Senior Accountant (Media / Marketing Background)

About This Role

Looking for a Senior Accountant to be responsible for managing the company’s accounting operations, financial records, reporting, reconciliations, payables, receivables, and month-end closing activities.

The role requires strong accounting knowledge and experience in a fast-paced media, marketing, advertising, or events environment, where the company handles multiple clients, campaigns, projects, suppliers, production costs, freelancers, retainers, and event-related expenses.

The Senior Accountant will ensure accurate financial reporting, proper cost allocation, timely invoicing, supplier payments, compliance with accounting standards, and effective support to management in financial decision-making.

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

- Professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent is an advantage.

- Good knowledge of UAE VAT and corporate tax requirements is preferred.

- Minimum 4 to 7 years of accounting experience.

- Previous experience in a media, marketing, advertising, creative agency, production, or events company is preferred.

- Experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, reconciliations, month-end closing, and financial reporting.

- Experience with project/job costing, client billing, supplier payments, and profitability tracking is highly preferred.

- Experience dealing with freelancers, production suppliers, media vendors, event suppliers, and client retainers is an advantage

Pay: From AED10,000.00 per month

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• accounting background : 8 years (Preferred)
• media / production agency : 8 years (Preferred)
• accounts payable / receivable / general ledger : 8 years (Preferred)
• project / job costing : 8 years (Preferred)
• client billing : 8 years (Preferred)
• supplier payments : 8 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Preferred)
• Arabic (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• ACCA / CPA / CMA (Preferred)

Work Location: In person