Lead Finance Officer

Qatar Duty Free; Doha; On-site; QAR 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Finance Officer to join their accounting team at Hamad International Airport. In this pivotal role, you will oversee financial records, ensuring compliance with IFRS while maintaining accuracy in financial reporting. You will be involved in the monthly and annual closing processes, preparing financial statements, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance data integrity. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team in a rapidly growing environment, where your expertise will drive significant financial insights and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial accounting with strong technical knowledge.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting is required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial records and ensure compliance with accounting principles.
• Prepare financial statements and reports, and participate in audits.

Skills

Financial Accounting

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

ACCA/ACA/CMA/CPA/CA Certification

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

Hamad International Airport enjoys a dominant position in the aviation industry. Our passenger volumes are on a steady and fast-growing path thanks to an unprecedented facility expansion that enhanced operational capacity and will drive business growth in the next years.

About the role :

We are seeking an experienced Lead Finance Officer for our accounting team. As a Lead Finance Officer, you will be responsible for the financial records of the company.The position requires reviewing the accounting transactions of others for accuracy while also analyzing the numbers themselves by completing and maintaining balance sheets reconciliations. While performing your duties you will be required to ensure compliance to applicable accounting principles and alignment to company policies and procedures.

As part of the Financial Accounting team, you will be part of the monthly / annual closing process including overseeing the validation of financial transaction and the analysis of their overall impact on the general ledger accounts. As part of the monthly / annual closing process you will be requested to prepare financial reports for your line manager and to actively participate in external financial audit process.

Key responsibilities

• Perform activities related to financial accounting including accounting of new business transactions in compliance with IFRS and timely completion of audits both external and internal.
• Responsible for preparations of financial statements as per IFRS.
• Perform general accounting duties as assigned including chart of accounts maintenance, monthly balance sheet reconciliations, monthly P&L reporting, physical count of assets, impairment testing of major assets, confirm balances with third parties.
• Ensure proper reconciliation of balances in GL accounts and proper monitoring in accordance with Company’s policies and procedures.
• Perform procedures to identify accounting gaps by reviewing General Ledger schedules and reporting the gaps to the concerned team.
• Updating of chart of accounts by opening, closing, enabling and disabling general ledger codes as per the classification in the financial statements.
• Perform month-end closing processes by setting closing timelines in consultation with teams, ensure books are closed as per agreed timelines and all of the closing activities are completed by respective teams accurately.
• Ensure accuracy of periodic system reports by proper reconciliations of different modules within ERP and other reporting tools.
• Effectively liaise with different stakeholders in all the departments to ensure accurate data capturing and reporting.
• Recommend financial actions by analysing accounting options according to Company policies and IAS / IFRS.

Qualifications

About you :

• Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting and 5+ years of experience in financial accounting.
• Preferred : ACCA, ACA, CMA, CPA, CA or Financial Analyst certification.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with different stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other departments.