Financial Accountant (Westerner)

Salary: AED 17,000 – 20,000 Gross + Excellent Benefits
Location: Dubai

Our client is a global leader in the desalination industry. They are headquartered in China but also have offices in Spain and Dubai. The company’s strong lineage comes from being part of a renowned Norway-based industrial conglomerate. The group is heavily invested in industries such as electronics, energy, and drilling for offshore facilities.

As an Accountant, your major responsibility will be to manage financial accounts and day-to-day activities of the company, manage the company’s office, and assist the Management team, executing employee salaries/allowances monthly. You will have over 4 years of post-qualification experience as an accountant and within reporting and administration. Experience of working with an international company would definitely be a positive.

The successful candidate must be ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent.
This position supports the Finance Manager.

Core responsibilities of the role are as follows:

1. Financial accounting (bookkeeping, data processing, reconciliation through SAGE accounting software, reconcile the balance sheet, P&L, trial balance, fixed assets, prepayments, etc.) and monthly reporting to the financial team in Norway
2. Payments (salaries, allowances, expense reports, suppliers, etc.)
3. Monthly cash flow budgeting
4. Provide general administrative assistance to the company’s Management
5. General HR/Admin support for the Group
6. Insurance company negotiations and renewals (Health, Life, Office)
7. Document control
8. Assist with legal issues and execution of necessary legal financial filings (Auditors, Banks, and Government)
9. Collection and control of time sheets and weekly reporting to Norway
10. Assist in Due Diligence processes with historical accounting figures and collecting all types of documents (certificates, licenses, contracts, etc.)

To be a part of this continuously growing organization, you will have excellent working knowledge of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), SAGE or similar accounting programs, thorough knowledge of ERP systems is positive, ability to work under pressure and strict time limits, and have the ability to work with minimum guidance.

About The Company
Kershaw Leonard is committed to finding ‘First Class’ people for its ‘World Class’ Clients. Since our inauguration in September 1999, we have become well-respected specialists for all aspects of Human Resource Consultancy and Recruitment, and bring a standard of professional conduct (through the Recruitment Employment Confederation UK) to the industry here in the Middle East. Our qualified Consultants deliver a unique quality of service that is designed to meet the individual needs of both Candidates and Clients.

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