Accountant - Accounts Receivable

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Dubai seeks an experienced Finance Officer to own the tuition invoicing and collections cycle, from enrolment to year-end settlements. This is a parent-facing role where accuracy and sensitivity to families are essential.

You will manage invoicing, discounts, receipts, reconciliations, and month-end close, with attention to data confidentiality and regulator frameworks. Strong Excel and ERP experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or commerce.
• 3 years in accounts receivable or credit control with high-volume accounts.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP/finance systems.
• Clear written and spoken English with the discretion to handle sensitive money conversations.

Responsibilities

• Raise accurate tuition invoices each term in line with the approved fee schedule and regulator framework.
• Apply discounts, scholarships, and sponsorships only with signed authorisation; invoice sponsors.
• Reconcile the student roll to the billing ledger monthly with Admissions and the Registrar.
• Record and allocate all receipts (cash, cheques, online payments) on the day received; manage post-dated cheques.

Skills

Receivables accounting

Revenue recognition

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Discretion in money conversations

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or commerce

Tools

iSAMS

Engage

PowerSchool

Job description

Own the school s fee billing and collections cycle, from enrolment to the point each year s fees are banked, refunded or formally written off. Tuition is the school s main income, so invoice accuracy and collection speed decide whether salaries, suppliers and capital plans are funded on time. This is a parent-facing finance role: the work is technical and many of the conversations are sensitive.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Raise accurate tuition invoices each term in line with the approved fee schedule and the regulator s fee framework [KHDA / ADEK / SPEA / local equivalent], plus registration, deposit, re-enrolment and ancillary charges (transport, uniforms, meals, trips, exams, activities).
• Apply discounts, scholarships, staff-child and sibling concessions only against signed authorisation; invoice corporate sponsors who pay fees on behalf of families.
• Reconcile the student roll to the billing ledger every month with Admissions and the Registrar, adjusting for joiners, leavers and mid-term changes.
• Record and allocate all receipts (transfer, online gateway, card, cheque, cash) on the day received; manage post-dated cheques and follow up returned cheques immediately.
• Reconcile bank accounts and gateway settlements to the receivables ledger and clear unallocated receipts weekly.
• Run the collections cycle under the school s fee policy: reminders, statements, overdue notices, phone follow-up and payment plans within delegated limits.
• Escalate persistent non-payment to the Finance Manager and Principal with a full contact history.
• Handle fee conversations discreetly, keeping a family s financial position separate from the child s experience at school.
• Calculate refunds and withdrawal charges under the fee policy; prepare credit notes and write-off proposals for approval. The postholder prepares these and does not approve them.
• Produce the aged receivables report, collection analysis by year group and a high-risk account list; support month-end close, deferred income, bad-debt provision, [VAT / local tax] returns and audit schedules.
• Follow segregation-of-duties rules for cash, receipting and master-data changes, and keep all family financial information strictly confidential.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor s degree in accounting, finance or commerce; 3 years in accounts receivable or credit control with a high volume of individual customer accounts.
• Sound grasp of receivables accounting: deferred income, revenue recognition, provisions, reconciliations and month-end close.
• Confident with an ERP or finance system and advanced Excel.
• Clear written and spoken English, with the composure to hold a difficult conversation about money and leave the relationship intact.
• High accuracy, integrity and discretion, and the confidence to refuse an unauthorised discount or adjustment, whoever asks for it.
• Desirable: experience in a school or other family-facing, fee-based service; a school billing system such as [iSAMS / Engage / PowerSchool];