Senior Accountant

Marli New York; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Accountant to uphold the integrity of financial records and ensure compliance with IFRS. This pivotal role involves managing monthly and year-end closings, performing reconciliations, overseeing budgeting processes, and ensuring timely submissions to regulatory bodies. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in accounting ERPs, and a meticulous attention to detail. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will significantly impact financial operations and process improvements in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in accounting or financial analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records and bookkeeping in accordance with IFRS.
• Perform monthly closing and adjusting entries.
• Prepare reports for financial and sales audits.

Skills

SAP B1

Google Sheets

MS Office

IFRS

VAT regulations

Corporate tax regulations

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA or CMA

Tools

Accounting ERP (SAP B1)

Google Sheets

MS Office

Job description

About the Role

As a Senior Accountant at Marli New York, you will be instrumental in maintaining the integrity of our financial records and ensuring compliance with IFRS. This role involves meticulous review of SAP B1 entries, managing monthly and year-end closing processes, and performing critical reconciliations for intercompany, customer, and supplier accounts. You will also contribute to the group budgeting process, review VAT reports, manage business partner accounts, and oversee weekly payments and cash flow planning. Furthermore, you will be involved in inventory management, preparing for audits, and ensuring the timely submission of reports to regulatory bodies. This position requires a proactive individual who can also provide cross-functional support and contribute to process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records and book-keeping in accordance with IFRS by checking and reviewing entries in SAP B1.
• Perform monthly closing and adjusting entries necessary for closing the books of accounts.
• Reconciliation of intercompany accounts, customers, and suppliers’ balances.
• Assist in the group budgeting process, including preparing, analyzing, and monitoring budgets and P&L Reports per brand.
• Review VAT Reports before submission and ensure compliance with VAT and other tax regulations.
• Review business partners’ statement of account, debit & credit notes for issuance.
• Prepare weekly payments and cash flow plan and ensure all payments are accounted, approved, and in accordance with the plan before releasing.
• Plan stock count and reconciliation of inventory balances.
• Prepare reports for financial and sales audits and liaise with auditors.
• Monitor submission of reports and other requirements to regulatory bodies and ensure meeting deadlines for submission.
• Provide cross-functional assistance and guidance to the team and other departments.
• Continuously work with the team members to improve the processes.
• Assist with the creation of the Accounting Manual.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. CPA or CMA is preferred.
• 5-7 years of experience in accounting or financial analysis, preferably in a corporate environment.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in accounting ERP (SAP B1 is a plus), Google Sheets, and MS Office.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, VAT, and corporate tax regulations.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and record-keeping.
• Experienced in handling big data for analysis and reconciliation (Intercompany, Group Level).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey financial information across the organization.