General Accountant – Automotive Corporate

Toyota, Honda, Marks & Spencer's, Ikea, Toys R Us and Dubai Festival City are just some of the amazing stable of world renowned brands managed by the Al Futtaim Group of Companies. Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional business houses in the Gulf region. Today, Al-Futtaim operates through more than 65 companies in sectors as diverse as commerce, industry and services, and employs in excess of 20,000 people across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Pakistan, Singapore and Europe.

Automotive Finance Shared Services is a department under Automotive handling the back office functions related to accounting for Automotive. AFSS handles Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, General Ledger Accounting, Reconciliations, Sales Accounting and annual closing and audits for the Automotive Division of Al-Futtaim.

Reports to: Finance Manager/Account Manager
Direct Reports: None
Department: Automotive Finance Shared Services
Locations: Dubai

JOB PURPOSE:
As a member of AFSS - to support the Department Head to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures with major emphasis on cash control, sales accounting processes and approvals, Credit Request Reviews and Accounts Receivable follow up and General Ledger Reconciliations and Vendor reconciliation and Payments.

DESCRIPTION:

Sales Accounting and Cash control:

1. Review of daily collection and deposit of cash and cheques by branches and scrutinise GL control accounts for exceptions.
2. Validation of Sales document pack /LPO and credit approval or clear funds/ registration copy and authorise final release of the vehicle for customer delivery.
3. Refunds are processed within the sub-delegated authority /documentation and facilitate refund process with AFSS for beyond authority levels.
4. Check and validate all agreed check list before confirming passpo

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:

1. Degree in Accounting/ Professional accounting qualification preferred.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
3. Ability to communicate and interact well.

Minimum Experience: 3 to 5 years of similar experience, with a good knowledge of ERP systems.

Job-Specific Skills: Good accounting knowledge, Analytical, process oriented, well organised, with excellent communication skills, a team player. Should possess a good knowledge of excel and have prior experience in working with large databases.

Behavioural Competencies:

1. Organisation: Should be able to plan and prioritise workload with minimum supervisory input.
2. Self-Starter: Should be able to anticipate emerging trends and issues in the books of account and initiate appropriate action.
3. Team Player: Should enjoy working in a team and be able to solve problems and resolve issues in an amicable manner.