AR Accountant

RTC-1 Employment Services; Umm Al Quwain; On-site; AED 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

RTC-1 Employment Services seeks an AR Accountant for Umm Al Quwain, UAE. You will manage the full accounts receivable cycle, posting invoices and receipts in the ERP and ensuring accurate customer records.

You will reconcile ledgers, monitor aging, and coordinate with Sales and Collections to reduce overdue balances, while ensuring UAE VAT compliance and supporting monthly close.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years UAE accounting experience, specifically AR, invoicing and collections.
• Experience with UAE VAT requirements.
• Hands-on with ERP/accounting systems and MS Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete AR cycle, including invoices, credit notes, debits and receipts.
• Reconcile AR ledger, aging, and collections and coordinate with Sales/Collections to resolve discrepancies.
• Record and allocate customer payments; reconcile bank receipts and monitor credit limits.
• Support month-end/year-end closing and VAT compliance while ensuring accurate records.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Customer communications

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Tally

Job description

Position and Compensation

Position Title: AR AccountantEmployment Type: Full TimeSalary AED: up to 4,000 inclusive depending on experience and qualificationsJob Location: Umm Al Quwain, UAE

About the Client

A pioneering petrochemical manufacturer and trader of paints, coatings, resins, adhesives, and construction chemicals with factories and operations spanning the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

Job Description

• Manage the complete AR cycle, including preparing, verifying, and posting customer invoices, credit notes, debit notes, and receipts; ensuring accurate customer account records, proper revenue documentation, and timely transaction posting in the ERP/accounting system.
• Perform regular customer ledger and statement reconciliations, monitor outstanding invoices and payment due dates, prepare AR aging reports, follow up on overdue balances, and coordinate with the Sales and Collections teams to resolve payment discrepancies and reduce overdue receivables.
• Accurately record and allocate customer payments, reconcile bank receipts, monitor customer credit limits and payment terms, identify overdue or high-risk accounts, and prepare weekly/monthly collection reports, outstanding balance summaries, and cash-flow-related receivables forecasts.
• Support monthly and year-end closing activities, reconcile AR subledgers with the general ledger, maintain accurate supporting documentation, ensure compliance with UAE VAT requirements and internal accounting policies, and assist with internal/external audits while preventing billing errors and unallocated receipts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 1–2 years of hands-on UAE accounting experience, specifically involving Accounts Receivable, customer reconciliations, invoicing, and payment collections. Manufacturing, paints, chemicals, building materials, or trading experience is highly preferred.
• Practical experience in customer invoicing, receipt allocation, debtor aging analysis, customer statement reconciliation, credit notes, collections follow-ups, and resolving outstanding payment discrepancies, with working knowledge of UAE VAT requirements.
• Hands-on experience with accounting/ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Tally, or similar platforms, supported by good MS Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Excellent numerical accuracy, attention to detail, organizational skills, and professional communication abilities, with confidence in coordinating with customers, Sales, Finance, and other departments to resolve disputes, meet collection targets, and maintain accurate records under tight deadlines.