Accounts Payable Accountant - Corporate Finance

Accounts Payable Accountant
- Corporate Finance Job Snapshot
- Role:
Accounts Payable Accountant

- Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
- Function:
Accounting-Finance

- Experience:

Minimum 3 years of relevant accounts payable or financial accounting experience
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
On-site

Aldar Education is seeking an Accounts Payable Accountant to join its corporate office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role is responsible for managing accounts payable activities for Aldar Education 's Head Office entities, ensuring accurate invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, payment preparation and timely financial closing. The successful candidate will manage end-to-end payables accounting, including purchase order matching, supplier account maintenance, accruals, payment coordination and financial reporting.

The position also requires compliance with procurement policies, UAE VAT requirements, Group financial controls and the Delegation of Authority. Working with Finance, Procurement, Treasury and internal stakeholders, the Accounts Payable Accountant will help maintain accurate financial records, resolve payment exceptions and support improvements to Procure-to-Pay processes.

• Country:
  United Arab Emirates
• City:
  Abu Dhabi
• Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
• Function:
  Accounting-Finance
• Salary:
  Not disclosed
• Gender: No Preference
• Candidate Nationality:
  Not specified
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement:
  On-site

• Receive, review and process supplier invoices and credit notes for Head Office entities.
• Verify invoice validity, completeness, legal entity, accounting codes and supporting documentation.
• Perform matching between purchase orders, goods or service receipts and supplier invoices.
• Investigate and resolve quantity, pricing, tax, coding and approval discrepancies.
• Ensure invoices and non-purchase-order payment requests comply with approved contracts and procurement requirements.
• Apply Group financial policies and Delegation of Authority requirements before processing transactions.
• Maintain accurate supplier accounts and accounts payable records in the ERP system.

• Prepare and review supplier account reconciliations.
• Investigate differences between supplier statements and accounting records.
  
  Obtain missing supplier statements and supporting documentation.
• Identify and resolve duplicate invoices, debit balances and long-outstanding transactions.
• Review accounts payable ageing and monitor overdue or unresolved items.
• Follow up on unmatched invoices, blocked transactions and payment holds.
• Monitor goods received and invoice received (GR/IR) balances and coordinate the resolution of outstanding differences.
• Maintain clear records of reconciliation activities and corrective actions.

• Prepare supplier payment proposals and supporting schedules.
• Verify payment due dates, contractual terms and outstanding balances.
• Coordinate approved supplier payments with the Treasury team.
• Post and reconcile supplier payments in the ERP system.
• Maintain accurate records of supplier credit notes, advances and retention balances.
• Ensure payment-related accounting entries are complete and appropriately supported.
• Follow up on payment exceptions and outstanding supplier queries.

• Validate VAT treatment and required tax invoice information.
• Refer complex taxation matters to the Tax team for review.
  
  Apply established Procure-to-Pay controls to accounts payable transactions.
• Ensure payment requests comply with Group policies, procurement procedures and approval requirements.
• Identify potential duplicate payments and financial control weaknesses.
• Maintain appropriate documentation to support financial compliance.
• Recommend corrective actions for recurring exceptions and control gaps.

• Prepare accounts payable accruals and month-end closing schedules.
• Support accurate financial cut-off in accordance with the approved closing calendar.
• Prepare accounts payable reconciliations and closing reports.
• Review outstanding invoices and related liabilities before period-end closing.
• Support prepaid expense accounting and assigned intercompany transactions.
• Assist with employee reimbursement accounting and other payable-related activities.
• Ensure relevant accounting records and supporting…