Senior Accountant

Alokozay Group of Companies is looking for a detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our accounting team. This role will be responsible for overseeing and managing financial accounting activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities:

Accounts Receivable & Payable:

• Generate Monthly aging report (AR report).
• Follow up on collection outstanding.
• Matching the receipts, make reconciliation with customer statement and clear the pending invoices, credit/debit note etc.
• Forecast the future cash inflow.
• Schedule the payment based on priority basis.
• Matching the payment with invoices, make reconciliation with suppliers’ statement and clear the pending invoices, credit/debit note etc.
• Forecast the future cash outflow.

General Accounting:

• Preparation of financial statements with schedule on monthly basis and meeting the book closure deadlines.
• Make monthly closing entries, prepare the schedule to reconcile with trial balance figures.
• Monthly Bank reconciliation.
• Fixed assets accounting, Assets addition, deletion, and depreciation.
• Monthly VAT reconciliation.
• Payroll processing, cross checking with HR records, WPS processing etc.
• Able to generate the cash flow statement and advise the management for fund status.

Inventory and Costing:

• Monthly stock count and able to find out the stock difference.
• Cross check the inventory movement (Inward and outward) in the systems records with physical movement, quantity, unit of measurement, rate etc.
• Cross check the production entries in the system and find out the variance.
• Able to check the system entries from the receipt of goods till the sales of goods.
• Capable to prepare the cost of goods, allocation of fixed and variable overhead.
• Sound knowledge in Standard costing, Marginal costing and Absorption costing.
• Able to cross check with cost of goods as per management accounting and financial statement and identify the variance and rectify the variance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or supervisory role.
• UAE work experience mandatory, FMCG experienced candidates will be prioritised.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, standards, and procedures (GAAP/IFRS).
• Experience with financial reporting and financial analysis.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, etc.) and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of tax compliance and financial regulations.