Senior A/R Accountant – Real Estate Development
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About the company
El Ezz Developments is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant to join our Finance Department.
Your tasks
Customer Accounting & Contract Control
- Maintain accurate customer accounts and individual unit ledgers across real estate projects.
- Review sales contracts, payment schedules, down payments, discounts, and approved amendments.
- Ensure accurate recording of customer invoices, receipts, and accounting transactions in the ERP system.
- Reconcile customer balances against contracts, collections, and general ledger accounts.
Collections & Receivables Management
- Monitor customer installments, outstanding balances, overdue amounts, and collection performance.
- Manage and reconcile post-dated cheque (PDC) records, including deposited, cleared, returned, and outstanding cheques.
- Investigate payment discrepancies, unapplied receipts, and customer account differences.
- Coordinate with Collections, Sales Operations, Customer Service, and Treasury to resolve financial discrepancies.
- Review accounting implications of contract cancellations, refunds, and approved payment restructurings.
Financial Reporting & Control
- Prepare accurate AR aging reports, customer statements, collection reconciliations, and monthly receivables analyses.
- Reconcile AR subledgers with the general ledger and bank collection records.
- Support month-end closing, audit requirements, and documentation controls.
- Monitor compliance with accounting policies, approval procedures, and internal financial controls.
- Contribute to improvements in ERP workflows, data accuracy, and receivables reporting.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will bring solid experience in real estate development, with strong expertise in customer accounting, installment schedules, post-dated cheques, receivables reconciliation, financial reporting, and ERP-based accounting operations.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- +8 years of relevant accounting experience, including substantial hands-on Accounts Receivable experience.
- Previous experience in real estate development is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of real estate sales contracts, customer installment plans, collections, and PDC management.
- Practical experience using an ERP accounting system.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, SUMIFS, and lookup functions.
- Strong reconciliation, analytical, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Good working knowledge of Egyptian accounting practices and financial controls.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Odoo ERP.
- Experience managing customer and unit-level accounting across multiple real estate projects.
- Familiarity with Egyptian Accounting Standards and IFRS.
- Experience improving accounting processes and ERP data quality.