Chief Accountant

Role summary

Payroll and employee benefits

• Manage monthly payroll processing and coordinate with HR to validate attendance, leave, salary changes, deductions, and other payroll inputs.
• Ensure WPS and labour-regulation compliance; calculate, account for, and reconcile leave salary, end-of-service gratuity, air tickets, medical insurance, and other benefits.
• Reconcile payroll ledger accounts, employee advances, and staff benefit provisions; support related budgeting and forecasting.

Cash management and sales

• Oversee petty cash, reimbursements, settlements, supporting documents, approvals, reconciliations, and physical cash verification.
• Monitor employee advances and ensure timely settlement.
• Manage cash sales accounting, collections, invoicing, transaction records, and reconciliation with operational departments.
• Verify sales documents, deposit cash receipts, reconcile bank records, and resolve discrepancies.

Tax compliance

• Prepare, review, and submit UAE VAT returns within statutory deadlines; reconcile input VAT, output VAT, and VAT control accounts.
• Ensure correct VAT treatment and maintain records required by the Federal Tax Authority.
• Coordinate with external tax consultants and auditors; assist with Corporate Tax and other statutory requirements.

Accounting and reporting

• Maintain the general ledger and prepare journal entries, accruals, provisions, and account reconciliations.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual closing; assist with financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules.
• Comply with IFRS and company accounting procedures; support internal and external audits.

Controls and coordination

• Follow financial policies, approval authorities, and internal controls; investigate discrepancies and implement corrective measures.
• Strengthen controls over payroll, benefits, cash transactions, and tax compliance; recommend process and ERP improvements.
• Coordinate with HR, Operations, Finance, and other departments for accurate, timely reporting.

Experience and knowledge

• Hands-on experience in payroll, employee benefits, petty cash, cash sales accounting and reconciliation, VAT returns, general ledger, financial reporting, and month-end close.
• Experience handling cash collections, maintaining internal controls, and coordinating with HR and operational departments.
• Strong knowledge of UAE payroll regulations, WPS, UAE Labour Law, VAT regulations, and accounting principles; proficiency in SAP Business One and advanced MS Excel.

Skills and working style

• Accuracy, attention to detail, confidentiality, analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, and time management.
• Able to work independently and meet reporting deadlines.