Accountant

Accountant – Travel Agency Experience Required Company Description Pera Travel is a Dubai-based travel agency focused on creating personalized travel experiences and delivering high-quality service to clients. Our team manages international flights, hotels, tours, transfers, holiday packages, suppliers, and customer bookings across multiple destinations. We are looking for an experienced Travel Agency Accountant who understands the financial and accounting processes specific to the travel industry. Role Description The Accountant will be responsible for managing the day-to-day accounts of Pera Travel, with particular focus on travel bookings, supplier payments, customer collections, refunds, commissions, and booking profitability. The successful candidate must already understand how accounting works within a travel agency and be comfortable reconciling transactions involving airlines, hotels, DMCs, tour operators, payment gateways, and other travel suppliers. Key responsibilities include: • Managing accounting for flight, hotel, transfer, tour and holiday package bookings • Recording and reconciling customer payments and outstanding balances • Managing supplier invoices, payments, credit notes and outstanding balances • Reconciling airline, hotel, DMC and other travel supplier statements • Tracking the cost, selling price, commission and profit margin of individual bookings • Managing cancellations, amendments, refunds and supplier/client credits • Reconciling bank accounts, card/POS transactions and online payment gateways • Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable • Preparing invoices, receipts and payment records • Monitoring daily cash flow and upcoming supplier payment deadlines • Preparing monthly sales, cost, profit and outstanding-payment reports • Supporting VAT, financial reporting, month-end closing and UAE accounting compliance • Maintaining accurate records for management and external auditors Qualifications Travel agency accounting experience is mandatory. Candidates must have previous experience working specifically as an Accountant within a travel agency, tour operator or travel management company and understand travel-industry accounting workflows. A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred, along with strong Excel and accounting-software skills. Knowledge of UAE VAT and accounting requirements is an advantage. Important Application Requirement Please apply only if you have previous accounting experience within a travel agency. General accounting experience without direct travel agency accounting experience will not be considered. We are specifically looking for someone who can join the team with an existing understanding of travel bookings, suppliers, customer payments, refunds, commissions, reconciliation and booking profitability. • Show more Show less

Travel agency accounting experience is mandatory. Candidates must have previous experience working specifically as an Accountant within a travel agency, tour operator or travel management company and understand travel-industry accounting workflows.

Managing accounting for flight, hotel, transfer, tour and holiday package bookings; Recording and reconciling customer payments and outstanding balances; Managing supplier invoices, payments, credit notes and outstanding balances; Reconciling airline, hotel, DMC and other travel supplier statements; Tracking the cost, selling price, commission and profit margin of individual bookings; Managing cancellations, amendments, refunds and supplier/client credits; Reconciling bank accounts, card/POS transactions and online payment gateways; Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable; Preparing invoices, receipts and payment records; Monitoring daily cash flow and upcoming supplier payment deadlines; Preparing monthly sales, cost, profit and outstanding-payment reports; Supporting VAT, financial reporting, month-end closing and UAE accounting compliance; Maintaining accurate records for management and external auditors.