Senior Accountant
At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You’re only as good as your worst customer experience. This mantra is what drives our digital consultancy to think beyond the easy answers and instead create websites, apps, portals and other experiences that solve customer needs for Fortune 500 companies in intuitive and empathetic ways. And we make this lofty standard a reality by fusing strategy, data, design and technology together to arrive at solutions that set the bar higher for everyone.
We use these values to fuel superior results:
Lock arms
We forge relationships that make our impact 1,000x stronger. This means working across departments and engaging both our clients and our communities to deliver the greatest good.
Show hustle
We’re not ones to sit on our hands and wait. Instead, we anticipate opportunities, collectively roll up our sleeves and find ways to execute the exceptional.
Embrace change
From new technologies to workplace philosophies, we welcome the unexpected and constantly anticipate what’s next.
Elevate empathy
We listen before we take action. This means understanding a variety of perspectives and holding ourselves to a higher standard of accountability.
Never settle
We motivate each other to push past the easy answers and collectively arrive at bigger, more inspiring ideas.
The Finance function at Horizontal is looking for a hands-on Accountant to join and make a meaningful impact to the department. This role reports to the Global Financial Controller and will be a key contributor to handle the day-to-day accounting needs for our EMEA region offices (UAE, KSA, UK).
What you’ll do:
- Calculate and prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations as part of month-end close.
- Validation of all expenses and internal controls.
- Manage both accounts payable and accounts receivables for our Saudi Arabia and Dubai entities.
- Work with external payroll provider to ensure prompt and accurate payroll processing for both Saudi Arabia and Dubai employees, including government portals.
- Review employee expense reports ensuring compliance with company policies.
- Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles for both Saudi Arabia and Dubai and company procedures.
- Own the Fixed Asset accounting process, ensuring the company is following company policy.
- Reconcile and validate customer volume rebates.
- Coordinate and assist with the annual financial review and statutory audits.
- Stay abreast of new accounting and tax laws affecting both Saudi Arabia and Dubai.
- Support information requests within Finance and other departments and respond to external information requests.
- Maintain and update process documentation procedures for areas of responsibility.
- Assist with annual government surveys and filings.
- Managing tax filings for UAE amp; KSA
- Own and manage invoicing clients.
- Adhere to and enforce finance processes from all departments.
Operational and Admin support
- Working with our local PRO to support in onboarding new employees from a government portal perspective.
- Support in the end of service finance operations
- Support in the Proforma administration
- Work with local leaders
Who you are:
- Self-motivated, organized, and detail driven.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment in a growing and expanding company.
- Passionate about accounting, systems, and process improvement.
- Takes initiative to understand the business and develop productive relationships with business personnel.
What you bring:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with enterprise accounting systems.Zoho a plus
- Great communication skills, fluency in Arabic and English
- Previous professional service industry experience a plus.
The above description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.