Junior Accountant – Hospitality

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb in Dubai seeks a meticulous Finance Clerk to record and reconcile daily sales from POS and revenue channels, ensuring accuracy across cash, card, and online platforms.

You will investigate discrepancies, prepare monthly reconciliation reports, manage inventory movements, and support month-end closing with standard accounting entries. UAE VAT/compliance understanding is essential.

Qualifications

• Understanding UAE accounting practices and VAT.
• Hands-on experience with POS sales reconciliation and cash reconciliation.
• Ability to prepare basic management reports on sales, profitability, and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Record and reconcile daily sales from POS and other revenue channels.
• Reconcile POS sales against cash, card, online delivery platforms, and other payment methods.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between POS reports, bank settlements, cash collections, and accounting records.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation reports across outlets and inventory movements.
• Assist with month-end closing activities and maintain supporting documentation.

Skills

POS reconciliation

Cash reconciliation

Inventory accounting

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Revel

Foodics

Grubtech

Job description

• Record and reconcile daily sales from POS and other revenue channels.
• Reconcile POS sales against cash, card, online delivery platforms, and other payment methods.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between POS reports, bank settlements, cash collections, and accounting records.
• Verify sales invoices, receipts, credit notes, discounts, voids, refunds, and complimentary transactions.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly sales reconciliation reports.
• Monitor and reconcile revenue across different outlets, branches, or locations.
• Maintain accurate daily cash records and cash collection schedules.
• Reconcile cash balances and investigate shortages or overages.
• Prepare and maintain petty cash records and supporting documentation.
• Maintain proper documentation for cash deposits and collections.
• Prepare and maintain cash reconciliation report of delivery channels/platforms.
• Record and reconcile inventory purchases and movements.
• Assist with daily/weekly/monthly inventory counts and stock reconciliation.
• Reconcile physical stock against system/accounting records.
• Investigate inventory variances, wastage, spoilage, breakages, and other stock adjustments.
• Monitor food, beverage, packaging, and other operational inventory.
• Assist in calculating and monitoring food and beverage costs.
• Ensure inventory receipts, transfers, returns, and adjustments are properly documented and recorded.
• Coordinate with operations regarding inventory discrepancies.
• Maintain supplier’s Masterfile and ensure proper documentation for all purchases.
• Handle procurement and purchasing.
• Match purchase invoices with purchase orders, delivery notes, and receiving records.
• Reconcile supplier statements and follow up on outstanding invoices.
• Assist on maintaining accurate accounts payable schedules.
• Assist with payment preparation and supplier payment reconciliation.
• Maintain customer accounts and outstanding receivable schedules.
• Issue and record customer invoices where applicable.
• Reconcile customer statements and follow up on outstanding balances.
• Record collections and ensure receipts are properly allocated.
• Support in posting accounting entries and maintain accurate accounting records when needed.
• Assist with month-end closing activities.
• Assist with fixed asset inventory records and masterfile.
• Ensure accounting documentation is properly filed and readily available for review.
• Support the preparation of audit schedules and provide supporting documents when required.
• Assist in preparing basic management reports including monthly sales and revenue reports, outlet/branch sales analysis, gross profit and profitability reports, food and beverage cost analysis, operating expense reports, cash flow summaries and cash position reports, inventory movement and variance reports, budget vs. actual comparisons, and other financial and operational reports requested by management.
• Understand and explain basic financial variances and highlight unusual movements or discrepancies to management.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Good understanding of UAE accounting practices and VAT.
• Hands-on experience with POS sales reconciliation, cash reconciliation, bank reconciliation, and inventory accounting.
• Ability to prepare basic management reports covering sales, profitability, and cash flow.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with large transaction volumes and reconciliation schedules.
• Experience with software such as QuickBooks, Revel, Foodics, Grubtech, or similar systems is an advantage.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet monthly closing deadlines.
• Good communication and coordination skills with operations, procurement, and management teams.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Numerical and analytical ability.
• Reconciliation and investigation skills.
• Good understanding of hospitality operations.
• Time management and organization.
• Accountability and integrity.
• Ability to identify discrepancies and follow through to resolution.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.