Senior Accountant

Exceed Your Limits FZCO; Dubai; On-site; AED 112,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Exceed Your Limits FZCO in the UAE seeks an experienced accountant to manage day-to-day bookkeeping, VAT, payroll and closing.

You will handle bank reconciliations, UAE Corporate Tax filings, audit liaison, and monthly management reporting for founders.

Must have 4+ years UAE accounting, a Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance, fluent English, and immediate availability or 2 weeks. Applicants in UAE or able to travel within one week are preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of accounting experience in the UAE.
• You have filed VAT returns yourself, not just prepared them for someone else.
• Hands-on UAE Corporate Tax experience since its introduction.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce or Finance.
• Fluent English, written and spoken. German is not required.
• Immediately available, or on a notice period of two weeks or less.
• Currently in the UAE, or able to travel here within one week.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable.
• Bank and account reconciliations, fixed asset register.
• Monthly and annual closing, working independently.
• VAT returns filed directly through the FTA portal, start to finish.
• UAE Corporate Tax compliance and filing.
• Audit preparation and liaison with external auditors and advisors.
• Monthly payroll for Dubai team, including WPS.
• Coordination of contractor and Employer-of-Record invoicing across countries.
• End of service calculations and settlements.
• Monthly reporting package for the founders.
• Cash flow monitoring and forecasting.
• Client and project level margin analysis to support commercial decisions.

Skills

Accounting experience UAE

VAT filing

Corporate Tax experience

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Commerce/Finance

Job description

Accounting and closing

• Day-to-day bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable
• Bank and account reconciliations, fixed asset register
• Monthly and annual closing, working independently rather than preparing for someone else to finish

Tax and compliance

• VAT returns filed directly through the FTA portal, start to finish
• UAE Corporate Tax compliance and filing
• Audit preparation and liaison with external auditors and advisors

Payroll

• Monthly payroll for our Dubai team, including WPS
• Coordination of contractor and Employer-of-Record invoicing across countries
• End of service calculations and settlements

Management reporting

• Monthly reporting package for the founders
• Cash flow monitoring and forecasting
• Client and project level margin analysis to support commercial decisions

Skills

Essential

• Experience: At least 4 years of accounting experience in the UAE
• VAT: You have filed VAT returns yourself, not just prepared them for someone else
• Corporate Tax: Hands-on UAE Corporate Tax experience since its introduction
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce or Finance
• Language: Fluent English, written and spoken. German is not required
• Availability: Immediately available, or on a notice period of two weeks or less
• Location: Currently in the UAE, or able to travel here within one week