Accountant

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Job Details

Why this job is important

We are seeking a dynamic Accountant to join our team in Cairo. You’ll be central to our finance operations, ensuring our records are meticulous and our tax and audit processes run smoothly. Your insights and attention to detail will help us make informed decisions and stay ahead in a fast-changing environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Completing monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reports, and recommending tax strategies to support our business goals.
• Organising and maintaining accurate financial records and preparing documentation for tax inspections.
• Collaborating with colleagues in the accounting department and external auditors to drive efficient audit processes.
• Staying up to date with industry trends and changes in tax and audit requirements, sharing valuable insights with the team.
• Overseeing invoice recording and reconciliation between our accounting and tax e-invoicing systems.
• Preparing monthly reports and analyses of expense accounts.
• Performing bookkeeping, general ledger accounting, and balance sheet reconciliations.

The skills & experience needed as Accountant

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related subject.
• At least 3 years’ experience as an accountant.
• Fluency in English for effective communication within our global team.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to provide insights for decision making.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Problem-solving skills and a keen eye for resolving discrepancies.
• Experienced in keeping up with changes in audit requirements and tax laws.

What’s in it for you

At Kantar, we understand the importance of looking after our people. We offer a flexible working environment to support your health and wellbeing. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers, and communities. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Location

Cairo, Downtown MallEgypt

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. 

 

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. 

 

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. 

 

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. 

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.