Senior Accountant

Confidential Accounting Firm; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Accounting Firm in Dubai is seeking a Senior Accountant to own the full accounting function up to monthly closing and tax filings. You will report to the Regional Director and work with the CFO in Europe.

Responsibilities include managing AP and AR, bank/cash, monthly close, intercompany reconciliations, VAT and Corporate Tax filings, and liaising with auditors and external advisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar; professional qualifications preferred.
• 5+ years UAE accounting experience in retail/FMCG/luxury in multi-currency environment.
• SAP experience strongly preferred; advanced Excel; ERP data handling.
• Knowledge of VAT and Corporate Tax filing is a plus.
• English communication with suppliers, customers across Europe.
• Organised, solution-oriented and deadline-driven.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable: manage purchase ledger end to end, set up suppliers, post invoices in SAP, run monthly payments, handle supplier queries.
• Accounts Receivable: manage sales ledger for local and GCC distributors; issue invoices; allocate receipts; follow up on overdue balances; statements; credit control.
• Banking & Cash: raise payments in online banking; post bank transactions; bank reconciliations; process expense claims; monitor cash flow.
• Management Reporting: own monthly closing; debtors/creditors ageing; intercompany reconciliations; prepare management accounts; lead year-end audit.
• Tax & Compliance: prepare VAT and Corporate Tax workings; maintain filing calendar; liaise with external fiscal, legal, tax and audit advisors.

Skills

SAP experience

Advanced Excel

ERP data handling

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar

Professional qualification (ACCA/CA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

We're hiring a Senior Accountant for a newly established perfume distributor in the U. A. E. The company is part of a European group who are expanding their business operations in the GCC region starting in Dubai, and you'll own the full accounting function up to the monthly closing of books of accounts and tax filings. You will be reporting directly to the Regional Director and functionally to the CFO in Europe.

Job Description

• Accounts Payable: Manage the purchase ledger end to end, setting up new suppliers, posting supplier invoices onto SAP, running the monthly payment cycle, and being the first point of contact for supplier queries.
• Accounts Receivable: Manage the sales ledger for local and GCC distributors, including sending of customer invoices, allocating customer receipts against the bank statements, following up on overdue balances, issuing statements of account, and handling of credit control with customers.
• Banking & Cash: Raise approved payments in online banking, post bank transactions in SAP, perform regular bank reconciliations, process employee expense claims, identify and resolve unidentified fund collections/payments, handle routine administration with banks, and overall be on top of the cash flow situation of the company.
• Management Reporting: Own the monthly closing procedure, including debtors/creditors ageing, accruals and prepayments, intercompany reconciliations, and preparing the management accounts and leading the year-end audit with complete knowledge of the books.
• Tax & Compliance: Prepare the VAT and Corporate Tax workings and related supporting documentation, maintain the filing calendar for VAT, Corporate Tax, and similar concerns to ensure timely compliance, act as the point of contact for external fiscal, legal, tax and audit advisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar, with advantage given to professional qualification holders.
• 5+ years of accounting experience in the U. A. E. in the retail, FMCG or luxury goods sector in a multi-currency environment.
• SAP experience strongly preferred; advanced Excel and comfort working with ERP data
• Working knowledge of VAT and Corporate Tax filing requirements a plus
• Able to comfortably communicate in English with suppliers, customers and colleagues across offices in Europe.
• Organised, solution-oriented and deadline-driven.