Accountant (Shipping or Logistic)

Job description

the employer is one of the leading e-commerce platforms in the MENA region, empowering merchants with innovative digital solutions to start, manage, and grow their businesses. As we continue to scale our logistics and shipping operations, we are looking for an Accountant - Logistics to join our Finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for accurate accounting, reconciliation, and reporting across logistics operations, including revenue and cost management, billing, collections, merchant compensations, and financial controls. Key Responsibilities: 1. Revenue Management: • Accurately calculate logistics-related revenues and track financial performance metrics. • Reconcile generated revenues against issued invoices and systematically resolve any discrepancies. • Record, monitor, and manage deferred revenue in compliance with accounting standards (IFRS). • Investigate significant fluctuations in logistics revenue, costs, volumes, and margins 2. Cost Management: • Reconcile vendor and logistics partner invoices against internal operational records (e.g., AWBs and shipping rates). • Process and record Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and direct shipping cost entries accurately. • Identify potential revenue leakage, excess vendor charges, incorrect pricing • Ensure timely and accurate payments to logistics vendors and shipping partners. 3. Reporting & Financial Reconciliation: • Prepare periodic reconciliations for all logistics transactions, shipping gateways, and clearing accounts. • Generate analytical reports on billing, collections, logistics margins, and revenue analysis. • Maintain fully audit-ready financial records compliant with accounting standards. • Ensure timely respond to and fulfill auditors' requirements and data requests. • Knowledge in Shipping Margin & Financial Analysis. • Contribute in Month-End Closing & Financial Reporting. • Good in Financial Controls & Data Integrity. • Strict adherence to compliance and regulatory standards. • Support monthly variance analysis and management reporting relating to the employer's shipping business. 4. Process Optimization & Cross-Functional Collaboration: • Continuous Improvement: Proactively evaluate, optimize, and streamline shipping and logistics accounting workflows. • Problem Solving & Coordination: Collaborate directly with Operations, Product, and Account Management teams to resolve pending requests, unmapped transactions, and operational bottlenecks. • Experience supporting month-end closing, variance analysis, and financial reporting. • Understanding of shipping and logistics transactions, including AWBs, shipping rates, vendor billing, and shipping margin analysis

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably within logistics, shipping, or e-commerce.
• Hands-on experience with revenue and cost accounting, vendor invoice reconciliation, COGS, and financial reconciliations.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, including revenue recognition, accruals, and deferred revenue.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and hands-on experience with ERP/accounting systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify financial discrepancies, revenue leakage, and incorrect charges.
• High attention to detail and ability to work accurately with high-volume transactional data.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing processes, priorities, and workflows in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional proficiency in Arabic and English.
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or similar data-analysis tools is a plus.

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