Finance Officer

SGS; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Testing and Certification firm in Dubai is seeking a Finance Officer to support daily financial operations. The ideal candidate will ensure accurate financial reporting, manage invoices, and analyze employee accounts. A university degree in finance and experience in a similar role are required. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and contribute to operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Work experience in a finance department executing similar functions.
• Knowledge of current developments in finance and regulations in taxation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Record invoices systematically and accurately.
• Analyze employee accounts and prepare necessary adjustments.
• Manage petty cash funds and cash advances.

Skills

Advanced excel expertise

Knowledge of finance regulations

Strong analytical skills

Proficiency in AI tools

Education

University degree with Finance background

Tools

Accounting System (Sun, Boss, etc.)

Job description

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Officer to join our team in the UAE. The successful candidate will support day-to-day financial operations including accounting and reporting functions. This role is key to ensuring the financial integrity and efficiency of our operations.

Job Description

• To provide support in ensuring proper, timely, and accurate financial reporting to local management, as well as for statutory requirements on a regular basis
• To provide systematic and accurate recording of invoices.
• Enters payable transactions into the corresponding Accounting System (Sun, Boss, Etc.)
• Sets up and maintains suppliers’ file in Accounting System and releases checks to suppliers on designated payment release dates
• Ensures prompt and accurate posting of journal entries to the Accounting System
• Analyzes and monitors employee’s accounts and prepares necessary adjusting entries and administers petty cash fund, travel advances, staff’s daily transportation allowance and other employees’ requests for cash advances and other reimbursements.
• Submits Monthly Report covering all Responsibility.
• Perform other tasks to achieve operations efficiency, as maybe required by Management such as: Conduct Staff training and seminars on operations updates, in coordination with Operations Management and Human Resources Department (HRD). Lead or Member of Special Projects or Task Force, etc. . Assists in the maintenance of the Quality Management System
  
  

Qualifications

• University degree with Finance background
• Work experience in a finance department executing similar functions.
• Knowledge of current development in finance and regulations in taxation
• Advanced excel expertise (Complex formulas, pivot tables etc.)
• Proficiency in AI tools for data automation and reporting
• Strong analytical skills for presenting data effectively.