Accounts Payable Specialist - ERP, VAT, Abu Dhabi

Aldar Education LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldar Education is seeking an Accountant Payable for its Abu Dhabi corporate office to manage end-to-end supplier invoicing, PO matching, and payments. The role requires meticulous attention to accuracy and timely month-end close in a corporate setting.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and at least 3 years’ experience in accounts payable, with strong Excel and ERP skills and good English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• Professional accounting qualification or progress towards a relevant qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end corporate payables accounting, including invoice validation, purchase order and receipt matching, supplier account maintenance, payment support, AP reconciliations, accruals, month‑end closing, audit documentation, and stakeholder query resolution.
• Receive, review, and process supplier invoices and credit notes for HQ entities, ensuring validity, completeness, correct legal entity, appropriate coding, and required supporting documentation.
• Perform purchase order, goods or service receipt, and invoice matching and follow up on quantity, price, tax, coding, or approval exceptions.
• Confirm that invoices and non‑PO payment requests comply with procurement requirements, approved contracts, Group policies, and the Delegation of Authority before processing.
• Validate VAT treatment and required tax invoice information and refer complex tax matters to the Tax team.
• Prepare supplier reconciliations, investigate differences, obtain missing statements or documents, and resolve debit balances, duplicates, and long‑outstanding items.
• Review accounts payable ageing, unmatched invoices, blocked transactions, payment holds, GR/IR balances, and other exceptions and coordinate timely resolution.
• Prepare payment proposals and supporting schedules, validate due dates and payment terms, and coordinate approved payments with Treasury.
• Post and reconcile supplier payments, credit notes, advances, retention balances, and other accounts payable transactions in the ERP.
• Prepare month‑end accounts payable accruals, cut‑off schedules, reconciliations, and closing reports in line with the approved closing calendar.
• Support prepaid expense, intercompany, employee reimbursement, and other assigned payable‑related accounting activities.
• Respond to supplier and internal stakeholder queries professionally and maintain clear records of actions and resolutions.
• Prepare supporting documents and schedules for statutory audit, internal audit, ICFR testing, and other compliance reviews.
• Maintain accounts payable files and records in accordance with document‑retention and audit requirements.
• Support testing and implementation of ERP, workflow, e‑invoicing, and Purchase‑to‑Pay process enhancements.
• Identify duplicate payments, control gaps, recurring exceptions, and process inefficiencies and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide periodic accounts payable reports and analysis to the Assistant Manager - HQ Financial Operations

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

English communication

Problem solving

Procure-to-Pay controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Professional accounting qualification desirable

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Aldar Education is seeking an Accountant Payable for its Abu Dhabi corporate office to manage end-to-end supplier invoicing, PO matching, and payments. The role requires meticulous attention to accuracy and timely month-end close in a corporate setting.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and at least 3 years’ experience in accounts payable, with strong Excel and ERP skills and good English communication.