Senior Accountant

OVO Luxury Signature | Dubai, UAE | Full-time, On-site

We're a Dubai-based luxury fashion house managing 20+ brands across atelier production, retail, e-commerce, and wholesale. We need a sharp, hands-on accountant who can run our entire finance function, not just bookkeeping, but the full picture: closing the books, costing every garment, tracking inventory across our atelier and boutiques, and giving us a clear P&L by brand.

This is a senior, high-autonomy role reporting directly to leadership.

What you'll own

• Full accounting cycle: month-end close within 5 working days, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and audit prep
• Brand-wise P&L: profitability by brand, season, and channel (retail, e-com, wholesale, consignment), with variance commentary
• Inventory accounting: raw materials, WIP, and finished goods across multiple locations; quarterly stock counts; slow-moving and dead-stock provisions
• Bill of Materials & style costing: build and validate BOMs (fabric, trims, labels, packaging, embellishments); calculate fully loaded cost per style; reconcile standard vs actual
• Purchasing & vendor management: three-way matching (PO ↔ GRN ↔ invoice), landed cost on imports (duty, freight, clearing), vendor ageing, payment runs
• Revenue & channel reconciliation: daily sales across Shopify, POS, marketplaces, and payment gateways; consignment sell-through; couture deposits and milestone billing
• UAE compliance: VAT returns, Corporate Tax, WPS payroll, trade licence renewals
• Cash & treasury: 13-week rolling forecast, multi-currency payments (AED, USD, EUR), LC and TT management

What we need from you

• 6–8 years of full-cycle accounting experience
• At least 3–4 years in fashion, apparel, textile, jewellery, or another inventory-heavy manufacturing/luxury environment, this is non-negotiable
• Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting/Finance; CA, ACCA, CPA, or CMA strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS, UAE VAT, and UAE Corporate Tax
• Advanced Zoho Books and Zoho Inventory experience (we run the full Zoho One stack)
• Comfortable with Shopify back-office: orders, refunds, payouts, multi-location inventory
• Advanced Excel (PivotTables, Power Query, XLOOKUP, scenario modelling)
• You think instinctively in style/SKU/colour/size matrices and notice when a fabric invoice shows 47.3 metres against a BOM that called for 46.5

You'll thrive here if you

• Have a forensic eye for detail and aren't afraid to push back on production, designers, or procurement on cost and consumption
• Stay calm under closing-week pressure
• Treat financial information with absolute discretion

What we offer

• Senior role at the financial nerve centre of a multi-brand luxury house
• Direct working relationship with the Managing Director and brand principals
• Exposure across the full luxury value chain: atelier, sourcing, retail, e-commerce, wholesale, consignment
• Competitive package with medical insurance, and UAE statutory benefits

How to apply

Send your CV and a brief cover letter. In your cover letter, please answer this in 150–200 words: "How would you build a brand-wise P&L for a multi-brand fashion house where shared overhead, shared inventory locations, and shared production capacity must be allocated fairly?"

Strong written answers will be prioritised in shortlisting.

Applications without fashion, apparel, or inventory-heavy manufacturing experience will not be considered.

Application Question(s):

• Do you possess fashion, apparel, or inventory-heavy manufacturing experience?

Experience:

• Accounting: 6 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person