Hotels Accountant | Arabic Speaker | RAK

MUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS (PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING) • Must be an Arabic speaker • Mandatory: Proven experience in Hospitality Accounting. • Mandatory: Previous accounting experience in hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, holiday homes, luxury private villas, or hospitality management companies. • Strong understanding of hotel/property revenue, expenses, daily transactions, and property-level profitability. • Experience handling AP, AR, GL, bank reconciliations, payroll/WPS, VAT, cash flow, and monthly financial reporting. • Experience preparing property-wise P&L, revenue reports, expense reports, and budget vs. actual analysis. • Experience reconciling booking platforms, payment gateways, POS/card transactions, cash, and bank accounts. • Ability to manage supplier, contractor, and service-provider accounts. • Ability to work independently and take full ownership of accounting operations. • Strong knowledge of UAE VAT and accounting practices. • Strong Excel and accounting/ERP system skills. • 5+ years of accounting experience preferred, with substantial hospitality accounting experience. • UAE experience is preferred. Location: UAE Employment Type: Full-time Department: Finance & Accounting Reports To: Management / Finance Manager About the Role We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented General Accountant to join our hospitality group, which operates and manages hotels, luxury private villas, and high-end hospitality properties in the UAE. The ideal candidate should have strong hospitality accounting experience, preferably from hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, luxury villas, holiday homes, or hospitality management companies. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the company's day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial records, proper control of revenues and expenses, timely reporting, supplier and customer accounts, payroll, VAT, cash flow, and property-level financial performance. Key Responsibilities General Accounting • Manage the complete accounting cycle, including journal entries, AP, AR, GL, accruals, prepayments, and month-end closing. • Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation. • Prepare monthly financial statements and management reports. • Reconcile bank accounts, supplier accounts, customer accounts, and other balance sheet accounts. • Monitor expenses and ensure proper accounting and documentation. Hospitality / Hotel Accounting • Manage accounting activities related to hotels, villas, and hospitality properties. • Record and reconcile room/property revenues, bookings, guest payments, refunds, deposits, and other income streams. • Monitor daily revenue and expenses by property. • Reconcile revenue between booking systems, payment gateways, POS systems, bank accounts, and accounting records. • Track property operating costs including housekeeping, maintenance, utilities, supplies, F&B, transportation, and other operational expenses. • Prepare property-wise P&L and profitability reports. • Monitor actual performance against budgets and identify unusual expenses or variances. • Coordinate with Operations and Property Management teams to ensure accurate financial information. Revenue & Receivables • Monitor daily collections and outstanding receivables. • Reconcile online booking platforms, payment gateways, bank transfers, cash, and card transactions. • Follow up on outstanding customer/company accounts. • Ensure accurate recording of deposits, advances, cancellations, refunds, and other guest-related transactions. • Prepare revenue and collection reports for management. Suppliers & Payables • Manage supplier invoices and payment schedules. • Verify invoices against purchase orders, delivery notes, contracts, and approved expenses. • Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies. • Manage payments to hotel/villa suppliers, maintenance companies, contractors, service providers, and other vendors. • Maintain proper records of outstanding payables. Payroll & Employee Accounts • Prepare and process monthly payroll/WPS. • Maintain salary records, advances, deductions, leave settlements, and employee reimbursements. • Coordinate with HR and management regarding payroll-related matters. VAT & Compliance • Maintain accurate VAT records and supporting documentation. • Prepare VAT workings and assist with VAT return filing. • Ensure proper treatment of taxable and non-taxable transactions. • Support corporate tax compliance and external audits. • Maintain proper documentation for auditors, tax consultants, and management. Cash Flow & Banking • Monitor daily cash flow and upcoming payment obligations. • Prepare cash flow forecasts. • Manage bank reconciliations and monitor incoming/outgoing payments. • Coordinate payment instructions and maintain proper banking records. • Monitor petty cash and property-level cash transactions. Budgeting & Financial Reporting • Prepare monthly management reports covering: • Revenue • Operating expenses • Property profitability • Cash flow • Outstanding receivables/payables • Budget vs actual • Support annual budgeting and forecasting. • Identify cost overruns, unusual expenses, and financial risks. • Provide management with accurate financial information for decision-making. Preferred Hospitality Experience Candidates with experience in any of the following environments will be strongly considered: • 4-star / 5-star hotels • Luxury hotels and resorts • Serviced apartments • Holiday homes • Luxury private villas • Hotel management companies • Hospitality groups • Property management companies managing hospitality properties What We Are Looking For We are looking for someone who is hands-on and operational, not someone who only prepares basic bookkeeping. The ideal candidate should be able to understand the entire financial picture of a hospitality business — from guest revenue and booking collections to supplier payments, property expenses, payroll, VAT, cash flow, and ultimately the profitability of each hotel or villa. Show more