Sr. Accounts Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate and timely recording of all financial transactions.
• Maintain the general ledger and oversee month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial adjustments.
• Supervise supplier invoice processing and payment approvals.
• Verify monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Analyze profit margins, product-level costs, and business unit performance.
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting for inventory and trading operations.
• Prepare management financial projections and forecasts.
• Develop annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Track budget utilization and prepare variance reports with explanations.
• Forecast fund requirements based on payables and upcoming projects.
• Lead and supervise a team of accountants and finance assistants.
• Support the management in decision-making with relevant financial inputs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, 6+ years of experience in accounting (preferably in Kuwait and retail/trading business)
• Proficiency in accounting software
• Strong analytical skills
• Fluency in English (Arabic is a plus)

Mandatory Requirements:

• Experience of managing team.
• Proven experience of budgeting, forecasting and Annual closing processes.

Job Type: Full-time

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kuwait City: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have in dept knowledge of Generating Financial Statements (Profit & Loss, Cash Flow, etc) ?

Experience:

• Accounting and Team Management : 8 years (Required)