Senior Accountant
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About the Role
OliOli Children's Museum is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage day-to-day bookkeeping, financial reporting, and support the Finance Supervisor. Responsibilities include maintaining books of accounts, reconciling sales, processing payments, and assisting with VAT and tax returns.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain and oversee the books of accounts for all group companies in compliance with IFRS
- Supervise and guide Accounts Assistants, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in daily accounting operations
- Manage customer refund transactions through banks and online payment gateways
- Reconcile daily sales from multiple channels with bank and payment gateway statements
- Review and process supplier payments in line with company policies
- Record and monitor all financial transactions in the accounting system
- Manage procurement accounting: issue POs, review quotations, process supplier invoices
- Coordinate with HR for payroll processing and manage employee related accounts
- Oversee cash management, including petty cash controls and cash flow monitoring
- Lead monthly closing process: prepare reconciliations, accruals, and fixed asset updates
- Prepare and analyze monthly MIS reports (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Well versed with accounting entries and knowledge of IFRS
- Prior accounting work experience of at least 4 years, preferably in UAE
- Expertise with accounting software such as Tally, Zoho Books, QuickBooks
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially MS Excel
- Basic UAE VAT and Corporate Tax knowledge
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
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Position Overview
- The Senior Accountant will report to the Finance Supervisor/Manager and manage day to day bookkeeping.
- Responsibilities include handling communications with suppliers, external contacts, and internal departments.
- The role requires attention to detail, organizational skills, and familiarity with accounting principles and software.
Key Duties & Responsibilities Financial Accounting
- Maintain and oversee the books of accounts for all group companies in compliance with IFRS.
- Supervise and guide Accounts Assistants, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Manage customer refund transactions through banks and online payment gateways.
- Reconcile daily sales from multiple channels with bank and payment gateway statements.
- Review and process supplier payments in line with company policies.
- Record and monitor all financial transactions in the accounting system.
- Manage procurement accounting: issue POs, review quotations, process supplier invoices.
- Coordinate with HR for payroll processing and manage employee related accounts.
- Oversee cash management, including petty cash controls and cash flow monitoring.
- Lead monthly closing process: prepare reconciliations, accruals, and fixed asset updates.
- Prepare and analyze monthly MIS reports (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow).
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Administration
- Maintain updated list of all contacts of third party vendors, suppliers, institutional customers.
- Organize all documentation physically and electronically in an efficient manner.
Qualifications and Education Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or any related field.
- Well versed with accounting entries and knowledge of IFRS.
- Prior accounting work experience of at least 4 years, preferably in UAE.
- Expertise with accounting software such as Tally, Zoho Books, QuickBooks.
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially MS Excel.
- Basic UAE VAT and Corporate Tax knowledge.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
Traits & Characteristics
- Self starter and self motivated; thrives in a team oriented environment.
- Positive energy; respectful of diversity; patient and empathetic.
- Adaptable to perform a variety of duties.
- Attention to detail & meticulous.
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