Assistant Accountant

Overview

About The Role:

Assistant Accountant
Full-Time, Permanent
Dubai, Site-based with some flexibility

The Role: We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join the ScanTech Offshore team in Dubai and take responsibility for the day-to-day transactional finance duties. This is a global role, reporting into the Management Accountant and the AP Team Lead.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Assist the purchase ledger team in ensuring accurate processing of supplier invoices.
• Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data.
• Monitor the Accounts Payable mailbox.
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Ensure all bills are paid efficiently and on time.
• Review invoices for appropriate documentation prior to payment.
• Perform invoice and general-ledger data entry.
• Process and verify credit card transactions, expenses, and Caxton card transactions.
• Manage debtors by liaising with the projects team for timely and accurate preparation of customer invoices according to contracts.
• Prepare customer Statements of Account (SOA), billings to related parties, and ensure overdue invoices are collected.
• Raise sales invoices and liaise with the regional team when covering the Accounts Receivable Lead.
• Perform various accounting reconciliations, including group intercompany accounts.
• Maintain month-end files/documents in the shared folder for balance sheet reconciliations and checklists.
• Prepare revenue, expense, contractor payroll, staff expense entries, and other accounting documents (accruals, prepayments, and general journal postings).
• Reconcile supplier Statements of Account (SOA) and prepare supplier payment runs.
• Prepare and submit VAT and WHT reports on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Assist in internal and external audit file preparation within the reporting timeframe.

Qualifications And Experience:

• AAT level 2 or qualified by experience in a similar role.
• Proven working experience on an Accounting role.
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.