Accountant - Dubai

10th Floor,JBC1Tower,Cluster G, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates __
Administration / Finance

With a team of smart people who like working hard and having fun too, we
released the most disruptive enterprise management software in the world:
Odoo. Fully open source, fully-featured with apps like Accounting, HR, CRM,
Manufacturing, and ‎4,000 more. Odoo's solution is ‎3 times more affordable than
traditional competitors like SAP and Microsoft. With ‎400 employees in Dubai,
we are now of the fastest growing IT company in the GCC and are almost
doubling our size every year.
Start a career with us. We offer you an extraordinary chance to learn and
grow. Be involved with a very exciting product and a great team behind it.
Responsibilities:
Within a team of ‎5 people, your main responsibilities will be:
Daily Accounting Management:
* Execute daily accounting operations, including detailed bookkeeping and the processing of invoices and vendor payments.
* Address specific accounting inquiries, providing comprehensive responses and solutions.
Accounts Receivable & Payable Oversight:
* Manage AR/AP activities: Ensure accurate preparation of journal entries and GL transactions.
* Generate detailed AR/AP aging reports. Proactively engage in the collection process and maintain communication with customers, suppliers, and partners.
* Review sales, service, or credit contracts meticulously to address overdue accounts.
Stakeholder Interaction:
* Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with banks, auditors, regulatory authorities, and other external parties.
* Act as a primary point of contact for all stakeholders, ensuring transparent and consistent communication.
Financial Closing & Audits:
* Coordinate and execute precise month-end and year-end closing processes.
* Support financial audit activities by providing necessary documentation and responses to external inquiries.
Payment Processing:
* Handle all aspects of internal and external vendor/partner payments, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Account Reconciliation & Reporting:
* Participate in thorough accounts reconciliation.
* Assist in the preparation of insightful analysis and reports as required by the business.
* Manage the upkeep of asset depreciation schedules.
Compliance & VAT Management:
* Take charge of VAT return preparation, ensuring accurate submissions in compliance with legal requirements.
Financial Analysis:
* Conduct in-depth analyses of financial statements, providing detailed explanations of findings.
Process Improvement:
* Contribute to streamlining and improving accounting processes for efficiency and accuracy.
Inter-Company & HQ Coordination:
* Facilitate inter-company transactions, maintaining clear and consistent liaison with the headquarters.
* Engage in matters requiring technical expertise, administrative work, autonomy, personal evolution, and customer relationship management.
About You:
* Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment with a proactive, hands-on attitude.
* Open-minded, adaptable to change, quick, and autonomous learner.
* Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on initiating a career in accounting.
* Contribution to a positive company culture.
Must Have:
* Bachelor 's degree in a related field.
* ‎1 - ‎3 years of related experience.
* Fluency in English.
* Understanding of GAAP and IFRS, proficient in MS Excel and ERP systems.
* Strong organizational and communication skills.
* UAE VAT experience.
* Currently based in the UAE.
Nice to Haves:
* Passion for software products.
* Multilingual capabilities.
* Understanding of macroeconomics in the GCC.
* Availability to join immediately.
* Fluency in Arabic.
* Finance related certification (CPA, CFA, ACCA, etc.)
What We Offer:
* A team of intelligent, hard-working, and fun colleagues.
* Open culture with no bureaucracy or rigid working hours.
* Significant responsibilities and challenges in a rapidly growing company.
* Opportunities for quick career advancement for motivated individuals.

What's great in the job?

• Great team of smart people, in a friendly and open culture


• No dumb managers, no stupid tools to use, no rigid working hours


• No waste of time in enterprise processes, real responsibilities and autonomy


• Expand your knowledge of various business industries


• Create content that will help our users on a daily basis


• Real responsibilities and challenges in a fast evolving company

Our Product

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What We Offer

Each employee has a chance to see the impact of his work. You can make a real
contribution to the success of the company.
Several activities are often organized all over the year, such as weekly
sports sessions, team building events, monthly drink, and much more

Perks

A full-time position
Attractive salary package.

Trainings

‎12 days / year, including
‎6 of your choice.

Sport Activity

Play any sport with colleagues,
the bill is covered.

Eat & Drink

Fruit, coffee and
snacks provided.