Our client, a Dubai based real estate brokerage firm is seeking to hire a senior Accountant to join their team. Ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and maintaining financial integrity within the organization. Responsible for overseeing various accounting functions, this position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across departments.Role & Responsibilities1. Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile accounts payable and receivable- Reconcile monthly sales journal with Debtors/Creditors Account- Reconcile monthly purchases journal with Creditors accounts- Cooperate with the treasurer to repatriate the funds and confirm ALL transactions arehedged, except for USD2. Ensure correct hedging rates are processed for each receipt/payment- Receipts: Liaise with the treasurer to ensure timely repatriation of funds and timely receipt offinal hedged rates to be applied to the received funds- Payments: Coordinate with the Treasurer for setting-up of automated hedged payments duringthe set-up process. Once the set-up has been completed, ensure that rates are received, andthat the treasurer has all necessary information for requests of funds and hedging- Check and explain the exchange gains and losses on debtors settlement monthly3. Monthly Reporting to the parent company:- Debtors/Creditors ageing by invoice date and due date- P&L Interco transactions by entity- Balance Sheet Interco balances by entity4. Send monthly statements to customers- Latest date to input ALL receipts from customers is 1st working day M+1 / ensure all entriesare made in the accounting system- Check and match the receipts in the bank statements against the accounting system records- Follow-up with ALL distributors to receive the confirmation of their balances and transactions- Explain ALL discrepancies - to create / update the monthly reconciliation file5. Calculation and recording of late interest payments of group customers as per group policy.6. Investigating and resolving account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.- Update the monthly reconciliation file used for follow-up and documentation of balances anddifferences against the records of debtors and creditors7. Handling Accruals and Prepayments - follow-up and matching with corresponding invoices + liaisewith the treasurer for hedging and repatriation of funds and follow-up with Supply Chain departmentwith rates to be applied when invoice is issued8. Handling requests from Auditors for all debtors-related queries9. Self-evaluation of PACI Standard Priorities / Internal Audit for the department- Self-evaluate the department with respect to the questionnaire- Identify deficiencies and improvements + propose action plans- Evaluate the consistency of the questionnaire and propose amendments with explanations10. Ensure a well maintained, clean and accurate ledger and GL accounts related to customers andsuppliers.11. Prepare and explain the debtors/creditors balance for weekly meetings.12. Prepare Tax Returns and documentation for FTA and MOF- Prepare VAT declaration and upload the in the FTA portal- Support on the preparation of Economic Substance Regulations report- Assist on the preparation of Corporate Income Tax declaration13. Propose initiatives for improvement of current and new processes and accounting system.14. Assisting with audit preparations.15. Assist on revaluation of balance sheet accounts.16. Act as a back-up for the Finance Manager.Qualifications and Education Requirements\xc2\xb7 Bachelors degree in Accountancy\xc2\xb7 Minimum of 5 years of experience in UAE\xc2\xb7 Strong expertise in AR, AP, and General Accounting\xc2\xb7 Audit or accounting shared service experience (Advantage but not required)\xc2\xb7 Advance MS Excel Skill\xc2\xb7 CPA qualification (or equivalent)