Assistant Accountant

Role overview

Bookkeeping and reconciliations

• Post daily entries for assigned bank and cash accounts and keep the books current to the day.
• Reconcile bank accounts and payables ledgers weekly, investigate differences, and resolve them with the team.
• Prepare daily sales reports by brand and petty cash expense reports.
• Maintain the depreciation schedule and support monthly closing.

Payables, expenses, and payments

• Check supplier bills and staff expense claims for correct accounts, supporting documents, and approval status; return incomplete submissions.
• Prepare cheques and cheque lists, including branch rent cheques; match them to approved bills and update the cheque register and shared drive.
• Initiate online banking payments and transfers for Management authorisation; follow up pending approvals and bank queries.
• Maintain branch rent schedules and lists of pending payments and Management approvals.

Reporting and audit

• Prepare the daily end-of-day bank balance report for Management.
• Prepare monthly Management reports, including branch schedules, landlord-requested mall statements, and AP ageing summaries.
• Prepare signature documents, respond to bank requests, and support external auditors during their review.
• Submit a daily timesheet and keep supporting documents filed and retrievable.

Candidate requirements

• 1–3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience; retail, FMCG, or multi-branch UAE experience is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with an accounting system and expense-management tool; a cloud SME accounting suite is preferred.
• Practical experience preparing cheques, initiating online bank payments, and performing bank reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills, including schedules, reconciliations, and pivot tables.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce.
• Accuracy, organisation, and discipline with supporting documents and payment approvals.
• Good written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or willing to relocate; candidates already in the UAE are preferred.

Compensation

• Salary is AED 2,800 per month.

Benefits

• Employment visa, medical insurance, and annual leave as per UAE Labour Law.
• Exposure to multi-brand retail accounting across food, beauty, and fashion, with growth into a senior accountant role.

Workplace and schedule

• Full-time position based at the company head office in Abu Dhabi.