General Ledger Accountant

Confidential Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced accounting professional to manage GL month-end closing, cost allocations, and inventory accounting in line with UAE regulations. You will record journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and depreciation while reconciling ledgers to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.

Responsibilities include preparing trial balances, variance analysis for management, and assisting in financial statements such as Balance Sheet and P&L.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with ERP accounting software and advanced Excel.
• IFRS knowledge and UAE VAT law understanding are required.
• Professional certification (CA/ACCA/CMA) or part-qualified is a plus.
• Experience in manufacturing or FMCG sectors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle GL month-end closing, cost allocations, inventory accounting, and compliance with UAE regulations.
• Record and post journal entries, accruals, prepayments, adjustments, depreciation.
• Ensure all financial transactions from sales to expenses are accurately recorded.
• Reconcile banks, inventory, AP, AR and other ledgers with sub-ledger vs main ledger.
• Prepare trial balances and variance analysis for management reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel

IFRS knowledge

UAE VAT law knowledge

CA/ACCA/CMA or part-qualified

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP accounting software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for GL accounting month‑end closing, cost allocations, inventory accounting, and compliance with UAE regulations, company policies, and maintaining the company's financial records ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely reporting of financial transactions in the general ledger.
• Record and post journal entries, accruals, prepayments, adjustments, depreciation.
• Ensure all financial transactions from sales, purchases to expenses are accurately recorded.
• Reconcile banks, inventory, payables (AP), receivables (AR) and other ledger accounts ensuring sub‑ledger balances match main ledger.
• Prepare trial balances and variance analysis for management reporting.
• Assist in preparing financial reports and statements (Balance Sheet, P&L).
• Assist AP, AR team in daily posting.
• Contribute to the Energy Management System (EnMS) by following energy efficiency guidelines, participating in awareness and training sessions, reporting energy‑saving opportunities and supporting the organization's energy objectives and targets.
• Assist with audits ensuring timelines are met, and provide data and explanations for internal and external audit processes.
• Ensure records comply with IFRS, UAE VAT regulations and company policies, prepare schedules and supporting documents for tax filings.
• Work with departments like procurement, stores, inventory, production, sales and payroll to resolve discrepancies and validate posting of costs and transactions.
• Assist in budgeting, forecasting and cash‑flow planning by providing ledger insights and reports.
• Any other ad hoc tasks assigned by the Finance Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree / Master’s Degree in Accounting/Finance.
• 4–6 years of accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing or FMCG sectors.
• Proficiency with ERP accounting software and advanced Excel.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and UAE VAT law.
• Professional certification (CA/ACCA/CMA) or part‑qualified is a plus.