Senior Accountant

Uaeadvise; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Dubai is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant. The ideal candidate will maintain financial records, prepare reports, and ensure compliance with accounting principles. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, managing accounts payable, and tax compliance, particularly with UAE VAT. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in accounting, at least 4 years of experience, and fluency in English. The firm offers a competitive salary along with yearly appraisals and work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Yearly performance based appraisals

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience as an Accountant or similar role.
• Robust interpersonal skills for handling clients.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform bookkeeping duties.
• Prepare and reconcile ledgers.
• Manage accounts payable and tax compliance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Multitasking

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar

Tools

ERP accounting software

Job description

We are seeking a meticulous and experienced Senior Accountant to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining financial records, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with accounting principles and regulations

Job Responsibilities

• Perform bookkeeping duties.
• Preparing and reconciling ledgers.
• Preparing, verifying and managing accounts payable
• Preparing monthly adjusting entries.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Ensuring related party ledgers are always updated.
• Tax advisory, Computation of taxes, tax compliance and filing of tax returns (knowledge or exp in UAE VAT or Tax Laws)
• Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of experience an Accountant or similar role.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar.
• Robust interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple clients and match the deadlines assigned.
• Excellent analytical, communication and negotiation skills, and always like to be hands‑on with several tools.
• Working experience on ERP accounting software.
• Language skills: Fluent English.

Salary / Benefits Offered

• Competitive salary
• Yearly performance based appraisals
• Work-life balance