Doka Group Kuwait Careers – Junior Accountant Jobs Vacancies In Kuwait

Company Description
Doka is a world leader in providing innovative formwork solutions and services in all areas of construction. The company is also a global supplier of well-thought-out scaffolding solutions for a varied spectrum of applications. With more than 160 sales points and logistical facilities in over 70 countries, Doka has a high-performing distribution network for advice, customer service and technical support while ensuring equipment is provided swiftly –no matter how big the project. Based from its headquarters in Amstetten, Austria, Doka employs 7,400 people worldwide and is a company of the Umdasch Group, which has stood for reliability, experience and trustworthiness for more than 150 years.

As a customer-focused organization, Doka understands that its greatest assets are its employees, which is why Doka is consistently looking for talented professionals who are keen to develop their career in this challenging industry.

Headquartered in Dubai, the Doka Middle East Africa & Asia Pacific (MEAAP) Area team offers support to the core functions of sales, operations, support, engineering and HR. Established to offer a versatile network of products, systems and expertise, Doka MEAAP oversees some of the fastest growing economies in the world, making it an ideal partner for new and challenging projects, ranging from major infrastructure development such as metro systems, bridges and tunnels to energy sector scaffolding solutions. Doka MEAAP is currently looking to recruit a career driven professional to join its versatile team in Kuwait. The suitable candidate will be a qualified, natural team player who can add significant value to this highly dynamic team.

With an expatriate-majority community of around 70%, Kuwait’s population of 4.2 million people is certainly geared towards its current state of growth. With many living either in or near its capital of Kuwait City, the country’s construction sector has been significantly bolstered by the New Kuwait 2035 development plan, which focuses on using the nation’s wealth to fuel a range of new infrastructure projects, perhaps most notably, Madinat al-Hareer or Silk City. In addition, the country also aims to attract a further $200bn in FDI from 2020 –2035. Doka Kuwait is currently looking to recruit a career driven professional to join its versatile team and support the company’s ongoing national expansion. The suitable candidate will be a qualified and natural team player who can add significant value to this highly dynamic team.

Job Description

• Performing day-to-day functional accounting such as, posting of incoming invoices, bank transactions (vendors and customers) and petty cash.
• Recording and filing cash transactions.
• Processing of standard monthly journals.
• Managing received cheques and following up on returned cheques.
• Following up on outstanding payments, resolving invoice related queries with clients and internal departments
• Organizing of the weekly Credit Control Meeting (preparing of the Ageing Report, Minutes of Meeting as well as following up on the agreed actions).
• Handling of the dunning process and preparing of dunning letters.
• Preparing of customer account reconciliations and various reports (Statement of Accounts, etc…).
• Coordinating customer credit limit assessment and credit limit set up process.
• Coordinating vendor master data request / set up process together with regional procurement.
• Maintaining vendor files.
• Maintaining and monitoring of the fixed assets register.
• Keeping account books and systems up to date.
• Liaising with other departments/vendors.
• Assisting in month end reporting procedures.
• Performing filing and general administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field (Chartered Accountant Certificate is a plus).
• Minimum of (4) years’ experience in related field.
• Familiarity with basic accounting principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• SAP knowledge is a plus.

Additional Information
Skills / Characteristics:

• High degree of accuracy.
• High organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Attention to details.
• Ability to operate within a team.
• Customer service orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.