Accountant – Cash & Receivables

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Dubai seeks an experienced Accountant – Cash & Receivables to join the Finance team. The role focuses on AR management, cash collections, customer reconciliations, and credit control in a corporate group environment.

The successful candidate will reduce overdue balances, monitor credit risk, and support month-end close and audit requirements. English communication is essential; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5–10 years of AR, collections or cash management experience.
• Experience in corporate/group environments.
• Strong Excel and ERP system skills.
• English communication skills; Arabic a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Accounts Receivable and customer balances.
• Follow up with clients for collection of outstanding and overdue invoices.
• Prepare and review receivables aging reports and prioritize long-outstanding balances.
• Obtain payment commitments and follow up until settlement.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies and unidentified receipts.
• Monitor customer credit limits, payment terms and credit exposure.
• Identify high-risk or overdue customers and escalate to Finance Management.
• Support implementation of credit-control policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Operations to resolve billing and collection issues.
• Record and reconcile cash, cheques, bank transfers and other receipts.
• Prepare regular collection, aging and credit-exposure reports.
• Support month-end closing and receivables audit requirements.

Skills

English proficiency

Excel proficiency

ERP experience

Credit control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Department: Finance

Experience: 5–10 Years

We are seeking an experienced Accountant – Cash & Receivables to join our Finance team within a corporate group environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing accounts receivable, cash collections, client follow-up, customer reconciliations, and credit control, with a strong focus on reducing overdue balances and minimizing credit risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor Accounts Receivable and customer balances.
• Follow up actively with clients for collection of outstanding and overdue invoices.
• Prepare and review receivables aging reports and prioritize long-outstanding balances.
• Obtain payment commitments and follow up until settlement.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies, disputes, and unidentified receipts.
• Monitor customer credit limits, payment terms, and credit exposure.
• Identify high-risk or overdue customers and escalated concerns to Finance Management.
• Support implementation of credit-control policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Operations and other departments to resolve billing and collection issues.
• Record and reconcile cash, cheque, bank transfer, credit-card, and other customer receipts.
• Prepare regular collection, aging, overdue, and credit-exposure reports.
• Support month-end closing, Accounts Receivable reconciliation, audit requirements, and Expected Credit Loss review.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for collection and receivable activities.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in Accounts Receivable, Collections, Cash

Management, or Credit Control.

• Strong experience in established corporate or group-company environments.
• Proven experience in client collection and follow-up of overdue receivables.
• Good understanding of receivables aging, customer reconciliations, credit limits, payment terms, and credit-risk management.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and ERP/accounting system skills.
• Experience with Oracle or similar ERP systems is an advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Arabic Is an advantage to the applicant .

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in the veterinary, animal healthcare, hospital, clinic, pharmacy, healthcare, or related service industries will be preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strong collection and negotiation skills.
• Persistent and professional client follow-up.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Ability to identify and reduce credit risks.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage difficult and overdue accounts professionally.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet collection targets.

Key Performance Focus

The position will be primarily assessed on:

• Reduction of overdue receivables.
• Improvement in collection performance.
• Reduction of balances over 30/60/90 days.
• Improvement in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
• Reduction of bad-debt and credit-risk exposure.
• Accuracy and timeliness of customer reconciliations and receivables reporting.

We are looking for a hands-on and proactive professional who takes full ownership of customer balances from invoicing through final collection and is capable of maintaining strong client relationships while protecting the company’s financial interests.