# Chief Accountant / Assistant Finance Manager — Confidential

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Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: lead
Monthly salary: AED 22,000 to 33,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-10-08
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## Description

Job Title: Chief Accountant / Assistant Finance Manager

Industry: Construction Materials / Ready-Mix & Precast Concrete

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: On-site / Corporate Office

Job Purpose

The Chief Accountant / Assistant Finance Manager oversees daily accounting operations, financial reporting, cost control, and financial compliance for the concrete business. This role serves as the bridge between day-to-day accounting operations and executive strategic planning, ensuring tight control over raw material procurement, fleet and equipment depreciation, project job costing, and cash flow optimization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Management & Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) in accordance with IFRS / local GAAP.

• Lead month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accurate accruals, provisions, and revenue recognition.

• Analyze financial variance against budgets and operational forecasts, delivering actionable insights to senior management.

• Oversee the management of fixed assets, maintaining fixed asset registers for batching plants, transit mixers, concrete pumps, and heavy equipment.

2. Cost Accounting & Inventory Control

• Monitor and analyze unit costs for concrete mix designs, cement, aggregates, chemical admixtures, and fuel.

• Track batching plant operational costs, delivery logistics, equipment downtime, and maintenance expenses.

• Implement inventory valuation and reconciliation controls for raw material stockpiles (silos, aggregate yards).

• Perform continuous batch-to-dispatch reconciliation to identify raw material variance and yield loss.

3. Working Capital & Treasury Management

• Manage accounts receivable (AR) and credit control, working closely with sales and project managers to enforce credit terms with contractors and developers.

• Manage accounts payable (AP), negotiating payment terms with suppliers and sub-contractors to optimize cash outflow.

• Monitor daily cash position, project short-term cash flow needs, and manage bank reconciliations and credit facilities (LCs, LGs, overdrafts).

4. Tax, Audit & Compliance

• Oversee tax compliance, including VAT/GST filings, corporate tax calculations, and withholding tax obligations.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external and internal auditors during annual audits.

• Ensure strict internal controls across procurement, sales invoicing, weighbridge logging, and payroll.

5. Team Leadership & Systems

• Supervise and mentor the accounting team (accounts clerks, AP/AR specialists, cashier, plant accountants).

• Optimize ERP utilization (e.g., SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, or industry-specific dispatching/batching ERPs like Command Alkon).

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• Professional Certification: CPA, ACCA, CMA, or CA qualified preferred.

• Experience:

• 10–15 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 8–10 years in a senior accounting role.

• Proven track record within the concrete, ready-mix, precast, building materials, or construction manufacturing industry.

• Technical Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of cost accounting, job costing, and inventory control systems in manufacturing/processing environments.

• Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics) and Microsoft Excel (data modeling, financial analysis).

• Key Competencies: Strong analytical capabilities, leadership skills, high attention to detail, and commercial acumen.

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## Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. Professional Certification: CPA, ACCA, CMA, or CA qualified preferred. 10–15 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 8–10 years in a senior accounting role. Proven track record within the concrete, ready-mix, precast, building materials, or construction manufacturing industry. Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of cost accounting, job costing, and inventory control systems in manufacturing/processing environments. Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics) and Microsoft Excel (data modeling, financial analysis).

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