Accountant

Dsv Air & Sea SAU; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV is seeking a dedicated professional to lead end-to-end liquidation and dissolution of legal entities across jurisdictions from its Dubai office. The role involves coordinating with Finance, Tax, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure timely, compliant closures.

Responsibilities include planning, maintaining trackers, liaising with authorities and auditors, and ensuring all milestones meet deadlines while managing intercompany balances and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, law, corporate governance, or related field.
• Experience in legal entity management, corporate governance, finance, accounting, or liquidation projects.
• Experience managing multi-country legal entity closures is preferred.
• Experience working with SAP ERP systems is preferred.
• Experience working within a multinational organization is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end liquidation, dissolution, and deregistration of legal entities across assigned jurisdictions.
• Prepare and maintain liquidation trackers, project plans, and status reports.
• Coordinate all activities required for entity closure, including obtaining approvals, settling liabilities, and completing statutory requirements.
• Ensure all liquidation milestones are completed within agreed timelines.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, Corporate Governance, or related field

Tools

SAP ERP

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The DSV group, headquartered in Denmark, is one of the biggest transport and logistics companies in the world, with more than 160,000 dedicated employees and presence in 90 countries.

The succesful candidate will be responsible for managing the end-to-end liquidation and dissolution of legal entities across multiple jurisdictions. This includes coordinating with internal stakeholders, external advisors, regulatory authorities, finance teams, and legal teams to ensure timely and compliant closure of entities in accordance with local laws and company policies. The role requires strong project management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple legal entity closure projects simultaneously.

Reporting Line:

Location: Dubai, UAE

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end liquidation, dissolution, and deregistration of legal entities across assigned jurisdictions.
• Prepare and maintain liquidation trackers, project plans, and status reports.
• Coordinate all activities required for entity closure, including obtaining approvals, settling liabilities, and completing statutory requirements.
• Ensure all liquidation milestones are completed within agreed timelines.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Liaise with internal departments including Finance, Tax, Treasury, HR, Legal, Compliance, and Operations.
• Coordinate with external service providers, corporate secretaries, legal advisers, auditors, and government authorities.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned liquidation projects.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure entity closures comply with local regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation for liquidation files.
• Support internal and external audits related to legal entity closures.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and identify risks that may impact liquidation timelines.
• Coordinate balance sheet clearances and account closures.
• Support settlement of intercompany balances and outstanding obligations.
• Work closely with Finance and Tax teams to ensure completion of financial and tax-related requirements before liquidation.
• Track and monitor liquidation costs against budgets.

Reporting & Process Improvement

• Provide regular status updates and KPI reporting to management.
• Identify opportunities to improve liquidation and legal entity management processes.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and process documentation.
• Strong project management and coordination skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience working with external service providers and regulatory authorities.

Qualifications & Characteristics

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, Corporate Governance, or a related field.
• Experience in legal entity management, corporate governance, finance, accounting, or liquidation projects.
• Experience managing multi-country legal entity closures is preferred.
• Experience working with SAP ERP systems is preferred.
• Experience working within a multinational organization is an advantage.

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

Working at DSV means playing in a different league.

As a global leader in transport and logistics, we have been on an extraordinary journey of growth. Let's grow together as we continue to innovate, digitalise and build on our achievements.

With close to 150,000 colleagues in over 90 countries, we work every day to offer solid services and meet our customers’ needs and help them achieve their goals. We know that the best way to achieve this is by bringing in new talent, fresh perspectives and ambitious individuals like you.

At DSV, performance is in our DNA. We don't just work - we aim to shape the future of logistics. This ambition fuels a dynamic environment built on collaboration with world-class team players, accountability and action. We value inclusivity, embrace different cultures and respect the dignity and rights of every individual. If you want to make an impact, be trusted by customers and grow your career in a forward-thinking company - this is the place to be.

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