Accountant

General job requirements

The Accountant is responsible for maintaining the financial records, analyzing financial data, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. This role supports critical business decisions by providing accurate financial information, managing budgets, and overseeing financial reporting.

Accounting candidates must be familiar with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures including Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable .

Works under general supervision. This position will report to the Senior Accountant.

Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or a similar area of specialty and two to four years of experience in the field.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Financial Reporting: Prepare and analyze financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.
• Data Management: Record all financial transactions, reconcile bank statements, manage ledgers, and process accounts payable/receivable.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Develop and monitor budgets, create forecasts, and track spending.
• Compliance & Auditing: Ensure adherence to accounting principles (GAAP), tax laws, and internal policies; conduct internal audits and risk assessments.
• Analysis & Strategy: Analyze financial operations, identify risks, recommend cost-saving measures, and support financial planning.
• Taxation: Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.

Accountant responsibilities

• Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
• Document financial transactions by entering account information
• Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options
• Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, CFS/CFF and other reports
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
• Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Provide technical support and advice on management
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting and forecast process
• Provide input into department's goal-setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Plan, assign, and review staff's work
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Communicate effectively with clients and contribute to a strong client relationship through positive interactions with client personnel
• Communicate with Company Team, Manager(s) and/or Director on work status and client issues that arise

Accountant Qualifications & Skills requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Excellent proficiency in accounting/ERP software and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, admininistration and numerical skills.
• Detail-oriented with high accuracy.
• Interpersonal skills for communicating financial information.
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting standars, principles, procedures and financial reporting, including GAAP and IFRS
• Awareness of business trends
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Appropriate 2-4 years or more work experience in Accounting/Finance
• Experience in researching accounting issues
• Experience with ERP/Accounting software is a must
• Valid UAE Driving License is a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED4,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sharjah: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• relevant accounting: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person