Senior Assistant Accountant

Emirates Flight Catering; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled finance professional to manage and analyze financial transactions. This role involves ensuring compliance with accounting policies, conducting account reconciliations, and collaborating with stakeholders to improve operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will drive financial accuracy and support strategic business decisions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of finance experience with sound bookkeeping knowledge.
• Proficient in advanced Excel functions and ERP finance modules.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate accounting processes for timely reporting.
• Ensure compliance with budgetary thresholds and company policies.

Skills

Effective Communication

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Time Management

VAT Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

MS Office

Advanced Excel

ERP Finance Modules

Job description

Job Purpose:

The job holder will be responsible for recording, monitoring, analysing and reporting financial transactions and ensure alignment with company policy and established guidelines. The job holder will be responsible for managing the daily accounting activities of business units, perform the periodic reconciliation and proactively complete tasks all in align with company accounting policies. Job holder will proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Result Areas:

1. Monitor and validate all regular/period closing accounting processes to ensure timely and accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
2. Ensure financial transactions are in compliance to budgetary thresholds set
3. Process, monitor and implement all accounts payments checks and ensure all disbursements are aligned with company policy
4. Validate sales transactions and ensure recording of received funds in various forms against recorded sales
5. Perform account reconciliation process on timely basis to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial data
6. Contribute by responding, coordinating & investigating requests/queries received from the stakeholders as per agreed SLA
7. Establish and analyze various costs in accordance with the approved budget and produce related reports to support and aid business decision
8. Analyse processes and recommend changes to achieve improvement, automation and cost savings
9. Contribute to revising work methods, forms, formats, and standards to improve operational efficiency and coordinate with stakeholders in revising work processes and methods.

Education Qualification:

Bachelor's degree in accounting or commerce or equivalent

Work Experience:

1. At least 4 years experience in the area of Finance, preferably in more than one area
2. Sound bookkeeping knowledge
3. Knowledge of advanced excel functions
4. MS Office proficiency
5. ERP experience in Finance Modules
6. Process improvements
7. Conducting analysis and providing summaries/recommendations

Skills

1. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
2. Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness
3. Strong organizational and time management skills
4. Ability to effectively interact with employees and stakeholders
5. Understanding of VAT rules and application on transactions
6. Analytical ability
7. Problem solving