Senior Accounting Specialist

Virgin Megastore MENA; Dubai; On-site; AED 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Accounting Specialist to oversee accounting services and improve departmental effectiveness. The role includes analyzing financial data, managing accounting quality, and supervising junior staff to ensure compliance. Ideal candidates will have a business degree, proficiency in MS Office, and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Four to six years of experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Analyze ledgers and accounts for timely reconciliation of financial data.
• Oversee quality of work by junior colleagues to ensure compliance with accounting procedures.
• Prepare reports from statistical and financial information.

Skills

Fluency in English

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

MBA or CPA

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

The Senior Accounting Specialist oversees comprehensive professional accounting services and manages the accounting unit's activities to enhance departmental effectiveness across the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Analyze ledgers and accounts to facilitate timely reconciliation of financial data, ensuring the company maintains continuous awareness of its financial position.

- Oversee the quality of work performed by junior colleagues to ensure compliance with accounting procedures, ensuring adherence to all established systems.

- Review invoices received from suppliers/vendors to ensure they match supporting documents and comply with established procedures. Process invoices and arrange payments accordingly. Perform payable analysis to ensure timely processing of payments when due.

- Oversee the issuance of checks and processing of wire transfer payments.

- Record ledger and booking entries following prescribed procedures to ensure timely and accurate transaction recording.

- Oversee the upkeep of data pertaining to specific accounting functions to ensure the availability and accuracy of information.

- Post entries and accurately allocate expenses to their respective general ledger accounts (GLs) and cost centers.

- Prepare reports from statistical and financial information according to specified schedules to ensure timely availability of all necessary information for review.

- Identify, investigate, and rectify routine errors and anomalies in input data 2 to maintain the accuracy of financial information.

- Carry out functional supervisory responsibilities, including planning and assigning tasks, setting deadlines, monitoring results and quality, providing training, and conveying team requests to the hierarchy.

- Prepare non-routine financial data as requested to facilitate informed management decision-making.

QAULIFICATIONS:

• Fluency in English.
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with emphasis on Accounting, or Finance, or a related field.
• MBA or CPA is a plus
• Four to six years of experience in a similar role.