Accountant Full Time NEW

Americana Restaurants offers an opportunity for candidates interested in Accountant jobs in Dubai. This vacancy may suit accounting professionals with knowledge of bookkeeping, financial documentation, account reconciliation, and daily finance operations. Candidates with experience in restaurant or hospitality accounting, invoice processing, accounts payable, and accounts receivable can explore this opportunity. Familiarity with accounting software, financial reporting, and UAE VAT regulations may also be useful. Review the official job advertisement for complete requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end creation, maintenance and extension of store and IT project codes.
• Process fixed asset capitalization for direct store CAPEX, maintenance CAPEX, departmental CAPEX, bulk equipment and furniture purchases, and intangible IT projects.
• Reconcile the Fixed Asset Register with the trial balance and fixed asset module, investigate variances and post required adjustments.
• Validate decor contracts and milestone invoices, equipment transport invoices, and project-related invoices .
• Review intangible IT project invoices against approved BPM documentation, purchase orders and supporting records.
• Manage asset transfers, asset export and import accounting, intercompany transactions, and asset disposals, including the related accounting entries.
• Manage monthly accruals and amortization, including smallware’s and joint venture-related entries.
• Identify, validate and post monthly non-cash business support entries across 16+ entities.
• Prepare PPE and intangible asset data for Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service reporting.
• Review CAPEX and construction work-in-progress purchase orders and process monthly impairment entries.
• Manage joint venture capital contribution activities through the relevant portal.
• Maintain the employee laptop assignment and custodian tracker.
• Prepare audit schedules and reports for internal, statutory and other audit requirements.
• Develop and execute the annual store fixed asset audit plan, reconcile findings and post necessary accounting adjustments.
• Manage and close the Fixed Assets and Projects modules for the UAE and MAT entities within agreed timelines.
• Support ad hoc fixed asset, project accounting and reporting requirements as needed.

Experience, Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or a related discipline; a professional qualification such as ACCA, CMA, CPA or CA is an advantage.
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience, with hands-on exposure to fixed assets, project accounting, CAPEX or construction work-in-progress in a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Working knowledge of fixed asset lifecycle accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, impairment, transfers, disposals, reconciliations and period-end closure.
• Experience with ERP fixed assets and project modules; exposure to Oracle Fusion ERP and FCCS is preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting controls, audit requirements, purchase orders, invoice validation and supporting documentation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reconciliations, lookups, pivot tables and large-data analysis.
• High attention to detail, strong numerical and analytical ability, and a disciplined approach to deadlines.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance, IT, Projects, Procurement and Operations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced, multi-market environment.

Candidates interested in the Accountant vacancy at Americana Restaurants in Dubai should carefully review the official job listing for the latest qualifications, responsibilities, and application instructions. Highlight your accounting experience, financial reporting skills, bookkeeping knowledge, and familiarity with accounting software in your CV. Experience with restaurant finance, cost control, bank reconciliation, and UAE VAT procedures may strengthen your application where relevant. Submit your application through the recruitment channel specified by the employer.