Junior Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounting entries including sales invoices, purchase invoices, payments, receipts, journal entries, and customer payment allocation.
• Monitor accounts receivable, customer outstanding balances, and prepare daily/weekly ageing and collection reports.
• Follow up with customers for pending payments through phone, WhatsApp, and email, and maintain proper records of payment commitments.
• Coordinate with the sales team for overdue collections, cheque collections, bank transfers, and payment confirmations.
• Support credit control by checking customer payment history and outstanding status before releasing new orders.
• Reconcile customer and supplier accounts, including receipts, credit notes, debit notes, short payments, and statement of accounts.
• Assist in bank reconciliation, petty cash records, expense vouchers, and verification of bills, receipts, invoices, delivery notes, and payment documents.
• Follow up with sales, warehouse, logistics, suppliers, and customers for missing documents and pending confirmations.
• Maintain proper physical and digital filing of invoices, receipts, delivery notes, collection records, and accounting documents.
• Support the senior accountant in VAT, audit, MIS reports, month-end closing, Excel reports, and day-to-day finance department work.

Desired Candidate Profile

Minimum 1–3 years accounting / accounts receivable / collections experience. UAE experience preferred. Experience in trading, distribution, wholesale, building materials, spare parts, industrial products, or B2B credit sales will be an advantage. Knowledge of Odoo, Tally, Zoho, QuickBooks, or any ERP will be helpful. Required Skills Basic accounting knowledge. Strong follow-up and communication skills. Good Excel skills. Ability to handle customer payment follow-ups professionally. Confidence to speak with customers and sales team. Accuracy in payment posting and reconciliation. Good documentation and filing habits. Honest, punctual, and disciplined.