Accountant (OTA)

About Wego

We’re on a mission to help people discover the real value of travel — to inspire, to give more reasons, to make it easy — for you to travel. Our company was founded back in 2005, and since then, we’ve imagined and created some of the most well-loved products for travelers all around the world.

Today, Wego is the number 1 travel metasearch engine in the Middle East. There are millions of users on Wego every month — people who travel for adventure, for work, for family and for many other reasons. That’s why we work tirelessly to make your experience of planning & booking flights, hotels and trips as seamless as possible.
For more details: https://company.wego.com/, https://geeks.wego.com

We are an online travel company seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Executive with a strong focus on process improvements and financial analysis to join our finance team. In this role, you will be assisting the Accounts Receivable Lead with the accounts receivable function for the Wego group of companies. 

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile accounts, post journal entries, and maintain a complete and accurate general ledger in accordance with accounting principles and reporting schedules to ensure the organization has a comprehensive and precise financial statement.
•  Handle P&L, intercompany, control accounts, and balance sheet reconciliations, with a focus on continuous improvement in finance.
• Take ownership of complex accounts, such as revenue, cost of sales, GRNI, accruals, prepayments, and intercompany transactions.
• Oversee the monthly (quarterly, annual) closing processes of the ledger, including preparation of journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and intercompany transactions, as well as reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Support internal & external audits and inquiries.
• Collaborating with other departments to complete accurate records and provide accounting support.
• Preparing taxes or gathering tax documents.
• Generating Financial Report.
• Supporting the Auditor, Controller and other financial professionals in their duties as needed

Qualifications:

• 5 years of working experience in a travel Industry position in accounting / finance environment
• Must have knowledge about International Tax regulations.
• Degree in Finance/ Accounting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to work under pressure & meet deadlines
• Previous month end reporting experience
• Can do approach, self-motivated, take ownership and issue management techniques.