Job :

JOB DESCRIPTION 1 - EXPERIENCED ACCOUNTANT
Company : Groupe Ainsi Maroc
Location : Casablanca
Department : Administrative and Financial Directorate
Reporting line : Chief accountant, under the supervision of the CFO
1. Purpose of the position
Ensure the maintenance and reliability of the accounting for the companies in the scope assigned, justify accounts and carry out closing tasks within the deadlines and according to internal procedures.
In the current context, the position includes active participation in accounting catch-up and preparation for the annual closing.
2. Tasks and responsibilities
General accounting
• Collect and check accounting documents before recording.
• Record purchase invoices, expense reports, and miscellaneous operations.
• Verify accounting and analytical allocations, dates, and reporting periods.
• Check the accounting integration of sales, receipts, and payroll.
• Identify missing documents and ensure their recovery from the relevant departments.
• Guarantee the filing and traceability of supporting documents.
Accounts payable
• Check consistency between invoices, purchase orders, and delivery notes or service completion certificates.
• Verify required approvals before recording and payment.
• Perform clearing and justification of supplier accounts.
• Reconcile accounting balances with supplier statements.
• Analyze advances, down payments, credit notes, and accrued expenses.
• Transmit validated payment deadlines to treasury and report disputes.
Accounts receivable
• Check consistency between invoicing and accounting entries.
• Ensure clearing of customer accounts in coordination with collections.
• Analyze unallocated payments, advances, and discrepancies.
• Verify the recording of duly approved credit notes.
• Contribute to the reliability of the aged trial balance.
Account analysis and justification
• Analyze balance sheet accounts and document their balances.
• Identify anomalies and prepare regularization entries.
• Clear suspense accounts and old entries.
• Reconcile intercompany transactions and obtain confirmation of reciprocal balances.
• Maintain a record of discrepancies specifying actions, responsible parties, and treatment deadlines.
Payroll and social accounts
• Check consistency between payroll journals sent by HR and accounting entries.
• Verify that payroll is allocated to the correct period and company.
• Justify personnel, social security, and withholding accounts.
• Analyze staff advances, garnishments, and balances remaining to be regularized.
• Report discrepancies to the relevant departments and monitor their resolution.
Monthly and annual closings
• Participate in the closing schedule and meet the set deadlines.
• Prepare year-end closing entries: accrued expenses, accrued income, prepaid expenses, and deferred revenue.
• Update fixed asset tracking and calculate depreciation.
• Prepare the necessary elements for provision assessment, for validation.
• Check the allocation of expenses and income to the relevant fiscal year.
• Compile audit files with analyses and supporting documents.
• Respond to auditor requests and follow up on validated adjustments.
Taxation and reporting
• Prepare the necessary elements for tax declarations under the supervision of the chief accountant.
• Reconcile declarations with corresponding accounts.
• Verify the availability of supporting documents for withholding taxes.
• Produce a follow-up of unjustified accounts, missing documents, and closing work.
• Alert on anomalies and points likely to delay the closing.
3. Working relationships
Internal: CFO, chief accountant, treasury, management control, HR, purchasing, invoicing, collections, and operations.
External: suppliers, auditors, and other contacts, as per granted delegations.
4. Profile sought
• Bachelor's degree (Bac+3) to Master's degree (Bac+5) in accounting, finance, or management.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting, with effective participation in annual closings.
• Good command of Moroccan accounting and account justification mechanisms.
• Proficiency in Excel: pivot tables, data lookup, and reconciliation.
• Experience with an accounting ERP; knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central / Navision is appreciated.
• Experience in a multi-company environment or in service provision is an asset.
5. Required qualities
Rigor, autonomy, organization, analytical skills, confidentiality, and ability to work under tight deadlines.
6. Deliverables and evaluation criteria
• Up-to-date accounting and available supporting documents.
• Complete account justification files.
• Intercompany reconciliations established and discrepancies tracked.
• Reduction of old entries and suspense accounts.
• Closing work submitted on time.
• Reliability of proposed analyses and adjustments.

Required profile :

4. Profile sought
• Bachelor's degree (Bac+3) to Master's degree (Bac+5) in accounting, finance, or management.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting, with effective participation in annual closings.
• Good command of Moroccan accounting and account justification mechanisms.
• Proficiency in Excel: pivot tables, data lookup, and reconciliation.
• Experience with an accounting ERP; knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central / Navision is appreciated.
• Experience in a multi-company environment or in service provision is an asset.
5. Required qualities
Rigor, autonomy, organization, analytical skills, confidentiality, and ability to work under tight deadlines.
6. Deliverables and evaluation criteria
• Up-to-date accounting and available supporting documents.
• Complete account justification files.
• Intercompany reconciliations established and discrepancies tracked.
• Reduction of old entries and suspense accounts.
• Closing work submitted on time.
• Reliability of proposed analyses and adjustments.