Junior Accountant

The Junior Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day transactional accounting across the Group's operating entities: customer invoicing, receipts, bank entries, vendor bills and payment follow-ups. The role keeps billing and records current every day, ensures every invoice issued and every bill recorded is VAT-compliant, and supports the Senior Accountant with reconciliations, month-end schedules and ledger reconciliations as needed Customer invoicing: Raise customer invoices in the accounting system promptly and accurately, ensuring there is no billing backlog. VAT on invoices: Ensure every tax invoice issued meets UAE VAT requirements and raise credit notes where required. Receipts: Issue formal payment receipts to customers and accurately apply incoming payments against the correct outstanding invoices. Bank entries: Record and post daily bank transactions from bank statements to the correct accounts, with minimal supervision. Vendor bills: Review and record vendor invoices, checking that each is a valid tax invoice with the supplier's TRN and correct VAT amount before posting, and matching to the relevant agreement or approval. Petty cash: Record petty cash expenses and maintain supporting vouchers and receipts. Follow-ups: Follow up systematically on overdue customer payments and pending vendor bills, and keep receivable and payable ageing up to date to support steady cash flow. Records: Maintain organised soft and hard-copy files of invoices, receipts, bills and supporting documents for VAT and audit purposes. Support to Senior Accountant: Prepare reconciliation working files, extract ledger and statement reports, investigate assigned discrepancies, gather supporting documents and assist with month-end schedules and closing. Escalation: Flag unusual transactions, mismatches or unidentified receipts to the Senior Accountant promptly.

Desired Candidate Profile

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 2–4 years of hands-on operational accounting or bookkeeping experience in the UAE. Working knowledge of UAE VAT. Proficiency in QuickBooks, Zoho (or similar ERP systems), Microsoft Office. High numerical accuracy, attention to detail, ability to meet daily deadlines, proactive communication, and a self-starter who is willing to learn. Employment Type Full-time