Accounting Manager

We are seeking an experienced Manager to lead financial reporting, compliance, and day-to-day finance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare standalone & consolidated IFRS financial statements for both entities (P&L, balance sheet, statement of changes in equity, notes to accounts).
• Prepare monthly management information packs for both entities P&L, balance sheet summary, AR ageing, KPIs and budget-vs-actual reporting with written variance commentary.
• Coordinate the annual statutory audit for both entities, including preparing management responses to auditor queries.
• Lead the annual budgeting process for both entities, covering training/service income streams and operating costs.
• Own AR oversight for both entities, including escalation and resolution of unidentified receipts.
• Prepare and/or review the intercompany reconciliation for both entities.
• Process and/or approve vendor payments for both entities, holding first-level payment authority.
• Prepare and/or review monthly payroll for both entities, verifying accuracy of dues, deductions, and headcount, and provide approval.
• Prepare and/or review monthly bank reconciliations for both entities, with final sign-off responsibility.
• Act as primary point of contact with banks for both entities on routine banking matters and documentation.
• Prepare and/or review quarterly VAT workings and approve for filing.
• Prepare and file annual income tax computations and returns for both entities, and manage income tax assessments including responding to Tax Authority queries, assessment notices, and related correspondence.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, period-end close protocol, and ERP system configuration for both entities.
• Act as the primary finance point of contact for senior management on budget, procurement, and supplier matters.
• Prepare and/or review financial workings, cost estimates, and pricing for tender submissions relating to the services company, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the financial proposal prior to submission.
• Coordinate arrangement of bid bonds, performance guarantees, or other financial instruments required for tender submissions, liaising with the bank as needed.
• Prepare financial information, cost estimates, and pricing for tender submissions, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the financial proposal prior to submission.
• Prepare and/or review reconciliations of staff expense cards (bank-issued debit cards provided to staff for petty cash and urgent expenses), with final approval responsibility.
• Oversee fixed asset registers for both entities, including annual physical verification.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; fully part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CA / ACCA / CMA / CPA) required.
• 7 10 years of finance experience, including at least 2 3 years in a managerial or supervisory finance role, ideally in a multi-entity or group structure.
• Proven experience managing statutory audits, budgeting cycles, and banking relationships.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to represent finance in cross-functional and senior management settings.
• Strong working knowledge of an ERP system (Odoo preferred).
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Omani tax regulations.
• Sound knowledge of VAT, including preparation, submission, and review of VAT returns.
• High degree of ownership, sound judgement on approval authority, and strong organizational skills to manage group entities in parallel.