Accountant

Client of S&K HR Consulting; Dubai; On-site; AED 268,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of S&K HR Consulting in Dubai seeks an experienced accountant to own the full finance function across a multi-entity structure. This hands-on role reports to the Family Office Director and operates in a lean maker-checker framework with the Director as approver.

The successful candidate will manage bookkeeping, monthly reporting, payroll, tax compliance, and budgeting within a UAE regulatory environment, ensuring accuracy and discretion.

Qualifications

• >5 years accounting experience in family office or SME group.
• >Strong cash flow management, forecasting and cost control.
• >Experience with corporate banking portals in maker-checker workflow.
• >Proficient with Zoho Books and payroll systems.
• >Familiarity with UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, and WPS.
• >Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills.
• >Dubai-based, discretion and professional maturity.

Responsibilities

• Record transactions and maintain the general ledger.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements and consolidate reports.
• Process invoices and vendor payments; manage receivables.
• Monitor liquidity and forecast cash flow; manage FX exposure.
• Prepare annual budget and variance analyses.
• VAT filing, UAE Corporate Tax filings and ESR reporting.
• Process salaries via WPS and calculate end-of-service gratuity.
• Track investment portfolios; note capital calls/distributions.
• Maintain documents, audits, contracts and trade licenses.

Skills

Cash flow

Forecasting

Cost control

Excel skills

Financial reporting

Bank portals

Zoho Books

WPS payroll

VAT knowledge

Corporate tax

Detail oriented

Tools

ADCB ProCash

Zoho Books

ERP systems

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our client is a Dubai-based single family office who are seeking an experienced accountant to own the full finance function across a multi-entity structure. Reporting to the Family Office Director, this is a hands-on single-owner role suited to someone meticulous, discreet and comfortable running the complete accounting cycle in a lean environment. The role sits within a maker-checker approval framework with the accountant as maker and the Director as approver.

BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING

• Record all transactions, income, expenses, transfers and maintain the general ledger.
• Perform bank reconciliations across all accounts.
• Manage petty cash.

FINANCIAL REPORTING

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements (P & L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Produce consolidated reporting across entities and investments and management reports for the Director.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & RECEIVABLE

• Process invoices and vendor payments.
• Manage payment schedules and due dates.
• Track rental income, dividends and other receivables.

CASH FLOW & TREASURY CORE FOCUS

• Monitor liquidity across all accounts and forecast cash flow.
• Manage FX exposure on multi-currency positions.
• Coordinate transfers between personal and corporate accounts.

BUDGETING & FORECASTING

• Prepare the annual budget.
• Run variance analysis (actual vs budget).

TAX & COMPLIANCE

• VAT filing.
• UAE Corporate Tax preparation and timely regulatory filings.
• ESR Mandatory UBO reporting.
• Liaise with external auditors.

PAYROLL & HR FINANCE

• Process salaries via WPS.
• Calculate end-of-service gratuity and leave provisions.
• Administer DEWS pension contributions.

INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION

• Track portfolio performance (equities, real estate, private equity).
• Record capital calls and distributions.
• Maintain investment and maturity schedules.
• Coordinate with brokers, custodians and fund managers.

INSURANCE & DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

• Track policy renewals (health, property, vehicle, liability).
• Process claims.
• Maintain financial records, contracts, audit trails and corporate documents, trade licenses, leases.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5 years of accounting experience, ideally within a family office, holding company or SME group.
• Demonstrated strength in cash flow management, forecasting and cost control.
• Hands-on experience with corporate banking portals (ADCB ProCash or similar) within a maker-checker workflow.
• Working knowledge of Zoho Books, Payroll or comparable ERP.
• Familiarity with UAE VAT, Corporate Tax and WPS.
• Strong Excel and reporting skills and high attention to detail.
• Currently residing in Dubai and available on-site.
• Absolute discretion and professional maturity.