Senior Accountant / Senior Executive

Job Title: Senior Accountant / Senior Executive Location: Dubai, UAE Duration: 3–6 months, with possible extension based on project confirmation Role Purpose The Senior Accountant / Senior Executive will be responsible for maintaining uninterrupted manual billing operations while the permanent team supports standardization and automation initiatives. The role will ensure billing accuracy, timely invoice processing, compliance with established controls, and proper reconciliation and documentation. Key Responsibilities • Execute end-to-end manual billing activities, from approved billing requests through invoice creation and release. • Review and validate customer, contract, pricing, tax, supporting documentation, and approval details before processing invoices. • Maintain accurate billing trackers, supporting evidence, reconciliations, and audit trails in accordance with established controls. • Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies and exceptions in coordination with relevant internal teams. • Monitor pending, incomplete, and overdue billing requests and prioritize critical activities to meet deadlines. • Escalate billing issues, delays, and potential timeline risks to the appropriate stakeholders. • Perform source-request-to-invoice reconciliations and investigate discrepancies. • Support period-end billing completeness checks and ensure all required billing activities are appropriately recorded and closed. • Prepare and maintain operational billing reports and supporting documentation. • Ensure proper handover of billing activities, outstanding items, and relevant documentation. • Adhere to established billing procedures, financial controls, approval workflows, and tax requirements. • Identify opportunities for process improvement while maintaining business continuity during standardization and automation initiatives. Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline. • Proven experience as a Senior Accountant, Senior Executive, Billing Accountant, or similar role. • Hands-on experience in Order-to-Cash (O2C), billing, invoicing, and period-end accounting processes. • Practical experience with Oracle ERP billing modules. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including reconciliation and data analysis. • Strong understanding of billing controls, approval processes, tax requirements, and supporting documentation. • Experience performing reconciliations and investigating billing exceptions and discrepancies. • Strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy in financial transactions and records. • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple billing requests and deadlines. • Strong communication and coordination skills for working with upstream and downstream teams. • Ability to work effectively under pressure during billing peaks and period-end activities. • Strong ownership, reliability, and commitment to established processes and controls. • UAE/Dubai experience will be an added advantage. Show more Show less