Financial Reporting Accountant

About ZAD ZAD is the brainchild of a group of young, passionate Kuwaiti financial professionals driven by a vision of fostering a culture of investment in Kuwait. And for this team, Zad began as a means to answer a need in the market: the need to make investment an accessible concept and viable choice for a broader audience Reports to: Senior Finance Officer; Manager / Controller — Kuwait Purpose of the Role Completing the maker-checker chain already applied to payments, extending it to financial reporting. Today the Senior Finance Officer builds and the Manager/Controller — Kuwait reviews every report. This role becomes the dedicated preparer — turning the reconciled ledger into finished reports — freeing the Senior Finance Officer to verify rather than produce. Brought forward to Q4 2026, alongside the other Kuwait hires, ahead of the reporting-volume increase from UAE consolidation and Kuwait's own CMA/KSE reporting cadence. Key Responsibilities • Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash position, variance analysis) for the Senior Finance Officer's review. • Preparation of supporting schedules for the CMA/regulatory filings and audit requests. • Verifying report figures tie back to the ledger and the Bookkeeper/Accountant's reconciliations before submitting for review. • Supporting the external audit process and first-level auditor queries • Cross-training as backup for the Bookkeeper/Accountant. • Preparing the consolidated Kuwait + UAE group accounts once UAE figures are received each cycle. Decision Authority • No independent sign-off, all reports require Senior Finance Officer review and Manager/Controller - Kuwait final approval Key Performance Indicators • Draft accounts and schedules ready for review by an agreed month-end date. • Zero material corrections required after review, trending down over the first two quarters. • CMA/regulatory drafts submitted ahead of statutory deadlines with review margin. Requirements Must have • Four to five years in financial and statutory reporting. • Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance. • Experience on an ERP or accounting system, for example Microsoft Dynamics or SAP. • Advanced Excel. • Experience gained in an accounting or auditing firm. • Working knowledge of IFRS. • Fluent in English. Preferable • CPA or ACCA, qualified or in progress. • Multi-entity or group consolidation experience. • Experience preparing regulatory filing schedules, ideally CMA. • Arabic. Show more Show less

Four to five years in financial and statutory reporting. Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance. Experience on an ERP or accounting system, for example Microsoft Dynamics or SAP. Advanced Excel. Experience gained in an accounting or auditing firm. Working knowledge of IFRS. Fluent in English.

Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash position, variance analysis) for the Senior Finance Officer's review. Preparation of supporting schedules for the CMA/regulatory filings and audit requests. Verifying report figures tie back to the ledger and the Bookkeeper/Accountant's reconciliations before submitting for review. Supporting the external audit process and first-level auditor queries. Cross-training as backup for the Bookkeeper/Accountant. Preparing the consolidated Kuwait + UAE group accounts once UAE figures are received each cycle.