Summary
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is hiring a Senior General Ledger Accountant in Abu Dhabi. The role oversees general ledger transactions, reconciliations, monthly closing, financial reporting, cost allocations, and coordination with payroll, payables, other finance teams, and auditors. Applicants need 4–6 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, commerce, business administration, or a related field; a relevant diploma with 3 additional years of experience is also accepted. Experience in a large healthcare facility and a relevant master's degree are preferred.
The posting
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Responsible for planning, supervising and coordinating all the general ledger transactions, bank reconciliations, and positions of liquidity of finances in the facility and ensuring that all transactions are appropriately classified and all accounts are prepared in the correct manner in adherence with accounting rules and other applicable laws in consultation with the Manager and in conformance to the internal controls. Also responsible for ensuring the efficiency of monthly closing, preparation of monthly trial balance, analyzing and recommending any change to work systems to ensure efficiency and control.
Responsibilities
• Oversees daily activities, under the guidance of the Manager relating to general ledger transactions
• Plans to review and post all sub-ledgers transactions to the general ledger on regular basis and ensure that all transactions are properly authorized, documented and classified before they are posted in the general ledger
• Facilitates and review Journal voucher prepared by GL accountant to ensure that all input data has been processed correctly and do necessary correction if required.
• Prepares and reconciles statements with staff on a regular basis, monthly or quarterly as discussed with the concerned staff
• Develops and finalizes financial statements and ensures the generation of financial reports on a timely basis.
• Prepares and review related party invoices and complete reconciliation on regular basis.
• Ensures that suspense accounts are cleared and that the reconciliation of accounts are prepared at least monthly.
• Manages internal reports and ensuring that all costs are correctly allocated to corresponding cost centers and expense codes and significant variances are investigated for correction
• Coordinates appropriately with the Fixed Assets Accountant, Receivables Accountant, Payables Accountant, etc. to collect information needed for updating accounts
• Coordinates with payables, payroll and revenue department/sections for completeness and accuracy of the transactions
• Checks all salary-related documents, i.e. action forms, contracts, back-ups and necessary
documents for payroll processing
• Maintains and updates all bank accounts
• Coordinates and following-up with internal and external auditors during the course of their audit, ensuring the provision of all required information to enable timely completion of the audit
• Liaises with bankers for various queries and information regarding credit lines, interest rates etc.
• Liaises with purchasing/material management/supply chain department/section for all invoice payments and ensures that all entries are made accurately
• Plans and supervises the day to day activities of the department/section; streamlining processes wherever possible
• Provides on the job training and orientation to the team during course of work
• Promotes a service oriented attitude in addressing employee queries effectively
• Maintains collaborative and effective relationship with other key management personnel and keeps abreast of significant economic, social and technical trends, and regulatory guidelines, which may influence assigned functions
Accountabilities
Qualifications
Experience :-
Required:
• 4-6 years of relevant experience in a similar role
Desired:
• Experience in a large healthcare facility
Educational Qualification: Required:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration Accounting/Finance/Commerce or relevant field OR Diploma in relevant field with 3 years of additional experience
Desired:
• Master's degree or equivalent in Business Administration Accounting/Finance/Commerce or relevant field