Accountant (Shipping or Logistic)

Salla is one of the leading e-commerce platforms in the MENA region, empowering merchants with innovative digital solutions to start, manage, and grow their businesses. As we continue to scale our logistics and shipping operations, we are looking for anAccountant – Logisticsto join our Finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for accurate accounting, reconciliation, and reporting across logistics operations, includingrevenue and cost management, billing, collections, merchant compensations, and financial controls.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Revenue Management:

• Accurately calculate logistics-related revenues and track financial performance metrics.
• Reconcile generated revenues against issued invoices and systematically resolve any discrepancies.
• Record, monitor, and manage deferred revenue in compliance with accounting standards (IFRS).
• Investigate significant fluctuations in logistics revenue, costs, volumes, and margins

2. Cost Management:

• Reconcile vendor and logistics partner invoices against internal operational records (e.g., AWBs and shipping rates).
• Process and record Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and direct shipping cost entries accurately.
• Identify potential revenue leakage, excess vendor charges, incorrect pricing
• Ensure timely and accurate payments to logistics vendors and shipping partners.

3. Reporting & Financial Reconciliation:

• Prepare periodic reconciliations for all logistics transactions, shipping gateways, and clearing accounts.
• Generate analytical reports on billing, collections, logistics margins, and revenue analysis.
• Maintain fully audit-ready financial records compliant with accounting standards.
• Ensure timely respond to and fulfill auditors' requirements and data requests.
• Knowledge in Shipping Margin & Financial Analysis.
• Contribute in Month-End Closing & Financial Reporting.
• Good in Financial Controls & Data Integrity.
• Strict adherence to compliance and regulatory standards.
• Support monthly variance analysis and management reporting relating to Salla's shipping business.

4. Process Optimization & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Continuous Improvement: Proactively evaluate, optimize, and streamline shipping and logistics accounting workflows.
• Problem Solving & Coordination: Collaborate directly with Operations, Product, and Account Management teams to resolve pending requests, unmapped transactions, and operational bottlenecks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree inAccounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum3 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably withinlogistics, shipping, or e-commerce.
• Hands-on experience withrevenue and cost accounting, vendor invoice reconciliation, COGS, and financial reconciliations.
• Experience supportingmonth-end closing, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Working knowledge ofIFRS, including revenue recognition, accruals, and deferred revenue.
• Understanding ofshipping and logistics transactions, including AWBs, shipping rates, vendor billing, and shipping margin analysis.
• AdvancedMicrosoft Excelskills and hands-on experience withERP/accounting systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identifyfinancial discrepancies, revenue leakage, and incorrect charges.
• High attention to detail and ability to work accurately withhigh-volume transactional data.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing processes, priorities, and workflows in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional proficiency inArabic and English.
• Experience withPower BI, SQL, or similar data-analysis toolsis a plus.