Senior Accountant – Odoo & Project Finance (Dubai)

CD+M Lighting Design Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CD+M Lighting Design Group in Dubai is seeking an experienced Accountant to join our Dubai office. The role focuses on Odoo-based accounting and project finance, not just bookkeeping.

You will handle project-level financial control, contract values, variations, invoicing, collections, unbilled work, and ensure accurate AR/AP, month-end closing, and reporting. UAE VAT and corporate tax knowledge plus WPS payroll experience are required.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Odoo Accounting experience – essential.
• Minimum 4–6 years of accounting experience.
• Previous experience within an architectural, engineering, interior design, lighting design, or sub-consultancy/design consultancy firm – required.
• Strong understanding of project-based accounting, project invoicing, WIP/unbilled fees, variations and collections.
• Accounts receivable & payable.
• Monthly closing and management reporting.
• UAE VAT & Corporate Tax knowledge.
• Payroll accounting & WPS.
• Multi-company and multi-currency accounting.
• Strong reconciliation and financial-control skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage Odoo as the company’s financial source of truth for project-based accounting.
• Oversee contract values, variations, invoicing, collections and unbilled work.
• Handle AR/AP, monthly close and management reporting.
• Ensure UAE VAT and corporate tax compliance and payroll (WPS) processing.
• Maintain multi-company and multi-currency accounting with strong reconciliations.

Skills

Project-based accounting

WIP/unbilled fees

Invoicing

VAT knowledge

Payroll accounting & WPS

Multi-company accounting

Multi-currency accounting

Financial controls

Month-end closing

Accounts receivable

Accounts payable

Reconciliations

Tools

Odoo

Job description

CD+M Lighting Design Group in Dubai is seeking an experienced Accountant to join our Dubai office. The role focuses on Odoo-based accounting and project finance, not just bookkeeping.

You will handle project-level financial control, contract values, variations, invoicing, collections, unbilled work, and ensure accurate AR/AP, month-end closing, and reporting. UAE VAT and corporate tax knowledge plus WPS payroll experience are required.