Accountant (7 month contract)

Our client, who is a multinational pharmaceutical company, is seeking to hire an Accountant on a project-based position ASAP (Temporary contract of 7 months). The position will be based in Dubai and will be part of the Consumer Healthcare Division of the company.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the accounts payable function
2. To do shared services transactions of the Consumer Health division
3. Reporting to the Finance Manager
4. Will be mainly working on JD Edwards
5. Prepare weekly and monthly reports
6. Monitor aging payable
7. Maintain AP related documents and monitor reports
8. Handle all types of AP queries
9. Work closely with the accounting team in successfully completing the project for 7 months

Minimum Requirements:

1. Degree in Accounting
2. Minimum of 3 years experience ideally in a multinational company
3. Knowledge of JD Edwards
4. Must be diligent, attention to detail, and hardworking
5. Good experience in AP
6. Team player
7. Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage
8. Must be flexible, adaptable, and can work under pressure with less supervision
9. Must be proactive and show good initiative

About The Company:

Over 30 years of local industry experience. New name, proven expertise. In 2009, recruitment leaders Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT), Hill McGlynn, and Ma Foi integrated under the Randstad brand to form Randstad Middle East. Experience and local knowledge are essential commodities within the Middle East region, so it made perfect sense to combine 30 years’ recruitment experience in the Gulf, providing a larger, more streamlined service to our clients and candidates.

As well as having the largest geographical footprint of any recruiter, Randstad is the world’s largest specialist recruitment provider, employing over 28,000 members of staff and helping over 2.5 million people find work every year. With an enviable reputation worldwide, we have an established and respected presence in the Middle East and are the preferred choice for specialist staffing solutions in more customary and emerging markets across the entire region.

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