Accounts Payable Specialist

LEGOLAND® Dubai Resort; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

LEGOLAND Dubai Resort is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to support the resort’s accounts payable and treasury activities. You will help ensure invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time, cash positions are understood, balance sheet accounts are reconciled, and finance records remain complete and audit-ready.

You will maintain the accounts payable tracker, validate supplier invoices, prepare payment runs, reconcile cash flows, and support intercompany

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline.
• 2–4 years of accounts payable, general accounting, or treasury support.
• Hospitality experience is advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with ERP, banking and treasury systems; Kyriba exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the accounts payable tracker, ageing, payment reports, and bank-statement updates.
• Validate supplier invoices, route for approval, and post approved invoices.
• Prepare payment runs and treasury platform payments; process bank transfers and cheques.
• Prepare and reconcile cash-flow forecasts; reconcile forecast to actuals.
• Prepare assigned balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany recharge invoices.
• Disburse petty cash, post expenses, and ensure documentation for audit.

Skills

High attention to detail

Clear communication

Confidentiality and accuracy

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Kyriba

Job description

Scope of work (JOB PURPOSE)

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to support the resort’s accounts payable and treasury activities. You will help ensure invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time, cash positions are understood, balance sheet accounts are reconciled, and finance records remain complete and audit-ready.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintain the accounts payable tracker, including ageing, payment reports, and bank-statement updates.
• Validate supplier invoices, route them for approval, and post approved invoices, including items received outside the supplier portal.
• Monitor advance payments, follow up with departments, and clear or expense delivered items.
• Prepare payment runs according to due dates and business urgency.
• Prepare payment requests and supporting documents for treasury-platform payments.
• Process bank transfers, cheques, and approved one-time payments.
• Support daily bank-statement retrieval, payment clearing, and foreign-exchange loss entries.
• Prepare and maintain the 13-week cash-flow forecast, including inflow and outflow projections and vendor-level analysis.
• Reconcile forecast cash flows to actual monthly movements.
• Prepare funding requests and reconcile them to the cash-flow forecast, profit and loss statement, and monthly cash-flow actuals.
• Prepare assigned balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare reversible and non-reversible accruals.
• Reconcile and review monthly expenses for completeness and reasonableness.
• Maintain clear supporting schedules and documentation for review and audit.
• Reconcile corporate credit-card statements to approved forms and supporting documents, post expenses, and clear payments.
• Disburse approved petty-cash requests, replenish funds, post expenses, and complete monthly cash counts and reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll, non-payroll, utility, and other intercompany recharge invoices.
• Validate inbound intercompany invoices and resolve discrepancies promptly.

Health & Safety

Managers/Supervisors are responsible for all aspects of Health, Safety & Security within their department, in line with the Group Policy (HS001). In particular, they must ensure that risk assessments have been carried out, that safe working procedures are in place for all work activities and that all employees under their management are aware of the Group Health, Safety and Security Policy and their obligations under it. They must ensure that safe working practices are monitored and that risk assessments and procedures are reviewed regularly. Where incidents do occur, they must ensure that they are investigated appropriately and that where necessary, corrective action is taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline

Required Experience:

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in accounts payable, general accounting, or treasury support; hospitality experience is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of invoice processing, payment controls, reconciliations, accruals, and cash-flow reporting.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with ERP, banking, and treasury systems; Kyriba exposure is an advantage.
• High attention to detail, sound judgement, and the ability to manage recurring deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and a proactive approach to following up with internal departments and suppliers.
• Commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and strong financial controls.

Job-Specific Skills:

• High attention to detail, sound judgement, and the ability to manage recurring deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and a proactive approach to following up with internal departments and suppliers.
• Commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and strong financial controls.

Additional Experience

• Theme Park Industry experience is a plus