Senior Accountant

Role Overview

Employment and Department

• Employment type is full-time.
• The position belongs to the Finance & Accounts department.

Accounting and Systems

• Manage daily accounting transactions, general ledger postings, reconciliations, and month-end and year-end closing.
• Maintain accurate financial records, schedules, supporting documents, and audit trails.
• Maintain current records in Zoho Books and historical records in TallyPrime.
• Retrieve and reconcile historical data for reporting, audit, or tax purposes.

Payables, Receivables, Banking, and Payroll

• Process supplier invoices, payment requests, vendor reconciliations, and recurring operational payments.
• Manage customer invoicing, receipts, statements, outstanding balances, collections, and billing issues.
• Perform bank and petty cash reconciliations and provide cash-flow information to management.
• Coordinate monthly payroll, approvals, bank processing, and accurate recording of payroll transactions.

Tax, Audit, and Compliance

• Prepare VAT calculations, reconciliations, schedules, filings, and payments across applicable jurisdictions.
• Support UAE Corporate Tax calculations, documentation, working papers, and filing requirements.
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax advisors and respond to audit queries.
• Monitor licences, establishment cards, MOHRE obligations, government fees, fines, and regulatory deadlines.

Multi-Entity Reporting and Controls

• Manage accounting activities, intercompany transactions, reporting, payments, and compliance across UAE, KSA, and Oman entities.
• Prepare monthly and periodic financial reports, management information, budgets, and financial analysis.
• Ensure transactions follow approved procedures, authorization requirements, and internal controls.
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements to accounting workflows and reporting.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a multi-entity environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Zoho Books and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, reconciliations, AP, AR, payroll, and financial reporting.
• UAE accounting experience is required.
• Experience with VAT and Corporate Tax compliance.
• Experience with KSA and Oman accounting or tax requirements is required.

Preferred Experience and Competencies

• Experience with TallyPrime is preferred.
• Experience dealing with auditors, banks, suppliers, customers, and government authorities is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, analytical and reconciliation skills, ownership, and accountability are expected.
• The role requires organization, problem-solving, communication, follow-up, independent work, confidentiality, and integrity.