Senior Accountant - Facility Management

Role summary

Accounting and contract finance

• Manage daily accounting transactions and maintain general-ledger accounts.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and complete month-end and year-end closing.
• Prepare trial balances, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash-flow statements; reconcile bank and balance-sheet accounts.
• Monitor billing, receivables, customer accounts, contract revenue, retentions, and unbilled revenue.
• Review supplier invoices, purchase orders, expenses, payables, and payment schedules; maintain vendor reconciliations.
• Prepare contract-wise profitability reports and cost analyses; track manpower, overtime, subcontracting, materials, and equipment costs.
• Compare actual expenses with budgets, investigate variances, allocate shared costs, and support contract managers with cost-control recommendations.

Budgets, payroll, tax, and audit

• Assist with annual budgets and periodic forecasts; forecast cash flow and monitor working capital.
• Analyze revenue, operating expenses, margins, and contract profitability; identify financial risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Review payroll entries and employee-cost allocations; reconcile salaries, overtime, allowances, leave, and end-of-service provisions in coordination with HR.
• Record input and output VAT, review VAT returns and reconciliations, maintain tax invoices, and assist with UAE corporate tax compliance.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, prepare schedules and supporting documents, and maintain financial controls and approval procedures.
• Identify accounting discrepancies, recommend process improvements, and comply with company policies and applicable regulations.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Typically 5–8 years of accounting experience; facility management, property management, construction, or maintenance-services experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, general accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Practical knowledge of UAE VAT and corporate tax requirements.
• Experience using SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar ERP/accounting software.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial reporting.
• ACCA, CPA, CMA, or CA professional qualifications are an advantage.

Pay

• AED 10,000–12,000 per month.

Work location

• Work is in person.