Mid-Senior Accountant

At Terracotta – Driving Business Growth in Recruitment, Outsourcing & Corporate Services

We are a leading outsourcing company in the UAE, delivering recruitment, manpower, visa outsourcing, EOR/PEO, business setup, PRO services, and corporate solutions across the region. We are currently hiring an experienced Mid-Senior Accountant to lead our outsourcing operations and drive excellence across onboarding, compliance, and client management

• Record daily accounting transactions in ERP accurately and timely
• Post journal entries and maintain general ledger
• Process AP, AR, and employee reimbursements
• Perform bank, payroll, intercompany, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support month-end and year-end closing (accruals, prepayments, schedules)
• Assist in VAT and Corporate Tax support (reconciliations & documentation)
• Support payroll accounting entries and validation
• Assist in audits by preparing reconciliations and supporting documents
• Maintain proper accounting records and documentation
• Identify discrepancies and assist in resolving accounting issues
• Support management reporting when required and handle issue resolution effectively

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4–7 years of accounting experience in the UAE
• Hands-on experience in reconciliations and month-end closing
• ERP experience (D365 / FOCUS preferred)
• Basic knowledge of UAE VAT; exposure to Corporate Tax is a plus
• Detail-oriented, disciplined, and ownership-driven
• Not limited to HRMS execution (SAP/Oracle/D365 etc. is secondary)
• Must be able to challenge system outputs, not just process them
• Must understand how payroll decisions impact finance, billing, and compliance simultaneously
• Strong ability to work with Finance, Operations, and Legal teams on payroll design and controls

The ideal candidate must operate beyond HR software execution and demonstrate:

• Deep understanding of payroll computation methodology
  , not just system processing (gross-to-net logic, accruals, retro, end-of-service, benefits impact)
• Strong grasp of labor law implications on payroll structures (UAE labor law + contract frameworks + compliance impact)
• Ability to interpret payroll as a financial model
  , including cost allocation, provisions, accruals, and P&L impact
• Experience in manpower / staffing industry
  , preferably handling both blue-collar and high-volume white-collar payroll structures
• Understanding of billing impact of payroll (cost-to-client mapping, recharge models, margin sensitivity, utilization vs cost)
• Ability to identify and control payroll vs revenue leakage risks
• Experience in handling complex payroll structures across multiple entities or client

• Manpower / staffing / Oil & Gas/ Construction/ Outsourcing / shared services environment preferred