Senior Accountant
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Textile Expert seeks a Senior Accountant with 5+ years UAE experience and mandatory Xero Accounting Software expertise. The role manages end-to-end accounting, VAT compliance, financial reporting, payroll, reconciliations, and month-end closing.
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Responsibilities
- Prepare and post regular and month end journal entries while maintaining accurate accounting records and supporting schedules
- Execute month end and year end closing activities in accordance with company policies and accounting standards
- Review and analyze general ledger transactions, identifying abnormalities, significant variances, and discrepancies
- Ensure compliance with accounting principles, regulatory requirements, and internal company policies
- Assist management in the preparation and creation of Purchase Orders (POs) as required
- Coordinate with external auditors and provide necessary documentation, schedules, and explanations during audit engagements
- Monitor accounts payable processes and ensure timely settlement of vendor payments
- Prepare quarterly VAT workings, file VAT returns through the FTA portal, and arrange VAT payments within statutory deadlines
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and investigate any unreconciled items
- Prepare and distribute monthly sales reports for management review
- Process WPS payroll files through the banking platform and ensure timely payroll approvals and salary disbursements
- Manage the fixed asset accounting process, ensuring timely capitalization of assets and accurate maintenance of the fixed asset record
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of accounting experience in the UAE
- Mandatory experience with Xero Accounting Software
- Strong knowledge of UAE VAT regulations, FTA filing requirements, and IFRS
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines effectively
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Job Overview
- Senior Accountant
- Location: UAE
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of UAE accounting experience
- Software Requirement: Strong hands on experience with Xero Accounting Software (Mandatory)
- We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant with a minimum of 5 years of UAE experience and strong expertise in Xero Accounting Software.
Key Responsibilities
- XERO Software knowledge is must
- Prepare and post regular and month end journal entries while maintaining accurate accounting records and supporting schedules.
- Execute month end and year end closing activities in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
- Review and analyze general ledger transactions, identifying abnormalities, significant variances, and discrepancies through month over month analysis.
- Ensure compliance with accounting principles, regulatory requirements, and internal company policies.
- Assist management in the preparation and creation of Purchase Orders (POs) as required.
- Coordinate with external auditors and provide necessary documentation, schedules, and explanations during audit engagements.
- Monitor accounts payable processes and ensure timely settlement of vendor payments.
- Prepare quarterly VAT workings, file VAT returns through the FTA portal, and arrange VAT payments within statutory deadlines.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and investigate any unreconciled items.
- Prepare and distribute monthly sales reports for management review.
- Account for corporate credit card transactions, maintain supporting documentation, and ensure accurate posting of expenses.
Additional Responsibilities
- Manage Head Office petty cash, including reconciliation and maintenance of supporting documentation.
- Review and analyze PEMO transactions, ensuring timely and accurate accounting treatment.
- Prepare and share monthly employee deduction reports with HR for payroll processing adjustments.
- Process GPSSA contributions and ensure payments are completed before due dates.
- Monitor and process DEWA payments to ensure timely settlement.
- Perform Checkout Working and post necessary entries.
- Process WPS payroll files through the banking platform and ensure timely payroll approvals and salary disbursements.
- Conduct daily sales reconciliation between POS systems, merchant payment gateways, and checkout reports, investigating and resolving variances.
- Provide ad hoc financial reports, analyses, and data to support management decision making.
- Manage the fixed asset accounting process, ensuring timely capitalization of assets, accurate maintenance of the fixed asset record and run the depreciation.
- Maintaining Monthly schedules in Excel for supporting details.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of accounting experience in the UAE.
- Mandatory experience with Xero Accounting Software.
- Strong knowledge of UAE VAT regulations, FTA filing requirements, and IFRS.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines effectively.
Compensation
- Pay: AED 7,000.00 AED 9,000.00 per month
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