Accountant - Finance & Operations

About the role

Requirements

• Accounting & reporting
• - Maintain day-to-day bookkeeping, general ledger and month-end close
• - Prepare bank, credit card and intercompany reconciliations
• - Manage accounts receivable and payable, including credit control and payment runs
• - Prepare management accounts and support year-end audits
• Billing & timesheets
• - Generate client invoices accurately and on time, including multi-currency billing
• - Collect and validate consultant timesheets and reconcile them against client contracts and invoices
• - Track project billing, expenses and recharges
• UAE tax & compliance
• - Prepare and file UAE VAT returns and maintain VAT-compliant records
• - Support UAE Corporate Tax compliance and filings
• - Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors and banks
• Payroll & people admin
• - Process monthly payroll, including WPS compliance in the UAE
• - Calculate end-of-service gratuity, leave and final settlements
• - Support payroll and contractor payments for international team members
• International activities
• - Support accounting, invoicing and compliance for international activities, including the UK, Singapore and India
• - Coordinate with overseas accountants and service providers
• Operations support
• - Coordinate onboarding for new joiners, including contracts, visa and work permit processing (with the PRO), medical insurance, payroll set-up and system access
• - Manage offboarding, including visa cancellation, final settlements and asset return
• - Assist with vendor onboarding, contracts, insurance and licence renewals
• - Maintain organised financial, HR and company records
• - Support ad hoc operational and administrative activities as the business grows
• Requirements
• - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• - 3–5 years’ accounting experience, at least 2 of them in the UAE
• - Hands-on UAE VAT experience; working knowledge of UAE Corporate Tax
• - Experience with UAE payroll and WPS
• - Experience with cloud accounting software (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks)
• - Strong Excel skills
• - Excellent written and spoken English and a professional, client-facing manner
• - High attention to detail, discretion with confidential information, and ability to work independently
• Preferred
• - Exposure to international accounting in the UK, Singapore and/or India
• - ACCA, CMA, CA or equivalent qualification (completed or in progress)
• - Experience in consulting, professional services or technology firms
• - Multi-currency and multi-entity accounting experience

Responsibilities

Skills

• Xero
• QuickBooks
• UAE VAT
• UAE Corporate Tax
• Payroll (WPS)
• Intercompany accounting
• Multi-currency billing
• General ledger
• Bank reconciliations
• Excel
• Timesheets management
• Accounts receivable
• Accounts payable
• Annual audits
• UK/Singapore/India international accounting (preferred)