General Accountant - 6 Months Contract Role

Transguard Workforce Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Transguard Workforce Solutions in Dubai seeks a General Accountant to support accounts payable, data entry, and financial record maintenance. You will process invoices, manage vendor payments, and assist in monthly closings.

The role requires accuracy, confidentiality, and deadline-driven work with proficiency in Excel and accounting software. You will build reports, reconcile ledgers, and collaborate with auditors and finance teams to ensure compliant financial documentation.

Qualifications

• Accurate data entry with high attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Experience with invoices, vendor payments, and monthly closings.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and accounting software for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting entries, invoices, and payment records accurately.
• Maintain financial data and updated accounting software with high attention to detail.
• Prepare bank reconciliations, petty cash statements, and expense reports.
• Process vendor payments efficiently.
• Assist in monthly closing activities and preparation of financial reports.
• Enter large volumes of data with accuracy while meeting deadlines.
• Verify and corrected accounting discrepancies and data inconsistencies.
• Generate reports using Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP.

Skills

Data Entry

Invoice processing

Attention to detail

Deadline management

MS Excel

Record management

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Transguard Workforce Solutions continues to lead the UAE market as a trusted partner for innovative and fully integrated HR services. With more than a decade of experience and a highly skilled team, we are proud to support organizations across the region with tailored workforce solutions.

We are currently hiring a General Accountant on behalf of a prestigious client, based in their Dubai office.

Job Purpose:

Support accounts payable team in Data Entry, maintaining financial records, processing invoices, and performing accurate data entry tasks. Skilled in accounting software, Microsoft Excel, and record management with strong attention to accuracy, confidentiality, and deadline management. Capable of supporting daily accounting operations and ensuring efficient financial documentation and reporting.

Job Description:

• Manage day-to-day accounting entries, invoices, and payment records accurately.
• Maintain financial data and updated accounting software with high attention to detail.
• Prepare bank reconciliations, petty cash statements, and expense reports.
• Process vendor payments efficiently.
• Assist in monthly closing activities and preparation of financial reports.
• Enter large volumes of data with accuracy while meeting deadlines.
• Verify and corrected accounting discrepancies and data inconsistencies.
• Maintain organized digital filing systems for financial documents.
• Generate reports using Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP.
• Coordinate with suppliers regarding billing and payment matters.
• Ensure confidentiality and security of financial and company records.
• Support auditors by providing required financial documents and records.
• Improved data accuracy by regularly reviewing and validating entries.
• Prepare general ledger journal entries and reconciliations while managing accounting transactions and maintaining ledger accuracy.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with finance teams, internal stakeholders, suppliers, and auditors.
• Business Partnering - Collaborates with stakeholders and develops partnerships to drive performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies; influences the organization by demonstrating knowledge of the business to provide guidance to support the decision making process and guiding the business towards positive results and organizational alignment; evaluates business environment using measures to mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities.
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Self-development - Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.