Associate / Senior Associate (Business Service Outsourcing)

About Bdo

About The Role

• Adhere to the highest degree of integrity, professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
• Based on client’s requirement and selected software, setting up the accounting system including creation of a chart of accounts, format of management reports and sample of other deliverables.
• Prepare and finalise the books of accounts in the accounting software based on documents and information provided by the client and ensure that they are in line with statutory requirements.
• Produce finalised general ledgers, trial balance, profit and loss statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, financial budget and management report.
• Prepare reconciliation of accounts, cash books, credit card accounts, expense schedules and adjustment journal entries.
• Produce supporting schedules for staff indemnity, accrued expenses, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, customer and supplier ageing and bank reconciliation statements.
• Ensure books of accounts prepared compliance with client’s internal policy manual.
• Review and understand frequency and depth of financial reporting requirements per client and ensure accuracy and timely delivery of reports generated.
• Based on payroll structure provided by the client setting up the client’s payroll in our payroll software
• Advise client on local laws and regulations relevant to payroll activities such as end-of-service benefit/gratuity calculation, social security requirements and WPS regulations etc.
• Prepare and finalize the monthly payroll calendar with the client.
• Prepare and finalize the monthly/yearly payroll reports and other deliverables including payroll reports, variance reports, gross to net pay reports and pay slips etc.
• Prepare monthly payroll journal entries summarizing the employee salaries, allowances, deduction and provision for indemnities
• On behalf of the client check, review and verify the expense claim submitted by their employees and ensure those are processed in accordance with client’s management guidelines.
• Based on privileges assigned manage the bank of accounts for the client/on behalf of the client to process the salary payment, supplier’s payment and other expense payment.
• Review and uphold allocated time schedules per client.
• Prepare the report for funding request and cash flow forecast and co-ordinate with the client for timely payments.

Key Attributes

• Good communication skills.
• Confident and comfortable in client interactions.
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – with a positive & enthusiastic attitude.

Key Experience Parameters

• Minimum 2-4 years of relevant work experience in accounting services in the UAE market.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or equivalent.
• Must possess a professional certification such as CMA/ACCA/CPA.
• Strong attention to detail and an analytical mind.
• Exposure to payroll management and familiarity with accounting and payroll software.

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