Finance | AP Specialist

Flowdesk; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance for employee and 4

Team events and offsites

Job summary

Flowdesk in Dubai is seeking a rigorous Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Group Finance team. You will own the end-to-end AP cycle across international entities, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, and that transactions are properly recorded in a multi-currency environment.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will collaborate with local finance teams, budget owners and vendors, driving process improvements and helping design scalable controls while maintaining

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Accountant with 5 years PQE.
• In depth technical knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience with audit engagements.
• Awareness of regulatory and compliance landscapes, with crypto exposure.
• Strong skills with NetSuite and MS/Google products.
• English language proficiency is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Own the full Accounts Payable cycle for multi-entity group across UK, US, France, UAE, Singapore and Panama.
• Process and code supplier invoices, expense claims and credit notes in NetSuite with correct entity and VAT treatment.
• Manage invoice approvals, chase approvers, and ensure timely payments.
• Prepare multi-currency payment runs with proper controls.
• Maintain supplier master data and verify bank details to mitigate fraud.
• Perform monthly reconciliations and AP to GL checks for all entities.
• Support month-end accruals, prepayments, intercompany recharges and AP ageing.
• Provide AP inputs to monthly close and assist with cash forecasting.
• Ensure indirect tax compliance across jurisdictions and liaise with advisers.
• Administer corporate card and expense programme; address supplier queries.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Prioritization

Independent worker

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified Accountant (5 PQE)

IFRS knowledge

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

About Flowdesk

At Flowdesk, we are building the infrastructure powering the next era of global finance. As a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, we provide liquidity solutions, OTC trading, and market infrastructure that connect digital assets to global markets with institutional-grade precision, transparency, and scale. Flowdesk combines expertise from traditional finance, algorithmic trading, and blockchain technology to deliver always-on trading capabilities across the digital asset ecosystem.

Founded in 2020, we are a global team supporting institutions, exchanges, and token issuers to enable a tokenized financial markets ecosystem.

Why join Flowdesk? You'll be joining a company operating at the intersection of finance, technology, and crypto; solving complex market problems, building critical infrastructure, and helping shape how digital assets connect to global liquidity. We move fast, think long term, and work with a strong ownership mindset across engineering, trading, product, operations, and business teams.

Joining Flowdesk means you will be a key contributor in building and scaling a more transparent and efficient financial markets infrastructure.

Role Description

We are seeking a rigorous and proactive Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Group Finance team in Dubai. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will own the end-to-end Accounts Payable cycle across our international entities (UK, US, France, UAE, Singapore and Panama), ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time, that every transaction is properly recorded, and that our controls hold up across multiple jurisdictions, currencies and regulatory regimes.

This is a hands-on role with genuine international exposure - you will be the single point of reference for AP across the Group, working daily with local finance teams, budget owners, external accountants and vendors. It suits someone who enjoys bringing order to a fast-growing, multi-entity environment and wants to help design the processes rather than simply run them.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full Accounts Payable cycle for the Group’s entities across the UK, US, France, UAE, Singapore and Panama - from purchase invoice receipt to payment and reconciliation
• Process and code supplier invoices, expense claims and credit notes accurately in NetSuite, ensuring correct entity, cost centre, GL account, VAT/tax treatment and FX rate
• Manage the invoice approval workflow, chasing approvers to ensure the payment calendar is respected and no invoice falls past due
• Prepare multi-currency, multi-bank payment runs for review and release, ensuring the 4 eyes principle and internal payment controls are consistently applied
• Maintain the supplier master data, including onboarding of new vendors, bank detail verification and periodic re-verification to mitigate payment fraud risk
• Perform monthly supplier statement reconciliations and AP sub-ledger to general ledger reconciliations for each entity, investigating and clearing ageing items
• Prepare the AP inputs to the monthly close: accruals for unbilled goods and services, prepayments schedules, intercompany recharges and AP ageing reporting
• Support cash management by producing a rolling AP payment forecast per entity and currency, flagging funding requirements to Treasury
• Ensure indirect tax compliance on purchases across jurisdictions (UK VAT, French TVA, UAE VAT, Singapore GST, US sales & use tax, withholding taxes), liaising with local advisers on treatment of cross-border invoices
• Administer the corporate card and employee expense programme, enforcing the T&E policy and following up on non-compliant or missing receipts
• Act as the main point of contact for supplier queries, building strong working relationships and protecting the Group’s reputation with its vendors
• Provide AP documentation and explanations to external auditors during year-end statutory audits across the entities in scope
• Develop and document AP processes, policies and controls, and drive standardisation and automation across entities as the Group scales
• Participate in ad hoc finance projects, including new entity set-ups, bank and system implementations and process improvement initiatives

Requirements

Background and experience

• Fully qualified Accountant with 5 years PQE
• In depth technical knowledge of IFRS
• Experience with audit engagements
• Awareness of regulatory and compliance landscapes, with the opportunity to build knowledge specific to both trading and crypto
• Strong skills and experience with accounting systems, ideally NetSuite, and advanced skills with Microsoft and/or Google products
• English language proficiency is mandatory

Skills and Personality

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects, often under tight time constraints
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

Company Culture & Values

• Take Action & Own the Mission
• Be of Service & Contribute
• Innovate, Create Value, & Be Courageous
• Act with Integrity & Respect

Benefits

• International environment (English is the main language)
• Health insurance employee + legal dependents
• Team events and offsites

Our process is consistent across all roles and is designed to assess genuine technical depth. Candidates should expect the following stages

• Stage 1 - Initial screening with TA (30')
• Stage 2 - Interview with the Group Financial Controller (60')
• Stage 3 - Interview with the Head of Finance (30')
• Stage 4 - Interview with the Chief Financial Officer (30')

On the agenda, discussions rather than trick questions! These moments of exchange will allow you to understand how Flowdesk works and its values. But they are also (and above all) an opportunity for you to present your career path and your expectations for your next job!

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific needs to enable you to participate fully in the interview or assessment process (e.g., a sign language interpreter, extra time for a test, or an accessible location), please contact us to discuss how we can support you.