).
• Strong IFRS and multi-currency knowledge.
• Advanced Excel.
• CPA/CMA/ACCA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full accounting cycle.
• Preparing monthly financial statements in line with IFRS.
• Overseeing supplier payables to hotels, DMCs and bed banks.
• Reconciling statements.
• Managing client receivables.
• Multi-currency accounting.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Maintaining accurate records and reporting in SAP.
• Supporting budgeting.
• Cash flow forecasting.
• Margin analysis.
• Coordinating with external auditors.
• Ensuring VAT/tax compliance.
• Supervising the accounting team.

Skills

IFRS & multi-currency

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP FI/CO or S/4HANA

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Chief Accountant to lead our day-to-day accounting operations in a high-volume, multi-currency environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full accounting cycle
• Preparing monthly financial statements in line with IFRS
• Overseeing supplier payables to hotels, DMCs and bed banks
• Reconciling statements
• Managing client receivables
• Multi-currency accounting
• Bank reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate records and reporting in SAP
• Supporting budgeting
• Cash flow forecasting
• Margin analysis
• Coordinating with external auditors
• Ensuring VAT/tax compliance
• Supervising the accounting team

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience
• B2B travel wholesale or hotel distribution background
• Hands-on SAP experience (SAP FI/CO or S/4HANA)
• Strong IFRS and multi-currency knowledge
• Advanced Excel
• CPA/CMA/ACCA is a plus