Branch Accountant - Automotive Retail Finance

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AlFuttaim is looking for a Branch Accountant in Dubai to manage financial processes for its automotive retail finance sector. The role entails overseeing transactions including vehicle sales, workshops, and spare parts, ensuring compliance with the company's finance policies.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and has at least 3 years experience in a similar role, preferably in an automotive dealership. Strong attention to detail and good knowledge of SAP and financial reporting are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in branch accounting or a similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of invoicing, collections, petty cash, receipts, and accounts receivable.
• Effective follow‑up skills with a proactive approach to pending transactions.

Responsibilities

• Review vehicle, service, and spare parts transactions before invoice issuance.
• Confirm pricing, commercial terms, approvals, and required supporting documents are complete.
• Maintain records for sales invoices, invoice cancellations, credit transactions, and supporting approvals.

Skills

Branch accounting

Invoicing

Accounts receivable

Customer collections

SAP and ERP systems

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Branch Accountant – Automotive Retail Finance is a full‑time role in Dubai, UAE. The accountant oversees all financial processes for a multi‑brand automotive 3S facility, ensuring accurate recording of vehicle sales, workshop services, spare parts transactions, and related cash movements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review vehicle, service, and spare parts transactions before invoice issuance.
• Confirm that pricing, commercial terms, approvals, and required supporting documents are complete.
• Verify customer details, payment conditions, discounts, and delivery documentation.
• Ensure invoices are issued accurately and in accordance with approved branch procedures.
• Maintain records for sales invoices, invoice cancellations, credit transactions, and supporting approvals.
• Coordinate with credit control teams on transactions involving credit customers.
• Confirm that second‑set documents and other required records are submitted within agreed timelines.
• Follow up with relevant stakeholders to support timely collection of outstanding customer balances.
• Verify customer bank transfers before recording receipts.
• Post receipts and other approved financial transactions accurately in SAP.
• Monitor cash desk collections and confirm that daily amounts agree with system records.
• Control petty cash balances, supporting vouchers, reimbursements, and replenishment requests.
• Monitor cheque clearance and follow up on returned, delayed, or outstanding payments.
• Review customer refund requests and ensure required authorization and documentation are available.
• Participate in scheduled and surprise cash counts.
• Report cash differences, unsupported transactions, or control exceptions immediately.
• Maintain organized records for invoices, receipts, refunds, collections, gate passes, and petty cash.
• Ensure documents are readily available for management review, internal audit, and external verification.
• Monitor accounts receivable balances and identify overdue or disputed invoices.
• Coordinate with sales, service, parts, credit control, and customer‑facing teams to resolve pending collections.
• Maintain clear follow‑up records for outstanding payments and unresolved account issues.
• Escalate long‑outstanding receivables and collection risks to finance and branch management.
• Support monthly financial reporting and branch performance analysis.
• Prepare requested schedules covering collections, receivables, refunds, cash transactions, and invoice activity.
• Monitor open purchase orders and coordinate follow‑up with relevant operational teams.
• Review cash invoices and investigate unusual, incomplete, or delayed transactions.
• Assist with cost control activities and highlight avoidable financial leakage.
• Produce ad hoc financial reports requested by finance or branch leadership.
• Support internal audit reviews by providing accurate documents, schedules, and explanations.
• Implement approved audit recommendations within the branch finance process.
• Identify procedural weaknesses, recurring documentation issues, and control gaps.
• Highlight unusual or potentially suspicious transactions for further review.
• Ensure branch activities remain aligned with company finance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Communicate pending actions clearly to branch employees and relevant finance stakeholders.
• Prioritize high‑risk, time‑sensitive, and customer‑impacting financial matters.
• Support continuous improvement in invoicing, collections, documentation, and financial reporting.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling customer, commercial, and financial information.

Ideal Profile (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in branch accounting or a similar finance role.
• Previous experience within an automotive dealership or multi‑function retail branch is preferred.
• Strong understanding of invoicing, collections, petty cash, receipts, and accounts receivable.
• Practical knowledge of credit customer transactions and supporting documentation.
• Experience monitoring bank transfers, cheque clearance, refunds, and cash desk activity.
• Ability to reconcile physical records, payment evidence, and ERP transactions.
• Good working knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems; experience with SAP is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, and financial record retention.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to transactional accuracy.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, unusual activity, and incomplete documentation.
• Effective follow‑up skills with a proactive approach to pending transactions.
• Ability to manage several priorities within demanding branch deadlines.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Comfortable working with finance, credit control, cashiers, auditors, and operational teams.
• Self‑starting attitude and willingness to improve existing processes.
• Ability to remain organized and dependable under pressure.

Skills Set

• Branch accounting
• Automotive dealership accounting
• Invoicing
• Accounts receivable
• Customer collections
• Credit control coordination
• Bank transfer verification
• Receipt posting
• SAP and ERP systems
• Petty cash control
• Cash desk monitoring
• Cheque clearance
• Customer refunds
• Cash counting
• Invoice cancellation
• Gate pass documentation
• Financial reporting
• Cost control
• Open purchase order follow‑up
• Cash invoice monitoring
• Audit support
• Internal controls
• Transaction documentation
• Account follow‑up
• Suspicious transaction escalation
• Standard operating procedures
• Showroom finance
• Service centre finance
• Spare parts accounting