Senior Accounting Officer

Almarai - المراعي; Sharjah; On-site; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Almarai Company in the UAE seeks a Senior Accounting Officer to support accurate financial reporting and controls. The role focuses on cash flow management, reconciliations, period-end activities, costing, and SAP validations within a busy finance team.

Candidates should have a degree in accounting or finance, 1–3 years in accounting (preferably FMCG or manufacturing), strong Excel skills, ERP experience, and the ability to communicate across disciplines and work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting/finance
• 1–3 years accounting experience in FMCG/manufacturing
• Experience in computerized accounting environment (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and ERP systems
• Ability to communicate with diverse professionals and work under pressure

Responsibilities

• Support accurate financial reporting and controls including cash flow, reconciliations, and period-end activities
• Handle costing and SAP validations while ensuring compliance
• Provide on-the-job support to the finance team

Skills

Excel

ERP system

Communication skills

Initiative

Education

Degree in Accountant / Finance

Job description

Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in MENA. Headquartered in Riyadh, Almarai Company is ranked as the number one FMCG Brand in the MENA region and the market leader in all its categories across GCC, Egypt, and Jordan.

Over five decades of sustainable growth, Almarai has consistently provided nutritious and healthy products to consumers of all ages, driven by its core principle: “Quality you can trust.”

Almarai has expanded its product range to include, in addition to dairy products, juices and beverages, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands such as Almarai, L’usine, 7DAYS, ALYOUM, Nuralac, Farm’s Select, Ice Leaf, Almira, Seama, Oska, IVAL, Almara Pro, Premier Chef, Bakemart, and others. Almarai currently employs over 43,000 Quality Makers, across the GCC, Egypt & Jordan. In 2025, Almarai reported net income of SAR 2.4 billion on sales of SAR 22 billion.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Senior Accounting Officer To support accurate financial reporting and controls by handling cash flow, reconciliations, period-end activities, costing, and SAP validations, while ensuring compliance and providing on-the-job support to the finance team.

Candidate must meet the following criteria to be shortlisted:

• Degree in Accountant / Finance
• 1 to 3 years of experience in accounting in a commercial organization, preferably FMCG or Manufacturing.
• Worked in a computerized accounting environment. (Excel; Word; Power point); Confidence in working in an ERP system.
• ability to communicate and work with personnel from a wide verity of professional disciplines and nationalities
• Initiative and ability to work under pressure to handle sizable volume of activities