Accounts Officer

The position is for a permanent role of Accounts Officer to be based in Dubai
with a potential to grow with the operational and geographic expansion of the
Company. The person will directly report to the Manager Accounting and Finance
with indirect reporting to Director Finance and Operations on as-needed basis.
The primary objective of the role is to support the Manager of the Accounting
and Finance function in all daily transactions, bookkeeping activities,
working capital management and other operating, reporting and compliance
activities.

Your Responsibilities:

• Create and send Tax Invoices to clients as per signed contract terms.


• Following up on the completion of agreed payment milestones to the Project Managers for raising timely invoices.


• Ensuring timely delivery and payment of Invoices raised to clients.


• Register on and manage Clients' Vendor Portals / Vendor Management Systems for submitting proposals, receiving contracts/POs, and submitting online Tax Invoices.


• Maintaining a log of invoices delivered to clients.


• Sharing Statements of Account to all clients on monthly basis.


• Organizing cheque collections and issuing payment receipts to clients.


• Validating bills received from suppliers/vendors and related parties against signed contracts and/or approved time sheets and posting them in Accounting System.


• Ensuring compliance of the bills received from Vendors/Suppliers to UAE VAT Regulations.


• Maintaining records for all Output and Input VAT transactions.


• Assisting in quarterly VAT returns preparation and validation.


• Following up pending bills from suppliers/vendors and related parties against accruals booked.


• Obtaining and reconciling Statements of Account from vendors on monthly basis.


• Posting all Credit Card Transactions in Accounting System on monthly basis.


• Collecting and storing bills for all Credit Card Transactions in the files.


• Managing petty cash fund with validation of petty cash bills to ensure proper authorization and control.


• Assisting in payroll processing by compiling and validating the expense claims submitted by management and the staff.


• Preparing and posting the payroll cheques, list of due supplier/vendors bills and bank reconciliation statements.


• Assisting in month end, quarterly and annual closing by maintaining and updating the schedules of Assets, Prepayments, Accruals and Provisions.


• Assisting in provision of requested information during Audit of Accounts and/or Tax Audits.
  
  What we are looking for in you


• Bachelor 's degree in accounting and finance and/or partially qualified ACCA/CPA/CA.


• ‎3-‎5 years of experience working within the accounts and/or finance department of a registered company in the U.A.E.


• Excellent working experience in MS Office and Excel with ability to prepare reports independently or with minimum supervision.


• Excellent understanding and working experience of QuickBooks Accounting Software.


• Good analytical skills and ability to deal with internal and external stakeholders rationally.


• Knowledge and experience of working with local VAT, Companies', and Labor Laws.


• Good communication skills and experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.


• Reliable and dependable personality with ability to manage the assigned tasks with minimum supervision.


• Flexible towards work schedules and able to meet deadlines.
  What can you expect from us?
  At Valtech you 'll become part of an exceptional team of more than ‎3.000
  talented innovators, design thinkers, marketers, creatives, and developers,
  who all create unprecedented success for our Global ‎500 clients while
  optimizing time-to-market and return on investment. We interact across
  countries, disciplines, trades, roles, and teams. We are consultants before
  anything else and take ownership of our own work, clients, and careers. We
  provide everyone with a large degree of freedom - in return, we expect an
  equally high degree of accountability and dedication.
  We have from our very beginning always worked hard on providing everyone
  within our organization the opportunity to grow and also transform their job
  opportunities and career paths across the world. From graduates to seasoned
  professionals who are experts in their field. Valtech will always be
  recognized not just for the quality of the work we deliver, but for all the
  amazing people that make it happen. We don't just talk about how to get things
  done, we really do transform by doing.
  If this sounds like your next challenge, then do send us your application
  already today. We look forward to hearing from you!
  Valtech Dubai
  Valtech Dubai is a new unit of Valtech and we help leading brands and
  companies in the world with realizing ambitious growth ambitions within
  industries spanning finance, Telcom, retail, media, and industry.
  We are a team of ambitious, creative, analytical and technical professionals
  from all over the world. We have over twenty nationalities all under one roof,
  working towards the same goal: to produce innovative digital experiences.
  Every one of our team members provides invaluable insights from countries
  around the globe and we believe our diversity is what sets us apart.