Senior Accountant

Role Purpose

To support accurate and timely financial reporting and controls for infrastructure projects by managing month-end close activities, project cost accounting, reconciliations, vendor/customer accounting, compliance, and supporting audits—ensuring strong financial governance, reliable project financial data, and adherence to company policies and UAE regulations.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintain accurate accounting records for infrastructure projects (costs, accruals, provisions, allocations).

• Support monthly closing: journals, reconciliations, schedules, and reporting packs within deadlines.

• Prepare and review bank, intercompany, supplier, customer, and balance sheet reconciliations; resolve variances promptly.

• Manage AP/AR support: invoice verification, payment support, customer invoicing follow-up, and statement reconciliations.

• Support project cost control interface: track costs by project/WBS/cost codes; ensure correct cost classification and posting.

• Prepare accruals for subcontractors, materials, plant, and services; ensure completeness of expenses.

• Coordinate with Procurement and Projects on GRNs, invoice matching, supplier disputes, and compliance with approvals.

• Assist with VAT compliance (where applicable): documentation support, reconciliations, and audit readiness.

• Maintain fixed asset / project asset registers (as applicable) and support depreciation/asset controls.

• Support external and internal audits: provide schedules, documentation, explanations, and timely responses.

• Ensure compliance with company financial policies, delegation of authority, and internal controls; highlight risks and improvements.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• Professional qualification preferred: ACCA / CPA / CMA / ACA (part-qualified acceptable depending on experience)

• 5–8+ years accounting experience, preferably within construction/infrastructure/contracting

• Strong experience supporting project-based accounting, subcontractor/service accruals, and high-volume AP

• Exposure to audit coordination and multi-entity/group reporting preferred