Financial Accountant

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

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment firm is seeking a Financial Accountant (Russian Speaking) to manage financial accounting within their centralized regional finance department. The role includes oversight of financial statements, quarterly VAT returns, and managing accounts payable/receivable. Candidates should possess qualifications like ACA, ACCA, or CPA and have experience in a professional services organization. Native Russian speakers are preferred to liaise with stakeholders effectively. Understanding of SAP and cashflow management is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial accounting within a professional services organisation.
• Knowledge of tax and regulatory matters in regional markets.
• Ability to construct and manage financial statements in compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial accounting and prepare quarterly VAT returns.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable transactions.
• Support reporting and cashflow management for operational purposes.

Skills

Russian language proficiency

Financial accounting

Tax understanding

Cashflow management

Excel proficiency

Education

Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA or CPA)

Tools

SAP

IC (Russian GAAP) ERP

Job description

Charterhouse are currently supporting a financing company, whom are looking to recruit a Financial Accountant (Russian Speaking) into their centralised regional finance department.

About the Role

The Financial Accountant will take ownership across all areas of financial accounting for the regional business whilst ensuring all financial statements are recorded in alignment with the regulatory requirements. In conjunction, this Financial Accountant will prepare and oversee all VAT returns on a quarterly basis. With a reporting line to a Financial Controller, the Accountant shall also be expected to manage all areas of transactional accounting, across areas of accounts payable and receivable whilst also overseeing the reconciliation process along with the general ledger maintenance.

Additionally, the role shall also be required to support collections and any working capital, whilst also ensuring cashflow and work-in-progress reports, can be completed for reporting purposes. Responsibilities will also extend to the oversight and management of all the internal accounting and booking systems, within SAP, to ensure both accurate data input and financial accounts preparation. This in turn, will extend to both audit oversight and compliance-based group reporting.

About You

Our client will look to recruit a professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA or CPA) or part-qualified Accountant with a demonstrable background, working within a professional services organisation, along with experience of undertaking a hands-on operational finance and accounting-based position. The successful candidate shall be required to understand areas of tax and regulatory matters, within the regional markets, along with an ability to act as a liaison-point with any internal or external audit partners.

The ideal candidate shall ideally understand the concepts of working-capital, cashflow positions and MIS reporting, to allow for business partnering and group reporting. On top of this, candidate will be required to manage Excel, for analysis purposes, to a high level of proficiency whilst also being familiar with both in-house accounting systems along with experience across SAP & IC (Russian GAAP) ERP platforms.

In order to manage and interact with both internal and external stakeholders, our client will require a native Russian speaking candidate.