Senior Accountant

• Ensures timely production of the annual budget and forecast.
  
• Maintains and enforces Accounting Standards.
  
• Ensures the accounting operations especially the control system transactions and processing operations.
  
• Coordinates accounting functions and programs.
  
• Prepares financial analysis and reports.
  
• Prepares revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.
  
• Assists in in preparing and monitoring budgets.
  
• Maintains and reconciles balance sheet and general ledger accounts.
  
• Assists with annual audit preparations.
  
• Investigates and resolves audit findings account discrepancies and issues of noncompliance.
  
• Prepares tax returns in required jurisdictions.
  
• Contributes to the development of new or amended accounting systems programs and procedures.
  
• Performs other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.
  
• Issues timely and accurate financial statements including KPIs.
  
• Coordinates the preparation of the entities reports.
  
• Analyzes variances from the budget and reports significant issues to management.
  
• Provides for a stem of management expenses reports.
  
• Provides financial legal and tax analyses as needed for capital investments.
  
• Coordinates and provides the required information to the Internal and external auditors.
  
• Monitors Debt levels and compliance with debt covenants.
  
• Complies with local government requirements and tax filings deadlines (Transfer pricing withholding tax ).
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in finance or accounting. MBA or professional certifications are a plus (CPA CA..).
  
• 5 years of relevant accounting experience with a minimum of 2 years in similar position.
  
• Strong understanding of Financial Statements.
  
• Good Knowledge in accounting standards and GAAP.
  
• Fluent in Arabic and English.
  
• Detail oriented.
  
• Good time management skills.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  
• Must be based in Dubai and have a solid understanding of the financial and tax regulations in the UAE.