Senior Accountant

Overview

• 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

Application Question(S)

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

Experience

• Accounting: 6 years (Preferred)