Senior Accountant - General Ledger Review

We are looking to hire a Senior Accountant – General Ledger who will be responsible for general ledger accounting, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting and month-end financial closing activities for our semi-government client in Dubai
, which is one of the largest companies in the region.

This role will start as a 4-month contract and is renewable.

This position will support the Finance function in maintaining accurate general ledger records, ensuring compliance with Group accounting policies and financial reporting standards, and resolving outstanding accounting discrepancies across Group entities. The role will work closely with various finance teams, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Treasury and other relevant stakeholders, to ensure accurate financial reporting, effective accounting controls and timely completion of closing activities.

• Perform general ledger accounting activities, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded, appropriately classified and supported by relevant documentation.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepayments, provisions, reclassifications and other month-end adjustments, in accordance with applicable accounting policies.
• Review general ledger accounts to identify unusual, incorrect, incomplete or unsupported postings and coordinate the necessary investigations and corrections.
• Ensure transactions are recorded in the correct accounting period, legal entity, cost centre, natural account and other applicable accounting dimensions.
• Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing activities, ensuring assigned tasks are completed accurately and within agreed reporting timelines.
• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies, ensuring account balances are accurate, complete and adequately supported.
• Review balance sheet ageing to identify long-outstanding, unsupported or unexplained balances, and follow up with relevant stakeholders to resolve outstanding items.
• Identify historical accounting errors, inconsistencies and incorrect postings, and prepare or coordinate the processing of appropriate rectification entries.
• Perform intercompany accounting activities and reconciliations, identifying mismatches between Group entities and coordinating their resolution.
• Verify that intercompany transactions are recorded against the correct legal entity and general ledger accounts, and follow up on outstanding balances within agreed closing timelines.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Treasury and other finance teams to investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies affecting the general ledger.
• Maintain accurate accounting schedules, supporting documentation and reconciliation records to ensure a clear audit trail.
• Provide relevant schedules, reconciliations and accounting explanations required for internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with established financial controls, accounting policies and reporting standards, escalating significant discrepancies or control issues where required.
• Identify recurring accounting errors, reconciliation issues and opportunities to improve general ledger processes and month-end closing activities.
• Perform other general ledger accounting and financial reporting activities as assigned by the Finance Manager or management.

• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, with Oracle Fusion mandatory
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• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
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• A professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CPA, CMA or equivalent is preferred.
• Approximately 5–8 years of relevant accounting experience
  , including hands‑on experience in…