SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – REAL ESTATE & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

📍 Location: Dubai, UAE We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Accountant with a strong background in Real Estate, Property Management, and/or Facilities Management to join our team in Dubai. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing day-to-day accounting activities, maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end and year-end closing, and ensuring effective financial controls across property and facilities-related operations. The role requires strong accounting knowledge, commercial awareness, accuracy, confidentiality, and hands-on experience in the financial activities associated with properties, tenants, service providers, maintenance operations, and facilities management. Key Responsibilities • Manage and maintain accurate accounting records for real estate, property management, and facilities management operations. • Handle and monitor rental income, tenant receipts, receivables, supplier invoices, payments, and other property-related financial transactions. • Manage Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), and bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely processing. • Perform regular reconciliations of tenant accounts, supplier accounts, bank balances, and other financial records. • Review and verify invoices, payment requests, supporting documentation, contracts, and related financial transactions prior to processing. • Monitor outstanding receivables and coordinate with the relevant departments regarding rent collection, tenant balances, and overdue amounts. • Support accounting activities related to maintenance, facilities management contracts, service providers, and property operating expenses. • Prepare and review monthly financial reports, schedules, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and provisions. • Support month-end and year-end closing processes and ensure timely and accurate completion of accounting entries. • Assist in budget preparation, cost monitoring, variance analysis, and financial reporting for properties and facilities-related operations. • Ensure compliance with applicable UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, accounting standards, and internal financial policies and procedures. • Maintain proper accounting documentation and ensure records are complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately archived. • Coordinate with Internal Audit, external auditors, management, and other departments and provide the required financial information and supporting documentation. • Maintain strict confidentiality and integrity when handling payroll, financial records, contracts, banking information, and other sensitive company information. Candidate Profile • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. • Strong relevant experience as a Senior Accountant or similar accounting position. • Proven accounting experience within Real Estate, Property Management, and/or Facilities Management in the UAE is highly preferred. • Strong hands-on knowledge of AP, AR, GL, bank reconciliations, month-end closing, accruals, prepayments, and financial reporting. • Good knowledge of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax requirements. • Strong understanding of property-related accounting, including rental income, tenant accounts, supplier payments, property operating expenses, and facilities management costs. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting/ERP systems. • Excellent analytical, reconciliation, problem-solving, and organizational skills. • High level of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate effectively with internal departments, tenants, suppliers, auditors, and other stakeholders. Show more Show less

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Strong relevant experience as a Senior Accountant or similar accounting position. Proven accounting experience within Real Estate, Property Management, and/or Facilities Management in the UAE is highly preferred. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting/ERP systems. Excellent analytical, reconciliation, problem-solving, and organizational skills. High level of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate effectively with internal departments, tenants, suppliers, auditors, and other stakeholders.

Manage and maintain accurate accounting records for real estate, property management, and facilities management operations. Handle and monitor rental income, tenant receipts, receivables, supplier invoices, payments, and other property-related financial transactions. Manage Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), and bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely processing. Perform regular reconciliations of tenant accounts, supplier accounts, bank balances, and other financial records. Review and verify invoices, payment requests, supporting documentation, contracts, and related financial transactions prior to processing. Monitor outstanding receivables and coordinate with the relevant departments regarding rent collection, tenant balances, and overdue amounts. Support accounting activities related to maintenance, facilities management contracts, service providers, and property operating expenses. Prepare and review monthly financial reports, schedules, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and provisions. Support month-end and year-end closing processes and ensure timely and accurate completion of accounting entries. Assist in budget preparation, cost monitoring, variance analysis, and financial reporting for properties and facilities-related operations. Ensure compliance with applicable UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, accounting standards, and internal financial policies and procedures. Maintain proper accounting documentation and ensure records are complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately archived. Coordinate with Internal Audit, external auditors, management, and other departments and provide the required financial information and supporting documentation. Maintain strict confidentiality and integrity when handling payroll, financial records, contracts, banking information, and other sensitive company information.