General Accountant Supervisor

Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation. Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market.Our solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity. Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinking: www.geidea.netJob PurposeThe General Accountant Supervisor leads and oversees the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and Inventory Cost Accounting functions. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant accounting in line with IFRS, internal policies, and applicable tax and regulatory requirements, while supervising the accounting team, reviewing transactions in SAP, and supporting month-end and year-end close activities.Key Responsibilities:Accounts Payable (AP) Supervision• Supervise the end-to-end Accounts Payable cycle, including vendor invoices, employee reimbursements, and prepayments.• Review and approve invoice postings, ensuring proper three-way matching (PO, GR, IR) and adherence to delegation of authority.• Oversee accruals recognition and reversals for uninvoiced goods/services, ensuring completeness and accuracy during period-end closing.• Review vendor reconciliations and aging reports while resolving disputes and long-outstanding balances in coordination with Procurement and Treasury.• Ensure compliance with Egyptian tax regulations, including VAT, withholding tax, and ETA e-invoicing/e-receipt requirements.• Maintain strong internal controls across AP processes, including segregation of duties, payment approvals, and supporting documentation.General Ledger (GL) Supervision• Supervise General Ledger accounting activities, including journal entries, recurring entries, and intercompany transactions.• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.• Review balance sheet reconciliations and trial balances, investigating and resolving variances or unreconciled items.• Ensure proper GL account mapping and accurate assignment of cost centers, profit centers, and internal orders within SAP.• Support the preparation of financial statements and disclosures in accordance with IFRS and Egyptian Accounting Standards.• Coordinate with external auditors and tax authorities by providing schedules, supporting documents, and required explanations.Inventory Cost Accounting & Accounting Treatment• Supervise inventory cost accounting activities, including landed cost calculations, variance analysis, and standard vs. actual costing reviews.• Review and approve the accounting treatment of inventory transactions, including receipts, transfers, issuances, returns, and write-offs.• Oversee periodic inventory valuation processes in compliance with IFRS (IAS 2), including provisions for slow-moving and obsolete inventory.• Coordinate cycle counts and annual physical inventory counts while reviewing reconciliations between physical stock and SAP records.• Ensure accurate capitalization versus expense treatment for POS terminals, kiosks, spare parts, and related fintech hardware.• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, and Procurement teams to ensure accurate and timely inventory cost flows within SAP MM/FI.Qualifications & Experience• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.• 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory role.• Strong knowledge of IFRS, Egyptian Accounting Standards, and Egyptian tax regulations including VAT, WHT, and ETA e-invoicing.• Previous experience within fintech, payments, technology, retail, or other high-volume transaction environments is preferred.• Hands-on experience with SAP FI/CO modules, with exposure to MM processes including period-end closing, payment runs, and inventory postings.• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including reconciliations, pivot tables, and advanced formulas.• Familiarity with e-invoicing platforms and SAP integrations.• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, and financial governance practices.• Fluency in both English and Arabic, written and spoken.• Ability to prepare professional reports, correspondence, and policy documentation in both languages.Join our dynamic team as a General Accountant Supervisor and contribute to our FinTech mission of releasing cutting-edge financial products into the market. Apply your project management skills, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape the future of the payments industry.Our values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the most.Customer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approach.Open - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolve.Real - No jargon and no excuses!Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking.Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than beforeCollaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team.We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution.