Junior Accountant

About Global Hotel Alliance:

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world’s largest alliance of independent luxury hotel brands, with 40 brands and over 800 hotels across more than 100 countries. Its hotel brands share the innovative and award-winning DISCOVERY loyalty program, which relaunched in 2021 with exciting new enhancements for its 26+ million members.

GHA is a 20-year-old business which still has a modern, informal, start-up style culture. We only recruit very nice people who will fit into our friendly teams. If you want to work in a boring, hierarchical bureaucracy then you should not apply.

We have “Global” in our name and we are truly multicultural, with associates from 30 countries in our team of 90 people in the Dubai HQ. We do not discriminate gender, religion, race or orientation – we just want to hire the best people for the job. We will pay you well and give you great benefits including an annual US$1,000 travel allowance, birthday gift, excellent healthcare and fun social events (often in our lovely hotels).

Job Description:

We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Junior Accountant to immediately join the GHA Finance team. The ideal candidate will be a proactive and creative individual who will play a pivotal role in managing collections, accounts receivable and financial reporting. Excellent English business communication skills are a must for this role. The position reports to the Finance Director and is based in the GHA Dubai office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and approve employee reimbursement claims, addressing any issues with concerned staff.

• Actively participate in the invoicing and reporting of various revenue streams.

• Respond to customer and internal queries promptly.

• Accurate recording and matching of invoice payments, with routine bank reconciliations.

• Regular follow-up with clients on discrepancies, open balances, and overdue amounts with account statements via emails and phone calls.

• Accounts Payable support, vendor bills review and booking after matching with approved purchase orders.

• Monthly tracking and recording of revenue & expense accruals.

• Reconcile bank accounts, petty cash, and other general ledger accounts.

• Participate in credit meetings and actively engage in chasing outstanding payments.

• Manage VAT accounting and maintain all necessary supporting information for tax audits.

• Prepare AR, aging, collections, and cash flow reports, as requested.

• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and share insights and trends.

• Update information in databases to ensure accuracy and relevancy.

• Organize and archive accounting documents systematically.

• Create, document, and maintain processes to manage activities within the Finance department through platforms such as Confluence.

• Participate in the monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing processes.

• Prepare consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the NetSuite ERP.

• Contribute to financial and tax audits by providing verified information and reporting promptly as needed.

• Engage in team training and continuous professional development.

• Adhere to personal KPIs and goals and participate in periodic performance reviews.

Personality:

• Enthusiastic, dynamic, and open-minded positive personality.

• Must be highly flexible and embrace constant change.

• Confidence in working independently without supervision, and with collaborative team spirit as part of a team when necessary.

• Innovative problem-solver and creative thinker with the ability to take initiatives and be proactive.

• Must be able to work independently without supervision, as well as with a team. Desire and ability to be a team player who appreciates a unique, entrepreneurial, and collaborative environment.

• Highly motivated with a strong business sense and a 'can-do' attitude.

• Effective planning, organization, prioritization skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines with error-free accurate work.

• Willingness to take on new challenges and make quick, smart decisions, even under pressure.

• Confidence in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and representing the company professionally.

• Initiative and ability to identify and implement process improvements and enhancements.