Transactional Accountant

Charterhouse Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Dubai is seeking a Transactional Accountant to manage all financial accounting areas for a major retailer. This role involves overseeing VAT returns, managing accounts payable and receivable, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Candidates must hold an ACA, ACCA, or CPA qualification and have significant experience in finance with a strong proficiency in Excel and familiarity with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable background in professional services organisation.
• Experience in operational finance and accounting-based position.
• Ability to manage senior internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and oversee all VAT and Corporate Tax returns quarterly.
• Manage areas of accounts payable and receivable.
• Support collections and working capital management.

Skills

Understanding of tax and regulatory matters

High proficiency in Excel

Familiarity with ERP platforms

Education

Professionally qualified or part-qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CPA)

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

Location: Dubai

Salary: AED 10,000 to AED 12,000 Plus Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Discipline: Accountancy & Finance

Reference: 53651

Posted: about 14 hours ago

Charterhouse are currently supporting an international retailer, within their Dubai operation that are looking to source a Transactional Accountant, whom will take ownership across all areas of financial accounting for the regional business whilst ensuring all financial statements are recorded in alignment with the regulatory requirements.

About the Role

The Transactional Accountant will prepare and oversee all VAT (and Corporate Tax) returns on a quarterly basis. With a reporting line to the Head of Business, this Accountant shall also be expected to manage all areas of transactional accounting, across areas of accounts payable and receivable whilst also overseeing the reconciliation process along with the general ledger maintenance. The Transactional Accountant shall also be required to support collections and any working capital, whilst also ensuring cashflow and work-in-progress reports, can be completed for reporting purposes. The role responsibilities will also extend to the oversight and management of all the internal accounting and booking systems, to ensure both accurate data input and financial accounts preparation. This in turn, will extend to both audit oversight and compliance-based group reporting.

About You

Our client will look to recruit a professionally qualified or part-qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CPA) with a demonstrable background, working within a professional services organisation, along with experience of undertaking a ‘hands-on’ operational finance and accounting-based position. The successful candidate shall be required to understand areas of tax and regulatory matters, within the regional markets, along with an ability to act as a liaison-point with any internal or external audit partners. The candidates shall ideally understand the concepts of working-capital, cashflow positions and MIS reporting, to allow for business partnering and group reporting.

On top of this, applicants will be required to manage Excel, for analysis purposes, to a high level of proficiency whilst also being familiar with both in-house accounting systems and ERP platforms. The nature of this organisation will require a candidate, whom is well-versed across a broad range of finance functions, along with an ability to manage senior internal and external stakeholders.