Assistant Director - Accounting

Wynn Al Marjan Island; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Wynn Al Marjan Island is seeking a strong Assistant Director of Accounting to join our Finance Team in Abu Dhabi. The role leads the close processes, IFRS reporting, consolidation, and balance sheet integrity for a multi-entity hospitality environment.

Key responsibilities include managing the GL, fixed assets, and intercompany eliminations, while driving process improvements and ensuring audit readiness. A senior accounting background and IFRS expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualifications required.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Experience in hospitality, real estate or multi-entity environments is advantageous.
• Big Four background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close processes and ensure timely reporting.
• Prepare and review standalone and consolidated IFRS statements and statutory reports.
• Own consolidation including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.
• Prepare cash flow statements with reconciliations of cash movements.
• Oversee general ledger; ensure journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity with detailed reconciliations and aging analyses.
• Review fixed asset accounting: CIP, capitalization, disposals, depreciation.
• Classify capex vs opEx during pre-opening to post-opening transition.
• Analyze financial statements and reports for Finance leadership.
• Develop accounting policies and close controls aligned with IFRS.
• Coordinate with AP, Payroll, Treasury, Tax, Procurement, FP&A, IT and ops.
• Support audits by coordinating requests and actions.
• Drive process improvements, automation and reduce manual journals.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions.
• Lead and develop the accounting team; succession planning.
• Build relationships with banks, auditors, tax advisers and Group Finance.
• Ensure confidentiality and data handling per policy.
• Support resort transition to post-opening operations with scalable processes.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

ERP systems

Oracle

Excel skills

Financial reporting

Audit coordination

Consolidation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

ACCA/CPA/ACA preferred

Tools

ERP software

Oracle

Excel

Job description

About the Position

Wynn Al Marjan Island is currently seeking an strong Assistant Director of Accounting strong to join our strong Finance Team strong

The primary duties and responsibilities of this role are

• Lead the monthly quarterly and annual financial close processes ensuring reporting is accurate complete supported and delivered within the approved close calendar
• Prepare and review standalone and consolidated financial statements with IFRS and applicable statutory and internal reporting requirements
• Own the consolidation process including intercompany reconciliations elimination entries foreign currency considerations and review of reporting packages
• Prepare statements of cash flows including reconciliation of movements in cash and cash equivalents
• Oversee the general ledger and ensure that journal entries accruals prepayments allocations and account reconciliations are properly prepared reviewed approved and retained
• Maintain balance sheet integrity through timely completion and review of detailed account reconciliations supporting schedules aging analyses and resolution of reconciling items
• Review fixed asset accounting including construction-in-progress reviews capitalization assessments componentization asset transfers disposals impairment considerations useful-life reviews and depreciation
• Ensure appropriate classification of capital and operating expenditure particularly during the transition from pre-opening development activity to post-opening operations
• Prepare and analyze financial statements management reports income statements balance sheets cash flow statements and key account movements for Finance leadership
• Develop and maintain accounting policies procedures and close controls aligned with IFRS corporate requirements and operational needs
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable Payroll Treasury Tax Procurement FP amp A IT and operating departments to ensure complete and accurate accounting
• Responsible for the completion of statutory internal and regulatory audits by coordinating information requests preparing schedules resolving audit queries and implementing agreed actions
• Drive process improvements standardization automation and reduction of manual journals and spreadsheet-dependent activities
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions and prepare accounting position papers and memoranda when required
• Lead mentor and develop the accounting team establish clear responsibilities and create succession and cross-training plans for critical activities
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by senior Finance management
• Build effective working relationships with operational departments banks auditors tax advisers consultants and Group Finance teams
• Promote a culture of accountability accuracy service confidentiality and continuous improvement within the Finance function
• Ensure financial information is handled in accordance with company policies delegated authorities and data-confidentiality requirements
• Support the resort s transition to post-opening operations by ensuring accounting processes resources systems and controls are scalable for increased transaction volumes

About You

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:

• A professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or ACA is required.
• Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline. A relevant master s degree is an advantage.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience. Experience in hospitality, integrated resorts, gaming, real estate, or another high-volume multi-entity environment is advantageous.
• Prior experience with a Big Four accounting firm is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prepare complete financial statements, including notes and supporting schedules.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, period-end closing, general ledger accounting, internal controls, audit requirements, and financial reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP and financial reporting systems and advanced Excel skills are required. Experience with Oracle or a comparable enterprise platform is preferred.