Assistant Accountant

Exotic Colors L.L.C; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employment visa

Medical insurance

Annual leave per UAE Labour Law

Job summary

Exotic Colors L.L.C. in Abu Dhabi seeks an Assistant Accountant to manage daily bookkeeping, accounts payable, cheque preparation, and bank reconciliations under guidance from management and auditors.

The role supports month-end close and reporting across a multi-brand retail group. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years in accounting, is proficient with Excel and cloud accounting software, and can handle cheques, online payments, and detailed documentation.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience, preferably in UAE multi-branch settings.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software (cloud SME preferred) and an expense-management tool.
• Practical experience with cheque preparation, bank payments online, and bank reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills, including schedules, reconciliations and pivot tables.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• Accurate, organised and disciplined regarding supporting documents and approvals.
• Good written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or willing to relocate; UAE residents preferred.

Responsibilities

• Post daily entries in the accounting system for bank and cash accounts; keep the books current to the day.
• Reconcile bank accounts and payables ledgers; investigate differences with the team.
• Prepare daily sales reports per brand and the petty cash expense report.
• Maintain depreciation schedule and support monthly closing.
• Check supplier bills and staff expense claims; ensure correct accounts and approvals.
• Prepare cheques and cheque lists; match to approved bills and update registers.
• Initiate payments and transfers on online banking; follow up approvals.
• Maintain rent schedule for all branches and pending payments.
• Prepare daily bank balance report for Management.
• Prepare monthly branch-level reports and landlord statements; assist auditors.
• Submit daily timesheet and file supporting documents.

Skills

Accounting experience

Accounting software

Expense management

Cheque processing

Online banking payments

Bank reconciliations

Excel

Pivot tables

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Arabic language

Location UAE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce

Tools

Cloud SME accounting suite

Expense-management tool

Online banking platforms

Job description

About the role

We are a UAE retail and distribution group operating 25+ brands and 30+ branches. We are hiring an Assistant Accountant for our Finance Division in Abu Dhabi. The role owns the daily bookkeeping cycle, accounts payable and cheque preparation, bank reconciliations and the daily bank balance report, and supports month-end closing under the direction of the Management and the external auditors.

Key responsibilities

Bookkeeping and reconciliations

• Post daily entries in the accounting system for the assigned bank and cash accounts; keep the books current to the day.
• Reconcile bank accounts and payables ledgers weekly, investigate differences and clear them with the team.
• Prepare the daily sales reports per brand and the petty cash expense report.
• Maintain the depreciation schedule and support the monthly closing.

Accounts payable, expenses and payments

• Check supplier bills and staff expense claims submitted in the expense system: correct account, supporting document, approval status; return incomplete submissions.
• Prepare cheques and cheque lists (including rent cheques for branch leases), match them to approved bills, and update the cheque register and the shared drive.
• Initiate payments and transfers on the online banking platforms for Management authorisation; follow up pending approvals and bank queries.
• Maintain the rent schedule for all branches and the list of pending payments and approvals for Management.

Reporting and audit

• Prepare the daily bank balance report (end of day) for Management.
• Prepare the monthly reports requested by Management (branch-level schedules, mall reporting such as monthly statements requested by landlords, AP ageing summary).
• Prepare documents for signature, respond to bank requests (account details, employee additions on payroll platforms), and support the external auditors during their review.
• Submit a daily timesheet and keep supporting documents filed and retrievable.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years of experience in accounting or bookkeeping, preferably in retail, FMCG or a multi-branch company in the UAE.
• Hands-on experience with an accounting system (cloud SME accounting suite preferred) and with an expense-management tool.
• Practical experience preparing cheques, initiating bank payments on online banking platforms, and performing bank reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills: schedules, reconciliations, pivot tables.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• Accurate, organised and disciplined about supporting documents and approval before payment.
• Good written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or willing to relocate; candidates already in the UAE are preferred.

Benefits

• Salary: AED 2,800 per month.
• Employment visa, medical insurance and annual leave as per UAE Labour Law.
• Full-time position based at the company head office in Abu Dhabi, Finance Division.
• Exposure to multi-brand retail accounting across food, beauty and fashion with growth into a senior accountant role.