Junior Accountant

About the Role

Located in Dubai, UAE, this full-time Junior Accountant position reports to the Finance Manager within the Finance & Accounts Department. Operating in the Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Retail, and Lifestyle Brands sectors, this role supports the finance team by maintaining precise financial documentation and managing daily accounting operations across multiple brands and outlets. The role requires meticulousness, dependability, and eagerness to learn in a dynamic multi-brand environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliation of sales and revenue by collecting, verifying, and consolidating outlet sales reports, POS summaries, and cash records, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Compare POS sales against actual cash collections, card payments, delivery platform statements, and other payment channels while monitoring timing differences in settlements.
• Validate discounts, complimentary items, refunds, voided and canceled orders against proper documentation and approvals.
• Review commissions, fees, and deductions from delivery platforms against agreed terms and communicate discrepancies to the Finance Manager.
• Maintain reconciliation tracking tools and promptly escalate any cash variances, unmatched receipts, or unresolved reconciliation issues.
• Prepare, enter, and file invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, and journal entries with proper backing documents and authorizations, applying correct ledger codes as per the chart of accounts.
• Organize digital and physical financial records for easy retrieval and audit readiness.
• Verify supplier invoices against purchase orders and delivery confirmations; highlight missing approvals or duplicates.
• Assist in preparing supplier reconciliations and payment schedules, support payment execution, and retain necessary evidence.
• Manage accounts receivable by allocating customer payments, updating records, following up on outstanding balances, and assisting with reconciliations.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies in coordination with the Finance Manager.
• Maintain petty cash records, verify receipt authenticity, approve requests, and reconcile balances appropriately.
• Monitor cash deposits and card settlements for discrepancies and delays, ensuring proper cash handling and control compliance.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes by preparing reconciliations, schedules, accruals, prepayments, fixed asset tracking, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Compile regular financial reports verifying accuracy against accounting data.
• Assist with VAT documentation, invoice verification, return preparation, and respond to tax audit requests under supervision.
• Coordinate with operational teams to resolve documentation and transaction discrepancies promptly.
• Adhere to accounting policies, approval thresholds, and confidentiality safeguards; escalate errors or control issues immediately.
• Contribute to process improvements in document management, reconciliation approaches, and related areas based on Finance Manager’s guidance.

Candidate Profile

• Holder of a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Between zero to two years of accounting experience; fresh graduates with pertinent internships or practical exposure are welcome.
• Proficient understanding of bookkeeping fundamentals, double-entry accounting, and reconciliation practices.
• Competent in Excel, including the use of formulas, lookup functions, and pivot tables, along with familiarity with accounting software.
• Keen attention to detail coupled with numerical precision, solid organizational skills, and reliable task completion.
• Effective communication skills in written and spoken English for cross-department collaboration.
• Experience in hospitality, food & beverage, retail, POS systems, or delivery platform operations is preferred.
• Basic familiarity with UAE VAT regulations and progress toward accounting certifications such as ACCA, CPA, or CMA is advantageous.

Success Indicators

• Timely completion of daily sales and payment reconciliations within set deadlines.
• Accurate recording, coding, and documentation of financial transactions.
• Prompt identification and follow-up on reconciliation discrepancies.
• Completion of bank, supplier, customer, and petty cash reconciliations on schedule.
• On-time delivery of month-end schedules with minimal corrections during review.
• Consistent compliance with approval protocols and record-keeping standards.