Finance & Cost Accountant
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Job Title: Finance & Cost Accountant Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Job Type: Full-time, On-site Role Summary: We are hiring a Finance & Cost Accountant to own the day-to-day books and the production accounting.
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Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Job Type: Full-time, On-site
Role Summary
We are hiring a Finance & Cost Accountant to own the day-to-day books and the production accounting.
This is a hands-on role, not a management position.
You will personally execute the accounting work in QuickBooks Online and personally track inventory, work-in-progress and finished goods on the production side.
You will work closely with the CEO and the atelier team.
Key Responsibilities
- Finance and accounting
- Daily bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online entities accounts payable, accounts receivable, journal entries, expense categorization.
- Bank, credit card and petty cash reconciliations.
- Monthly close: accruals, prepayments and preparation of month-end financial statements.
- VAT filings and supporting schedules in line with UAE FTA requirements.
- Payroll entries and related reconciliations.
- Maintaining a clean audit trail and supporting documentation for all transactions.
- Cost and production accounting
- Tracking raw material inventory, including purchase recording, valuation and reconciliation against physical counts.
- Maintaining work-in-progress records: which pieces are in production, materials consumed, labour applied, stage of completion.
- Monthly production close reconciling production output to inventory movements and ensuring COGS is recorded correctly.
Qualifications
- Five to six years of accounting experience.
- Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks Online (essential).
- Demonstrated experience with inventory accounting and cost accounting not just general ledger work.
- Solid grasp of UAE VAT and FTA filing requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce. Professional qualification (CA, CMA, ACCA part-qualified or qualified) is an advantage.
- Highly organized, detail-driven, and comfortable owning month-end close independently.
- Discreet you will handle confidential financial and client information.
- Written and spoken English required.
- Send your CV and a short note about your relevant experience.
- Please include your notice period and expected salary.
Application Question(s)
- Do you have working knowledge of UAE VAT and FTA filing requirements?
- What is your expected monthly salary in AED?
Education
- Diploma (Preferred)
Experience
- accounting: 5 years (Required)
- QuickBooks Online: 2 years (Required)
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