Accounting & Finance Associate (IC4) - Rolling Application

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We're looking to hire an Accounting & Finance Associate to join our Commercial Team and work closely on projects across MASE’s asset portfolio located in Jordan and UAE. MASE is a leading integrated player in the regional solar photovoltaic market focused on O&M and Asset Management. As Accounting & Finance Associate you will be responsible for

• Verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payable and receivable
• Producing error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyzing financial information and summarizing financial status

You will report to the Commercial Lead.

Your main tasks and responsibilities are

• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyse financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
• Provide input into commercial team’s goal setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns
• Liaise with internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensure compliance with relevant local and international principles
• Liaise with our Commercial Lead to improve financial procedures
• Assist in the development of short, medium and long-term forecasts and commercial strategies;
• Support the Asset Management in their external finance and accounting-related reporting to external stakeholders (e.g. to the Board, Shareholders, Lenders and their advisors, regulators and utility).

Your preferred skillset is

Professional

• Degree in Finance and/or Accounting, or similar;
• Preferably experience and background with SAP and/or similar accounting systems;
• Experience with data mining techniques and application of statistical principles is an advantage;
• Fluent in Arabic and English, spoken and written (additional languages plus).

Personal

• Hands-on and self-reliant, someone who takes ownership to tasks and see them done, flexible and adaptable with a “can-do” attitude;
• Strong analytical and methodical skills, able to handle complex systems, calculations and argumentations;
• Organized, structured and able to formulate complex technical and commercial issues in a form available to non-experts;
• Assertive and organizationally skilled, able to operate in dynamic, multi-location working environment, a team player able to work under pressure.