Accountant - Events (Freelance)
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About the Role
Coca Cola Arena seeks an Accountant for events on a freelance basis to manage financial transactions, event settlements, accounts payable/receivable, and financial reporting. Requires 3-4 years of accounting experience in events/hospitality, a Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance, and strong IFRS knowledge.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate accounting records, comply with company policies and accounting standards, demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality, and complete assigned tasks within established deadlines
- Prepare accurate and timely event settlements, reconcile event revenues and expenses, and resolve discrepancies promptly
- Maintain effective communication with event teams, vendors, and clients to ensure timely submission of financial documents and settlement information
- Prepare customer invoices promptly, monitor outstanding balances, and follow up to ensure timely collections
- Prepare monthly financial reports, event profitability reports, and budget variance analyses accurately and within reporting deadlines
- Perform timely bank, cash, and credit card reconciliations, ensuring all discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly
- Record accounting entries accurately and maintain the integrity of the general ledger with proper supporting documents
- Monitor event budgets against actual expenditures, identify variances, and report significant deviations to management
- Provide complete and accurate documentation for internal and external audits, responding to audit queries promptly
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency while supporting continuous improvement initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field
- Professional accounting certification (ACCA, CMA, or equivalent) is preferred
- Minimum 3 to 4 years of accounting experience, preferably within events, hospitality, entertainment, or project based industry
- Experience in managing event budgets, project costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and general ledger accounting
- Experience in handling vendor payments, client invoicing, revenue recognition, and cash flow monitoring
- Previous experience in the UAE, preferably in the event industry
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Fluent in English
- Arabic is a plus
- Strong understanding of IFRS or applicable local accounting standards
- Understanding financial planning, forecasting, and profitability analysis for events and projects
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ABOUT THE ROLE
- Legends Global teams across the world are innate problem solvers and people who thrive on the excitement of developing events that create opportunity and connection. We are meticulous planners, innovative thinkers, relationship specialists and acutely experienced business leaders who love what they
- At Legends Global, we love events, it's what we do. It's a part of our DNA and what drives us.
- This role involves: Close coordination with operations, project managers, vendors, and clients to ensure accurate financial management of each event.
- Managing event related financial transactions, event settlements, accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Maintaining accurate accounting records, comply with company policies and accounting standards, demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality, and complete assigned tasks within established deadlines.
- Preparing accurate and timely event settlements, reconcile event revenues and expenses, and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Maintaining effective communication with event teams, vendors, and clients to ensure timely submission of financial documents and settlement information.
- Preparing customer invoices promptly, monitor outstanding balances, and follow up to ensure timely collections.
- Preparing monthly financial reports, event profitability reports, and budget variance analyses accurately and within reporting deadlines.
- Performing timely bank, cash, and credit card reconciliations, ensuring all discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly.
- Recording accounting entries accurately and maintain the integrity of the general ledger with proper supporting documents.
- Monitoring event budgets against actual expenditures, identify variances, and report significant deviations to management.
- Providing complete and accurate documentation for internal and external audits, responding to audit queries promptly.
- Identifying opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
- Professional accounting certification (ACCA, CMA, or equivalent) is preferred.
- Minimum 3 to 4 years of accounting experience, preferably within events, hospitality, entertainment, or project based industry.
- Experience in managing event budgets, project costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
- Experience in handling vendor payments, client invoicing, revenue recognition, and cash flow monitoring.
- Previous experience in the UAE, preferably in the event industry.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Fluent in English.
- Arabic is a plus.
- Strong understanding of IFRS or applicable local accounting standards.
- Understanding financial planning, forecasting, and profitability analysis for events and projects.
Additional Notes
- As part of our commitment to national talent development, this position is open to UAE National applicants, and we strongly encourage qualified professionals to apply.
- This role is on a freelancer agreement, and it requires the candidate to have their own visa / sponsorship.
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