Senior Accountant

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The Accounting and Tax Senior collaborates with a team of Accountants in the UAE and Mauritius offices while aligning with organizational objectives.

• Understand the importance of revenue, productivity, chargeability and the client relationship and effectively apply this understanding to daily tasks.
• Ensure that reports are reliable, comply with IFRS and tax regulations, and are submitted on time on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.

• Be responsible for the delivery of work with the right level of quality and timeliness for Tier1–2 Clients.
• Provide training and guidance to team members focusing on task performance.

• Provide onboarding support to new clients, ensuring minimal turnaround time and high‑quality output.
• Act as the Onboarding Specialist, obtaining information from other teams or clients as required.
• Ensure appropriate controls, policies and processes are adhered to.
• Identify areas for improvement in policies, processes, procedures and systems.
• Implement changes to procedures and guidelines when applicable.
• Coordinate reviews, billing and other internal controls to ensure that they are conducted and observed.
• Collaborate and share knowledge and expertise across service lines and other TMF offices on specific deals.
• Support the implementation and updating of systems.
• Escalate technical issues and knowledge gaps where required.
• Provide bookkeeping for Tier2 Clients and perform quality assurance on financial reports and tax returns prepared for Tier1–2 Clients.

• Build, develop and maintain relationships with clients and auditors as appropriate, acting as a secondary point of contact.
• Ensure the delivery of services in accordance with each client engagement letter.
• Attend client meetings as required.
• Share relevant information and updates with clients.
• Oversee completion of know‑your‑client procedures for all assigned clients.

• Coordinate with the onboarding of new clients.
• Process accounting and tax work for Tier2 Clients.
• Review, test and reconcile the work and data received from accountants for Tier1 Clients.
• Assist with the coordination and preparation of monthly and annual trackers.
• Perform any other reasonable assignment requested by management.
• Maintain a personal utilization of 85%—with 85% of hours aligned to client work and service delivery.

Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work. We provide internal career opportunities so you can advance within TMF. Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy.

You will be helping us simplify business for our clients and, through our corporate social responsibility program, make a difference in the communities where we work.

A supportive environment with a strong feedback culture that builds an engaging workplace. Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world as well as from home, helping you find the right work‑life balance to perform at your best.

• Has completed an Accountancy degree.
• At least 4years of relevant experience gained from a sizable CPA firm or multinational company.
• Tax experience gained in a major international professional firm is an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS and key updates.
• Self‑motivated, well‑organized with a strong sense of responsibility and a positive working attitude.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Experience in Focus, Quick Books, Zoho, SAP and other key accounting software is a differential.
• Good command of written and spoken English;
  Arabic is a plus.

• Reliable.
• Self‑motivated.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.