Assistant Accountant

Azizi Developments; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Azizi Developments in Dubai seeks an accounting professional to support daily financial operations, including recording transactions and maintaining records.

The role covers accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliation, month-end activities, VAT compliance, and audit support, with focus on accuracy and adherence to UAE accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Record and maintain financial transactions, including invoices, receipts, payments, and journal entries.
• Process supplier invoices, verify supporting documents, track outstanding payments, and assist with payment preparation.
• Prepare customer invoices, monitor outstanding balances, follow up on overdue payments, and maintain customer account records.
• Reconcile bank statements with accounting records and investigate discrepancies.
• Assist in maintaining the general ledger, updating account schedules, and ensuring accurate financial postings.
• Maintain petty cash records, verify supporting receipts, and assist with periodic reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities, accruals, prepayments, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare basic financial reports, expense summaries, schedules, and supporting documentation for management review.
• Assist with UAE VAT calculations, maintain tax records, and support VAT return preparation per FTA requirements.
• Verify employee expense claims against company policies and ensure appropriate approvals and documentation.
• Organize financial records and provide supporting documents required for internal and external audits.
• Maintain proper filing of invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, contracts, and other accounting documents.
• Enter and update financial data in accounting software or ERP systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Follow internal financial controls, company procedures, and applicable accounting standards.

Job description

Daily Accounting: Recordandmaintainfinancialtransactions,includinginvoices,receipts,payments,andjournalentries.

Accounts Payable: Processsupplierinvoices,verifysupportingdocuments,trackoutstandingpayments,andassistwithpaymentpreparation.

Accounts Receivable: Preparecustomerinvoices,monitoroutstandingbalances,followuponoverduepayments,andmaintaincustomeraccountrecords.

Bank Reconciliation: Reconcilebankstatementswithaccountingrecordsandinvestigatediscrepancies.

General Ledger: Assistinmaintainingthegeneralledger,updatingaccountschedules,andensuringaccuratefinancialpostings.

Petty Cash Management: Maintainpettycashrecords,verifysupportingreceipts,andassistwithperiodicreconciliations.

Month-End Support: Assistwithmonth-endandyear-endclosingactivities,accruals,prepayments,andaccountreconciliations.

Financial Reporting: Preparebasicfinancialreports,expensesummaries,schedules,andsupportingdocumentationformanagementreview.

VAT Compliance: AssistwithUAEVATcalculations,maintainingtaxrecords,preparingVATreconciliationschedules,andsupportingVATreturnpreparationinlinewithapplicableFTArequirements.

Expense Management: Verifyemployeeexpenseclaimsagainstcompanypoliciesandensureappropriateapprovalsanddocumentation.

Audit Support: Organizefinancialrecordsandprovidesupportingdocumentsrequiredforinternalandexternalaudits.

Document Control: Maintainproperfilingofinvoices,receipts,paymentvouchers,contracts,andotheraccountingdocuments.

System Updates: EnterandupdatefinancialdatainaccountingsoftwareorERPsystems,ensuringaccuracyandcompleteness.

Compliance: Follow internal financial controls, company procedures, and applicable accounting standards.