Role Purpose
To support accurate and timely financial reporting and controls for infrastructure projects by managing month-end close activities, project cost accounting, reconciliations, vendor/customer accounting, compliance, and supporting auditsensuring strong financial governance, reliable project financial data, and adherence to company policies and UAE regulations.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain accurate accounting records for infrastructure projects (costs, accruals, provisions, allocations).
- Support monthly closing: journals, reconciliations, schedules, and reporting packs within deadlines.
- Prepare and review bank, intercompany, supplier, customer, and balance sheet reconciliations; resolve variances promptly.
- Manage AP/AR support: invoice verification, payment support, customer invoicing follow-up, and statement reconciliations.
- Support project cost control interface: track costs by project/WBS/cost codes; ensure correct cost classification and posting.
- Prepare accruals for subcontractors, materials, plant, and services; ensure completeness of expenses.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Projects on GRNs, invoice matching, supplier disputes, and compliance with approvals.
- Assist with VAT compliance (where applicable): documentation support, reconciliations, and audit readiness.
- Maintain fixed asset / project asset registers (as applicable) and support depreciation/asset controls.
- Support external and internal audits: provide schedules, documentation, explanations, and timely responses.
- Ensure compliance with company financial policies, delegation of authority, and internal controls; highlight risks and improvements.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Professional qualification preferred: ACCA / CPA / CMA / ACA (part-qualified acceptable depending on experience)
- 58+ years accounting experience, preferably within construction/infrastructure/contracting
- Strong experience supporting project-based accounting, subcontractor/service accruals, and high-volume AP
- Exposure to audit coordination and multi-entity/group reporting preferred
