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Management Accountant
Dubai, UAEPosted yesterday
- Salary
- AED 18k–25k a month· Michael Page
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Senior
- Field
- Finance & Accounting
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
Position: Management Accountant Location: Dubai Industry: Construction / Electrical Contracting Excellent salary offered Responsibilities • Prepare accurate monthly management accounts with clear variance commentary, supporting the Group Finance Manager and senior management. • Own or contribute to the weekly Friday finance pack, delivering on time to an agreed timetable. • Maintain job cost integrity and earned-vs-spent visibility across live projects, reconciling job cost and ledger breaks weekly. • Support cashflow forecasting, banks, funders and creditor discipline. • Ensure supplier invoices are processed within terms and that payment runs follow delegated authority limits. • Support month-end close, targeting completion by working day 5. • Uphold internal controls, and support external audits, statutory and tax filings, and tax advisors. • Coordinate with Operations on timesheet lock and payroll inputs. • Monitor debtor days and aged balances, escalating exceptions with options and a recommended solution. • Use Business Central 365 and other approved systems as the single source of record, with contemporaneous, auditable entries. • Work with Commercial and Operations teams to track margin and cost leakage, and drive risks and actions to closure. • Provide coaching and cover to the Assistant Accountant Requirements • Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent). • 6+ years of experience in management accounting, ideally within construction, electrical or M&E contracting, or a comparable project-based environment such as engineering or data-center delivery. • Strong experience in job costing, WIP, cost-to-complete and project accounting. • Proven ownership of month-end close and management accounts reporting. • Hands-on experience with Business Central, Dynamics 365 or a comparable ERP. • Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially advanced Excel. • Solid understanding of internal controls, audit support and statutory and tax compliance. • Excellent written and spoken English, with confidence in challenging constructively and presenting to senior stakeholders. • Commercially minded, with a proactive “own it and bring a recommendation” mindset. Email CVs to: [email protected]
Requirements
Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent). 6+ years of experience in management accounting, ideally within construction, electrical or M&E contracting, or a comparable project-based environment such as engineering or data-center delivery. Strong experience in job costing, WIP, cost-to-complete and project accounting. Proven ownership of month-end close and management accounts reporting. Hands-on experience with Business Central, Dynamics 365 or a comparable ERP. Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, especially advanced Excel. Solid understanding of internal controls, audit support and statutory and tax compliance. Excellent written and spoken English, with confidence in challenging constructively and presenting to senior stakeholders. Commercially minded, with a proactive “own it and bring a recommendation” mindset.
Responsibilities
Prepare accurate monthly management accounts with clear variance commentary, supporting the Group Finance Manager and senior management. Own or contribute to the weekly Friday finance pack, delivering on time to an agreed timetable. Maintain job cost integrity and earned-vs-spent visibility across live projects, reconciling job cost and ledger breaks weekly. Support cashflow forecasting, banks, funders and creditor discipline. Ensure supplier invoices are processed within terms and that payment runs follow delegated authority limits. Support month-end close, targeting completion by working day 5. Uphold internal controls, and support external audits, statutory and tax filings, and tax advisors. Coordinate with Operations on timesheet lock and payroll inputs. Monitor debtor days and aged balances, escalating exceptions with options and a recommended solution. Use Business Central 365 and other approved systems as the single source of record, with contemporaneous, auditable entries. Work with Commercial and Operations teams to track margin and cost leakage, and drive risks and actions to closure. Provide coaching and cover to the Assistant Accountant.
Skills
- Business Central
- Dynamics 365
- ERP
- Microsoft Excel
- Management accounting
- Job costing
- WIP
- cost-to-complete
- project accounting
- month-end close
- internal controls
- audit support
- statutory and tax compliance
- English communication
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