Accounting Specialist

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Responsible for executing accounting and financial reporting activities for the market, ensuring compliance with PMI accounting policies, statutory requirements, and financial control standards. The role supports accurate financial reporting, audit readiness, business performance analysis, and continuous process improvement while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external authorities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

ACCOUNTABILITY 1: Financial Accounting

• Execute daily accounting activities for the market.

• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.

• Control and reconcile accounts and records, including balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis.

• Prepare reports, schedules, variance analyses, and commentaries supporting account balances and financial disclosures.

• Respond to ad hoc financial inquiries through data gathering, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

• Collaborate with finance service teams including Tax, OTC, R2R, and other relevant stakeholders.

ACCOUNTABILITY 2: Local Statutory & Tax Compliance

• Participate in local gap analysis and preparation of local financial statements.

• Review and prepare filing documentation required by local authorities.

• Coordinate with external auditors and support successful audit outcomes.

• Liaise with local authorities and auditors on statutory financial matters.

• Prepare financial documentation required for regulatory and audit reviews.

ACCOUNTABILITY 3: Risk & Control

• Execute financial controls supporting local financial statement preparation.

• Ensure adherence to PMI accounting policies, financial controls, and compliance requirements.

• Collaborate with Financial Planning, R2R, P2P, Tax, Internal Controls, and Regional teams to maintain a strong control environment.

• Support risk mitigation activities and compliance initiatives

ACCOUNTABILITY 4: Business Support & Collaboration

• Support the Manager with financial reporting, analysis, and ad hoc business requests.

• Provide insights to support market performance discussions and decision-making.

• Collaborate with process delivery teams to ensure high-quality customer service.

• Contribute to service excellence and ongoing operational improvements.

ACCOUNTABILITY 5: Continuous Improvement

• Identify process gaps and recommend improvement opportunities.

• Support root cause analysis and resolution of process issues.

• Assist in documenting procedures, exceptions, and best practices.

• Drive process simplification, automation, and efficiency initiatives.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience, preferably within a chartered accounting firm.

• Experience working in a multinational environment is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of local statutory accounting and tax requirements is mandatory.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Financial Accounting Fundamentals

• Local Statutory Reporting & Tax Compliance

• Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Data Interpretation and Insight Generation

• Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management

• Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement

• Agile and Innovative Problem Solving

• Risk Management and Internal Controls

• Strong Communication and Collaboration Skills

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent English

• Fluent French

• Fluent Arabic