Summary
Emirates Flight Catering is hiring a Senior Assistant Accountant in Dubai. The role covers period-closing processes, payments, sales transactions, account reconciliations, and analysis of costs against approved budgets. It also involves responding to stakeholder queries, preparing reports, and recommending process improvements and automation. Applicants need a bachelor's degree in accounting, commerce, or an equivalent field, at least 4 years of finance experience, and knowledge of bookkeeping, advanced Excel, ERP finance modules, and VAT.
The posting
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Responsibilities
- Monitor and validate all regular/period closing accounting processes to ensure timely and accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions
- Ensure financial transactions are in compliance to budgetary thresholds set
- Process, monitor and implement all accounts payments checks and ensure all disbursements are aligned with company policy
- Validate sales transactions and ensure recording of received funds in various forms against recorded sales
- Perform account reconciliation process on timely basis to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial data
- Contribute by responding, coordinating & investigating requests/queries received from the stakeholders as per agreed SLA
- Establish and analyze various costs in accordance with the approved budget and produce related reports to support and aid business decision
- Analyze processes and recommend changes to achieve improvement, automation and cost savings
- Contribute to revising work methods, forms, formats, and standards to improve operational efficiency and coordinate with stakeholders in revising work processes and methods
Qualifications
Education Qualification:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or commerce or equivalent
Work Experience:
- At least 4 years’ experience in the area of Finance, preferably in more than one area
- Sound bookkeeping knowledge
- Knowledge of advanced excel functions
- MS Office proficiency
- ERP experience in Finance Modules
- Process improvements
- Conducting analysis and providing summaries/recommendations
Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to effectively interact with employees and stakeholders
- Understanding of VAT rules and application on transactions
- Analytical ability
- Problem solving