Senior Accountant

Help AG; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual Flights Tickets

Flexible/Hybrid working environment

Open door policy

Career progression and growth

Job summary

Help AG in Dubai is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant responsible for day-to-day accounting, month-end close, and accurate financial reporting, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. This role plays a critical part in supporting month-end and year-end close processes, preparing financial statements, and providing insights for decision-making.

You will prepare financial statements, support budgets and forecasts, analyze project costs, and partner with IT to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Professional Qualification CPA/CMA/CiMA.
• Audit experience with Big 4 preferred - Senior Associate Level.
• Thorough knowledge of VAT rules in UAE/KSA.
• Knowledge of project/segment and group accounting and statutory FS preparation.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to prepare financial schedules.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end closing activities and journal entries.
• Prepare Financial Pack including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows.
• Ensure reconciliations are available for balance sheet items.
• Respond to queries from clients and other departments.
• Design controls for accurate financial statements.
• Assist with annual budget and rolling forecast.
• Coordinate with IT to resolve ERP issues.
• Maintain compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

Skills

VAT knowledge

Project accounting

Group accounting

Audit experience

English & Arabic communication

MS Excel advanced

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA/CMA/CiMA certification

Tools

Microsoft NAV

Job description

Help AG is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant who will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day accounting activities, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and maintaining compliance with internal policies and external regulations. This role plays a critical part in supporting month-end and year-end close processes, preparing financial statements, and providing insights for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the month-end closing activities, including posting of journal entries, calculation of revenue for each project, cost allocation, review of contracts, etc.
• Prepare Financial Pack as per the current practices – this includes monthly/quarterly P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statements, Project P&L, Forecast, Segment P&L.
• Ensure supporting schedules/reconciliations are available for Balance Sheet items.
• Resolve queries from clients by investigating the issue and coordinating with other departments.
• Design and ensure that proper controls are in place for the preparation of financial statements.
• Prepare financial schedules that may be required by department managers.
• Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor the status of projects under the entity to be managed.
• Come up with initiatives to improve efficiency of the existing processes.
• Assist in preparation of annual budget/monthly rolling forecast.
• Coordinate with IT support in resolving issues that may arise in ERP.
• Other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Professional Qualification CPA/CMA/CiMA.
• Audit experience with Big 4 preferred - Senior Associate Level.
• Thorough knowledge of rules and application of VAT in UAE/KSA.
• Knowledge of practical application of controls in preparation of FS.
• Knowledge of Microsoft NAV, highly preferred.
• Knowledge of Project/Segment and Group Accounting.
• Knowledge of preparing Statutory Financial Statements up to Consolidation.
• TMT Sector experience will be an advantage.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Advance Microsoft Excel skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Being able to understand complex business processes and activities.
• Flexible and structured work approach based on the job requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate well with others and reconcile differences among resources/departments.
• Ability to speak and write in English is required; Ability to speak and write in both English and Arabic is preferred.
• Able to manage high volume workload and tight deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Takes initiative and ownership of work.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.

Benefits

• Health insurance with one of the leading global providers for medical insurance.
• Career progression and growth through challenging projects and work.
• Employee engagement and wellness campaigns activities throughout the year.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.
• Annual Flights Tickets.
• Inclusive and diverse working environment.
• Flexible/Hybrid working environment.
• Open door policy.

About Us

Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of e&, is the Middle East's trusted cybersecurity partner, enabling governments, enterprises and critical industries to innovate with confidence. Combining strategic consulting, advanced managed security services and deep technology expertise, Help AG helps organisations strengthen cyber resilience, secure AI adoption and build trusted sovereign digital environments. With regional expertise and a customer-first approach, Help AG delivers end-to-end cybersecurity capabilities designed to protect critical operations, manage evolving risks and support secure digital transformation. Through continuous innovation, trusted partnerships and measurable outcomes, Help AG enables organisations to remain resilient, prepared and confident in a complex digital world.