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About the Role
First Technology is a leading web and mobile app development firm dedicated to building impactful digital products. The company brings together engineers, designers, and innovators who collaborate to create solutions that improve users’ everyday experiences.
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Company Description
First Technology is a leading web and mobile app development firm dedicated to building impactful digital products.
The company brings together engineers, designers, and innovators who collaborate to create solutions that improve users’ everyday experiences.
Team members work in an agile, product-focused environment that values creativity, quality, and performance.
Joining First Technology offers the opportunity to contribute to modern, scalable applications used by diverse clients and industries.
The organization encourages continuous learning and professional growth for all team members.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site Accountant role based in Dubai.
The Accountant will manage day-to-day financial operations, including recording transactions, maintaining general ledgers, and preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
Responsibilities
include processing accounts payable and receivable, reconciling bank statements, and supporting budgeting and forecasting activities.
The role also involves ensuring compliance with local accounting standards and tax regulations, assisting with audits, and implementing internal controls to safeguard company assets.
The Accountant will collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide accurate financial data, support management in decision-making, and contribute to process improvements within the finance function.
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in financial accounting, including general ledger maintenance, financial reporting, and account reconciliations.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support planning and performance tracking.
- Knowledge of accounting standards, tax regulations, and audit processes relevant to the UAE and international best practices.
- Proficiency with accounting software and ERP systems, as well as solid skills in Microsoft Excel and other productivity tools.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities, with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
- Ability to work on-site in Dubai, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; professional certifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CMA) are an advantage.
What You'll Do
- Accounting ownership & transition
- *Take over the accounting system for capturing transactions and reporting.
- Review, correct and stabilize accounting gaps with a particular focus on inter-company balances impacting group entities
- *Support a structured handover and eventual phase-out of
- outsourced accounting support.
- Audit, review & reconciliations
- *Perform in-depth reviews of existing accounting records to identify logic gaps, inconsistencies and reconciliation issues.
- *Lead backlog reconciliations with payment gateways and
- sellers to ensure accuracy of funds receive/paid, fees
- recorded and P&L integrity.
- *Process review & documentation
- Document current finance processes (“"as-is”), identify control gaps and propose improvements in preparation for automation and scale.
• Operational Finance Support
*Provide day-to-day operational finance support for the UAE entity in coordination with internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (CA/ACCA/CPA/CMA)
- At least 4-7 years of Accounting/Finance experience
- *Background in a reputable audit firm (good to have)
- *Strong technical accounting and reconciliation skills
- Advance Excel and BI tool skills
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