Accountant - Group AP Services- 12 Month Temporary Contract

Emirates; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Flight discounts

Hotel discounts

Job summary

Emirates Group in Dubai is seeking an Accountant to support financial strategy and decision-making in a fast-paced, multicultural environment. You will review processes, resolve disputes with stakeholders, and participate in system changes to enhance business performance.

The role includes MIS analytics, KPI reporting, and ensuring accurate month-end closing. Strong accounting knowledge and an ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 12 years of schooling or equivalent with 4+ years in Finance & Insurance Accounts
• Accounting knowledge required
• Good MS Office literacy (Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint)
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Effective written and spoken communication across stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Review processes, high-risk areas, and ensure prevention and detection controls for timely processing, accounting, billing and calculations.
• Resolve disputes and discrepancies with internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate in projects, system enhancements, testing and process changes to improve business processes.
• Provide MIS data analytics and KPI/Revenue Protection support.
• Monitor staff workflow for accurate invoice processing and month-end closing; ensure expenditure validity and accrual accuracy.
• Reconcile supplier statements and accounts; ensure timely reconciliations and resolution of outstanding items.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

12 years of schooling

Finance & Insurance Accounts experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always ‘Fly Better.’ As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we’re driven by innovation and excellence. Join us as an Accountant and play a key role in driving financial strategy and decision-making for a global business. Experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your financial expertise will be central to shaping the future of aviation while making a meaningful impact on a global stage.

In This Role You Will

• Review processes, analyse high-risk areas, handle quality checks, and ensure adequate maintenance of prevention and detection controls to ensure completeness, timelines of processing, accounting, billing and accuracy of computation and settlement.
• Resolve disputes, queries and discrepancies with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify areas and ensure active involvement in projects, system enhancements testing and process changes, and thereby acquire in-depth knowledge and enhance business processes.
• Provide data analytical support for Management Information Systems (MIS), KPI and Revenue Protection.
• Monitor the workflow of staff to ensure accurate and prompt invoice processing and timely month-end closing. Ensure validity of expenditure and accuracy of accruals.
• Reconcile supplier statements to ensure correctness and validity. Ensure reconciliations are done regularly and in line with the policy. Follow up and resolve all outstanding items.
• Reconcile and analyse relevant accounts to ensure that any anomalies or discrepancies are identified within agreed time frames and the company’s books of accounts reflect the correct position with regards to the transactions for the month.

Qualification

• Have 12 years of schooling or equivalent and 4+ years of relevant experience in Finance & Insurance Accounts. (Consideration will be given to 10 years of schooling with 6+ years relevant experience).
• Have accounting knowledge
• Have a high level of computer literacy, with good knowledge of office automation software including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Possess good analytical and investigative skills.
• Be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with various stakeholders across the business.
• Be able to function independently within an established framework.

You’ll Have An Edge If You

• Have an additional finance-related qualification preferred.
• Have accounting knowledge within an airline environment.

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website: www.emirates.com/careers