Job Description
One of our clients, a leading FMCG distributor in Lebanon, is looking for an Accountant with 4–5 years of experience. The company specializes in logistics, warehousing, and distribution, serving supermarkets, mini-markets, and retail outlets across the country with a wide range of consumer goods.
Requirements:
1. Data Entry
- Bank: Record bank transactions and maintain accurate logs.
- Payroll Processing: Prepare and post monthly payroll entries into the accounting system.
- Fixed Assets Tracking: Record fixed asset transactions and calculate the depreciation.
- Inventory Logging: Post inventory transactions to reflect accurate stock movements.
2. Month-End Reconciliation
- Bank Reconciliation: Reconcile all bank transactions against bank statements.
- Accounts Receivable Matching: Review and reconcile customer balances to ensure accurate aging reports.
- Shareholder Accounts: Maintain and reconcile shareholders’ accounts.
- Inventory Balancing: Reconcile physical and sub-ledger inventory balances against the general ledger. e. Cash Balancing: Reconcile cash transactions to verify cash balances.
- Provisions and Adjustments: Prepare monthly accounting provisions (accruals and deferrals)
3. Tax and Statutory Declarations
- VAT and Salary Tax Preparation: Prepare quarterly VAT workings and salary tax calculations for review by external tax consultants.
- Social Security Compliance: Prepare and submit monthly National Social Security Fund (NSSF) declarations and coordinate timely payments.
- Fiscal Stamp Tax: Prepare and process monthly fiscal stamp declarations.
4. Reporting (Including Monthly P&L)
- Month-End Closing: Assist with the full month-end closing process and support annual audit preparation.
- Financial Reporting: Generate and review financial reporting requirements, including the monthly Profit & Loss statement.