Senior Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• This position will be directly reporting to the Operations Manager and functionally reporting to the General Manager.
  
• The Accountant will directly supervise Payables, Receivables, Vat filling, Profit & Loss, Payroll, etc.
  

MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Own the AP/Payroll processes across the company.
  
• Record and update suppliers’ invoices.
  
• Record of all contract costs and ensure the cost being recorded as per company policy.
  
• Preparation of payments, cheques, bank transfer, BOE etc.
  
• Check and record settlement for employee dues.
  
• Recording and reconciliation of inter-company transactions.
  
• Processing of payment of utilities and other bills.
  
• Processing subcontractors/suppliers/client payment and keeping record of payment.
  
• Re-consolidate all suppliers account and balance of confirmation for audit.
  
• Providing information to external auditor as directed by Senior Management.
  
• Maintaining general ledger and sub ledger accounts.
  
• Reimbursement of petty cash and keeping confirmations from recipients.
  
• Assist in year-end closing and audits accruals, reserve analysis and inter-company transactions and reconciliations.
  
• Perform bank reconciliations, related entries, and report Daily cash balances.
  
• Create timely and accurate accounting reports and present them to company's executives and senior management including schedules and commentary with respect to operating results and variances, preparation of operational information and ad hoc reporting as required.
  
• Develop recommendations to optimize company's accounting systems and procedures and detect inaccuracies.
  
• Support and consult company's personnel on accounting control procedures.
  
• Supervise accounting assistants and bookkeepers٫ plan their work and assign tasks.
  
• Ensure that accounting procedures comply with GAAP requirements.
  
• Compare results to forecast, budget or prior periods, investigate any significant or unusual variances and determine the appropriate adjustments.
  
• Participate or lead various projects and tasks as required based on business needs, including developing modelling tools and procedures for examining and understanding financial data and provide credible recommendations relative to the data.
  
• System improvements and implementations: Evaluate and make recommendations for improvements to the global accounting systems and related tools to support the Company’s strategic needs and improve internal controls and the reliability of financial information.
  
• Participate in upgrades and continued development of the financial accounting systems and stay aware of new trends and products that could be recommended to improve the operational effectiveness of global finance and accounting team.
  
• Property, Plant & Equipment – The Accountant will oversee the accounting functions of purchasing, disposing, tracking, and depreciating all property, plant, and equipment. The Accountant will review and reconcile accounts within Workday.
  
• Provide assistance in the record retention process, involving specific accounting reports and records.
  
• The Accountant will perform other ad-hoc tasks, as assigned.
  
• Maintains strictest confidentiality.
  
• Develops and maintains financial management information systems and corrects errors.
  
• Tracks Telephone, Salik, and Utilities payments. Take corrective action on Over usage.
  
• Perform ad hoc analyses of issues to support management inquiries for revenue and expenses, all performed within time-sensitive deadlines and with a high degree of attention to detail.
  
• Responds to questions and solves problems as requested by department managers. This includes responding to questions or problems pertaining to the monthly Vision performance reports, as well as all supporting reports used by department managers to supervise revenues and expenses.
  

KEY RESULTS:

To complete the given tasks of given areas:

• Within the planned resources
  
• Within the schedule
  
• As per the project specification
  
• Without any pending non-conformities
  

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Safe Execution of work
  
• Liaison with Client and internal departments for work follow-up.
  
• On-time completion of works without any delays.
  

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

• Effective usage of Resources
  
• No pending non-conformities
  
• Timely Submissions
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS:

• Diploma / Degree in Accounting/Finance.
  
• 5+ years in the construction field.
  
• Special skills required: good communications skills, strong technical skills in reading the drawings, problem solving skills, commercial awareness, and teamworking skills.
  
• Knowledgeable and Proactive.
  
• Preferred Indian nationality.
  

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• Geographical Coverage: UAE
  
• Internal Interactions: Finance, QS, QA/QC, Planning, Tender and Commercial
  
• External Interactions: Main Contractor, Consultant, Subcontractor, Project Stakeholders