Accounting Supervisor

McNair Partnership; Dubai; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist executive search firm seeks a Senior Accountant in Dubai. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of accounting experience, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8 years of progressively increasing responsibility in accounting.
• 3 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Creative thinking for efficient practices.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day to day duties of accounting staff.
• Maintain integrity of assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare and record financial documents.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet software

Very good communication skills

Team player

Strong interpersonal skills

Flexibility to work hours

Education

Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance

Master degree (preferable)

Job description

BASIC FUNCTION: Process journal entries for month end close. Compile and distribute financial data. Provide accounting support to the Accounting Supervisor

DUTIES: AUTHORITY
1.Supervise day to day duties of professional and clerical staff. This includes but is not limited to review of Account Analysis, financial reporting schedules, and Journal Voucher preparation and posting during the month end close process.
2.Maintain the integrity of all assigned company(s) balance sheet accounts.
3.Prepare Corporate office SIM report
4.Perform and Supervise Corporate Bank accounts reconciliation process
5.Supervise Corporate overhead P&L variance analysis
6.Oversee Holding Company Accounting
7.Perform Equity Roll forward
8.Prepare and record insurance invoices
9.Maintain Month End Close schedule.
10.Coordinate Internal Control projects as assigned
11.Maintain Dividends schedule and account for dividends declaration
12.Oversee Company Commitments (Capital Vs. Operating lease)
13.Maintain consolidated lease schedule for Company
14.Oversee and Record Company Contingencies (Legal cases schedule, etc..)
15.Accounting for Pension & Other related employee Benefit / Stock plans, etc..

English - Very Good
Arabic - Fluent / Excellent

Own a Car

Any

Have Driving License

Any

Job Skills

EDUCATION: Bachelor degree with a major in Accounting or Finance preferably holds a Master degree

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of 8 years of progressively increasing responsibility within the accounting function including at least 3 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity.

SKILLS: Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet, word processing and database software. Very good communication skills, both written and verbal. Knowledge of moderately complex procedures and practices of accounting. Must be a team player with strong interpersonal skills and able to maintain good working relationship with co-workers. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and flexibility to work hours needed to meet deadlines

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Good oral and written communications skills; possess high level of self-integrity, ingenuity and initiative. The ability to work in a fast paced environment and flexibility to work hours needed to meet deadlines.

SUPERVISION: Directly Supervise 3 (1 Senior Accountant, 2 Accountant)

INGENUITY: Creative thinking required to develop more efficient practices & processes for the job duties

DECISION-MAKING: Determine or inquire about priority of assignments. Ability to interpret results, identify problems and offer solution and recommendations to management.

About The Company

The McNair Partnership is a specialist executive search firm providing a range of recruitment solutions to global industry using traditional and proprietary search methods. With offices in the UK and the Middle East, our team of recruitment experts have unrivalled market intelligence across a variety of industry sectors and have successfully searched and recruited best-of-breed candidates for jobs in Financial Services, Energy, Construction, Law and General Commerce throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific over the last 18 years.

We are the trusted recruitment partners of some of the most successful businesses and brands, large and small, delivering effective Search, Selection, and Interim services to suit your needs.