Senior Accountant - Industrial Tires Import & Distribution

Join the Egypt finance team of a leading Saudi industrial tire distributor Our client has distributed industrial tires across Saudi Arabia since the 1950s. They have 200+ employees and import from China and Turkey to serve clients throughout the Kingdom. They are now building their Egypt finance office in Alexandria and need a Senior Accountant to lead a major clean-up of their accounting records. Why this role is different You will start on a high-impact project to reorganize the Chart of Accounts, correct classifications, fix errors, and bring order to reconciliations. Once it is complete, you stay on as a core member of the finance team, running monthly closing, financial reporting, and balance monitoring. You will also work directly with Saudi finance leadership and external auditors. What you will do - Review and reorganize the Chart of Accounts and correct accounting classifications - Perform account reconciliations and ensure balances are accurate - Identify errors and discrepancies, then prepare and implement the journal entries and adjustments - Run monthly closing and prepare monthly financial statements and reports - Monitor and resolve discrepancies in bank, customer, supplier, and inventory balances - Analyze unusual variances in accounts and financial results - Handle inventory accounting and costing - Prepare schedules and reconciliations for external auditors and follow up on their queries - Improve accounting procedures so errors don't recur - Work closely with the Finance Manager and finance team to solve financial issues - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field - Proven experience as a Senior Accountant or in a comparable hands-on accounting role - Strong practical knowledge of reconciliations, journal entries, monthly closing and financial reporting - Experience in inventory accounting and costing - Strong Microsoft Excel skills - Experience with accounting software or ERP systems Strong advantages - Background in an accounting or external audit firm - Experience in trading, distribution or another commercial environment - Odoo experience Who thrives here You are analytical and detail-obsessed, and you follow an issue through to resolution on your own. You communicate clearly, manage your time well and handle confidential financial information professionally.