Finance & Administration Lead — UAE Payroll & Compliance

ApplyMint; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Guildhall is supporting a UAE-based food and hospitality business in the search for a Finance & Administration Manager to take full ownership of the company’s day-to-day finance, payroll, administration, and compliance activities.

This is a hands-on, standalone position suited to an experienced finance professional who is comfortable managing accounting operations, payroll, employee administration, and UAE corporate compliance independently.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of finance and administration experience, including at least 3 years of UAE experience.
• Strong hands-on experience across accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and financial reconciliations.
• Proven experience processing UAE WPS payroll.
• Good understanding of UAE Labour Law, VAT, Corporate Tax, WPS, visa procedures and company licence renewals.
• Experience handling employee leave, attendance, gratuity and final settlements.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting systems; Zoho Books is highly preferred.
• Previous experience in a standalone finance/admin role is strongly preferred.
• Experience within F&B, hospitality, retail or a fast-paced SME environment is an advantage.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple deadlines independently.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounts receivable and accounts payable, including customer invoicing, collections, supplier invoices and payments.
• Maintain accurate financial records and conduct monthly bank, customer and supplier reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly P&A, cash flow/cash position, accounts receivable and accounts payable reports for management.
• Process monthly payroll through the UAE WPS, including overtime, deductions, leave salary, gratuity and final settlements.
• Maintain accurate employee attendance, leave, payroll and confidential personnel records.
• Manage recurring company expenses and subscriptions, tracking renewals, payments and opportunities to reduce unnecessary costs.
• Maintain a comprehensive calendar for company licences, permits, insurance, tenancy contracts, employee visas and other regulatory renewals.
• Coordinate with internal teams, government authorities, PROs and external service providers to ensure all renewals and compliance requirements are completed on time.
• Support UAE VAT and Corporate Tax filings and maintain organised financial and tax documentation.
• Ensure company and employee records are accurate, organised and readily available for audit and compliance purposes.

Skills

English communication

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Zoho Books

Job description

Guildhall is supporting a UAE-based food and hospitality business in the search for a Finance & Administration Manager to take full ownership of the company’s day-to-day finance, payroll, administration, and compliance activities.

This is a hands-on, standalone position suited to an experienced finance professional who is comfortable managing accounting operations, payroll, employee administration, and UAE corporate compliance independently.