AR & Collections Accountant — Retail Real Estate

ALDAR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldar is seeking an experienced Accountant to join our Finance team in Abu Dhabi, focused on tenant receivables, collections, and payment processing. The role involves direct debits, Cheques, Wires, and Yardi-related transactions to support accurate tenant accounting and cash flow.

The position emphasizes strong financial controls, audit readiness, and collaboration with Leasing, Finance, tenants, and banking partners to ensure timely collections and compliant processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Collections, or a related finance function.
• Experience within retail, shopping malls, real estate, property management, or a similar environment is highly preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience in tenant collections and accounts receivable.
• Previous experience working with Yardi or a similar property management/accounting system is strongly preferred.
• Practical experience with cheques, direct debits, bank guarantees, tenant payments, and banking processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day processing and recording of tenant payments.
• Process Direct Debit receipts and coordinate bank mandates.
• Record and allocate payments in Yardi to the correct tenant accounts.
• Review and approve collection lease workflows in Yardi.
• Coordinate with banks and internal teams on payment confirmations and collection issues.
• Maintain accurate audit trails and supporting documentation for all collections and payments.

Skills

Tenant collections

Accounts receivable

Payment processing

Yardi

Banking

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Yardi

Job description

Aldar is seeking an experienced Accountant to join our Finance team in Abu Dhabi, focused on tenant receivables, collections, and payment processing. The role involves direct debits, Cheques, Wires, and Yardi-related transactions to support accurate tenant accounting and cash flow.

The position emphasizes strong financial controls, audit readiness, and collaboration with Leasing, Finance, tenants, and banking partners to ensure timely collections and compliant processes.