Senior Accountant

Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Manage full-cycle accounting for multiple clients.
• Review and post sales invoices, purchase bills, receipts, payments, journals, accruals, prepayments, and provisions.
• Perform bank, customer, supplier, intercompany, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate chart of accounts, cost centers, and accounting classifications.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts.
• Ensure proper documentation and audit trail for all accounting transactions.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare financial statements, trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare MIS reports, ageing reports, variance analysis, and financial dashboards.
• Assist management in preparing client-level financial insights and recommendations.
• Support year-end closing and external audit requirements.

UAE VAT & Corporate Tax Compliance

• Prepare and review UAE VAT returns.
• Reconcile VAT input, output, exempt, zero-rated, and reverse charge transactions.
• Assist in corporate tax data preparation, expense classification, and tax schedules.
• Ensure client records comply with UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, and bookkeeping requirements.
• Coordinate with tax consultants, auditors, and clients for compliance matters.

Zoho Books & Odoo Expertise

• Record, review, and reconcile transactions in Zoho Books and Odoo.
• Configure basic accounting settings, taxes, chart of accounts, products, customers, vendors, and bank feeds.
• Identify system posting errors, reconciliation issues, and reporting mismatches.
• Support clients in improving accounting workflows within Zoho and Odoo.
• Assist in migration, cleanup, and implementation support where required.

Client Management

• Act as a key point of contact for assigned clients.
• Follow up with clients for missing documents, approvals, payments, and clarifications.
• Provide professional responses to client accounting and compliance queries.
• Maintain service quality, deadlines, and client satisfaction.
• Escalate complex matters to senior management on a timely basis.

Team Coordination

• Supervise junior accountants and review their work.
• Allocate tasks, monitor deadlines, and ensure quality control.
• Train junior team members on accounting processes, documentation standards, Zoho, and Odoo.
• Support internal process improvement and standard operating procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CA Inter, CMA, CPA, or equivalent will be an advantage.
• Minimum 4–6 years of accounting experience, preferably in an outsourced accounting, audit, tax, or consultancy firm.
• Strong practical knowledge of UAE VAT and accounting compliance.
• Hands-on experience with Zoho Books and Odoo is mandatory.
• Experience handling multiple clients or multiple entities is strongly preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge.
• Advanced working knowledge of Zoho Books and Odoo Accounting.
• Good understanding of UAE VAT, corporate tax basics, and compliance documentation.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup formulas, reconciliations, and reporting templates.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and client assignments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• High attention to detail and strong ownership mindset.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a professional team.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in accounting for trading, services, real estate, contracting, hospitality, or e-commerce businesses.
• Experience in ERP implementation, migration, or accounting system cleanup.
• Knowledge of payroll, WPS, inventory accounting, landed cost, and fixed asset accounting.
• Prior experience in UAE-based accounting firms or outsourced finance departments.

Key Performance Expectations

The successful candidate should be able to:

• Independently manage assigned client accounts.
• Close monthly accounts within agreed deadlines.
• Prepare accurate VAT and management reports.
• Resolve Zoho and Odoo accounting issues.
• Maintain clean reconciliations and proper supporting documentation.
• Communicate professionally with clients and internal teams.
• Support the firm in delivering reliable, scalable, and compliance-focused accounting services.

Pay: AED4,000.00 - AED6,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person