Chief Accountant

Since 2005, ICD has supplied enterprise servers, storage, networking parts and data centre maintenance to businesses in Egypt, the Gulf, Africa and beyond.

ICD trades across several countries and currencies, and every decision depends on books that close accurately and on time. The Chief Accountant leads the accounting team and owns that monthly close.

• Lead, coach and review the work of the accountants covering receivables, payables and the general ledger.
• Run the month-end and year-end close in ERPNext to an agreed calendar.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations and inter-company balances between Cairo, Dubai and Nairobi.
• Prepare trial balances and financial statements for the Finance Manager.
• Coordinate with external auditors and provide audit schedules and explanations.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, accounting policies and internal controls.
• Ensure VAT, withholding tax and e-invoicing entries are recorded correctly.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• At least seven years of accounting experience, including three years supervising a team.
• Strong command of IFRS or Egyptian Accounting Standards and of month-end close processes.
• Practical knowledge of Egyptian tax, VAT and the e-invoicing system.
• Experience in a multi-entity or multi-currency environment.
• Advanced Excel skills and solid ERP experience.

• A CMA, ACCA, CPA or Egyptian CPA qualification.
• Hands-on ERPNext experience.
• Exposure to UAE or Kenyan accounting and tax requirements.
• Experience in IT distribution or trading.

Professional English and Arabic, written and spoken.

Occasional travel to the Dubai and Nairobi branches.