Senior Accountant

About Talabat

Talabat, a part of the Delivery Hero Group—an internationally leading local delivery platform operating in around 65 countries and headquartered in Berlin, Germany—aims to provide a seamless, fast, and easy delivery experience. Delivery Hero is publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is part of the MDAX index.

Role Summary

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for comprehensive management of account payables and receivables, general ledger maintenance, trial balance preparation, reconciliation, payment processing, fixed assets oversight, and the completion of month-end closing activities according to IFRS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Process account payable transactions, including invoice entry, validation of authorizations, and documentation checks.
• Perform month-end closing procedures, ensuring the accuracy and reconciliation of account payables trial balance.
• Support the Financial Control Manager by consolidating monthly and year-end financial closings and assisting with annual report preparation adhering to IFRS.
• Prepare and review payable financial reports timely and accurately.
• Manage billing systems: prepare bills and invoices specifying payment terms, due dates, amounts, methods, and outstanding balances.
• Handle cash and cheque payment details for bank deposits.
• Reconcile account receivables weekly, monthly, and annually to confirm accurate payment recording.
• Generate financial statements covering paid/unpaid invoices, bank deposits, active accounts, aging analyses, and collections on a routine basis following IFRS protocols.
• Maintain general ledger and prepare journal entries for accruals and adjustments.
• Conduct month-end account closing and reconciliations.
• Ensure general ledger entries comply with IFRS.
• Prepare monthly trial balance reports.
• Coordinate year-end and quarterly audit processes.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline.
• At least 3 years of finance/accounting experience.
• Strong time management capabilities.
• Proficient analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good quantitative aptitude.
• Customer service oriented.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Fluent in Arabic and English (both written and verbal communication).
• Advanced proficiency with Excel.