Accounts Manager

Accounts Manager

Reporting: Directly to The Chairman

About the Company

The Company is a diversified investment and business firm with active operations across construction, leasing, hospitality, share market & investment, and office accounts management.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on and commercially minded Accounts Manager to oversee the day-to-day financial activities of a diversified UAE group with operations in real estate leasing and property management, construction, hospitality and investments. The successful candidate will report directly to the Chairman, supervise a junior accountant, maintain strong financial controls, and provide clear and timely management information. This is not a pure bookkeeping role: the candidate must think like a business partner, question the numbers, identify risks and unusual movements, and recommend practical improvements to profitability, cash flow, controls and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee daily accounting activities across the group and ensure transactions are accurate, complete and up to date.

Control accounts payable and accounts receivable, including collections, supplier payments, outstanding balances and ageing.

Monitor real estate leasing collections, rental cheques, deposited and retained cheques, bounced or overdue cheques, and follow-up actions.

Perform and supervise bank reconciliations and ensure all bank transactions are properly recorded and supported.

Monitor cash flow, recurring expenses, AMC contracts and abnormal or unusual expenditure; immediately highlight exceptions to management.

Review purchasing and expenditure patterns and identify areas for cost saving, better controls, benchmarking and process improvement.

Prepare and maintain useful MIS reports, management dashboards, ratios and Chairman-level reports showing the financial health of the businesses.

Analyse figures rather than simply record them: investigate why numbers have changed, challenge anomalies, identify trends and recommend corrective actions.

Maintain proper accounting document control, ensuring invoices, vouchers, contracts, receipts, supporting documents and approvals are systematically filed both physically and digitally and remain audit-ready.

Ensure accurate and timely entries in the ERP/accounting system.

Experience with MYOB is useful; the candidate should be comfortable learning and improving the existing system and recommending enhancements where justified.

Ensure compliance with UAE VAT and Corporate Tax requirements, including accurate records, filings, reconciliations, supporting schedules and coordination with auditors or external tax advisers where required.

Supervise and guide the junior accountant, check work quality and maintain clear maker-checker controls.

Use Excel, dashboards, AI and modern digital tools to improve reporting, automate repetitive work, analyse data and produce management information quickly.

Work closely with the Chairman on special financial reviews, business performance analysis and confidential management reporting.

Candidate Profile

Minimum 10 years of relevant accounting/finance experience, preferably with UAE experience.

Strong preference for candidates with experience in real estate leasing/property management and/or construction; hospitality experience is an advantage.

Strong practical knowledge of receivables, payables, collections, bank reconciliation, cash flow, financial controls, VAT and UAE Corporate Tax.

Strong ERP/accounting-system skills, advanced Excel capability and ability to produce professional MIS reports and dashboards.

Practical knowledge of AI and modern digital tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Power BI or similar tools for analysis, reporting and process efficiency.

Commercial and analytical mindset - able to understand the business behind the numbers rather than simply process accounting entries.

Highly organized and disciplined, with excellent control of physical and electronic files, paperwork, deadlines and follow-ups.

Strong personality and professional confidence to question transactions, follow up outstanding matters and enforce financial discipline.

High integrity, honesty, confidentiality and loyalty are essential due to the sensitive nature of the position.

Proactive, dependable and able to bring immediate value without requiring basic accounting training.

Compensation

Indicative salary: AED 10,000-15,000 per month, depending on experience, capability and overall fit

Pay: AED10,000.00 - AED12,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person