Acino pharmaceutical company is part of Arcera, which is a global life sciences company.
Our purpose is to enable longer and healthier lives while creating sustainable growth. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of high-quality, innovative, and proven medicines in key international markets. With an operational footprint spanning over 90 countries across four continents and manufacturing sites in eight countries, we offer more than 2,000 medicines across various therapeutic areas worldwide.
This role Accountant is based in Baghdad, Iraq, and will report directly to the Finance Manager. The role will be to
To perform general accounting activities related to accounts payable and treasury, while supporting the planning cycle to help the company achieve its financial and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Receive and verify expense reports; reconcile expenses and other financial reports with account balances and supporting records.
- Record vendor invoices in the financial system, ensuring accurate coding and approvals. Manage expense processing and purchase order matching within the company systems.
- Prepare payment proposals based on due invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Perform bank reconciliations, ensuring alignment between executed payments and bank balances.
- Coordinating with vendors on invoice requirements and providing SWIFT confirmations as needed.
- Maintain the process for payment of accounts to ensure that the company meets its obligations as they fall due, complies with its payment policy.
- Preparing statements of account for staff and vendors with outstanding advances to ensure proper follow-up.
- Prepare and distribute reports on accounts payable status, aging analysis, and payment forecasts.
- Reconcile monthly statements and transactions.
- Monitor financial performance and support OPEX forecasting and reporting.
- Verifies documentation before booking making sure that its compliance with the internal policies and ensure the proper archiving.
- Support external and internal audits by providing required information and documentation.
- Assist in the timely preparation of budgets, annual financial statements, and cash flow forecasts.
- Develop and maintain internal controls and processes to ensure compliance with financial and legal requirements.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
- Identify and recommend improvements to accounting processes and procedures.
Your Profile:
- 3-6 years of experience in a similar role.
- Excellent command of English and Arabic language.
- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Post-graduate study in accounting is preferable.
- Ability to analyses, develop and implement finance improvement plans.
- Ability to work within and lead cross-functional teams.
- Attention to details and accuracy
- Bachelor's degree in accounting /finance degree.
This is your opportunity to join a very dynamic organization where you can actively participate in shaping our future.
If this sounds exciting, we are interested in hearing more about you!
Deadline 25 April 2026
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Acino is a Swiss pharmaceutical company headquartered in Zurich, with a clear focus on high-growth markets. We deliver quality pharmaceuticals to promote affordable healthcare and leverage our high-quality pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and network to supply leading companies through contract manufacturing and out-licensing. For more information: www.acino.swiss *** By engaging with Acino on LinkedIn (or any other Acino social media channel), you are agreeing to our Social Media Community Guidelines. If you do not agree to them, do not engage with Acino on social media. Please read our detailed community guidelines carefully here: https://acino.swiss/social-media-community-guidelines ***
