Finance Assistant / Accounts Assistant

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary not specified
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Full-time
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Finance Assistant / Accounts Assistant Role Description We are seeking an accurate, organized, and reliable Finance Assistant / Accounts Assistant to support daily transactional accounting operations, manage financial document workflows, and maintain clean sub-ledgers. In this entry-level to early-mid-level role, you will report to the Finance Supervisor or Accounts Executive and work closely with internal teams, suppliers, and bank representatives. You will be responsible for processing accounts payable invoices, preparing payment vouchers, issuing customer tax invoices, tracking outstanding receipts, and maintaining organized audit trails. Responsibilities include cross-checking purchase orders against delivery orders and supplier invoices, performing basic daily bank reconciliations, managing petty cash disbursements, recording routine journal entries, and filing financial records in compliance with audit standards. Success in this position requires sharp attention to detail, strong numerical accuracy, proficiency with spreadsheet software and basic accounting applications, and a disciplined approach to managing time-sensitive financial deadlines. Qualifications - Education: Bachelor's degree, Diploma, or LCCI / CAT certification in Accounting, Finance, Business Studies, or a related discipline. - Transactional Bookkeeping: Hands-on experience or solid training in handling Accounts Payable (AP) matching, Accounts Receivable (AR) billing, and basic general ledger postings. - Document Verification & Auditing: Strong precision in checking three-way matching (Purchase Order, Delivery Order, Vendor Invoice) and auditing employee expense claims against corporate policy. - Cash & Petty Cash Management: Familiarity with managing physical/digital petty cash floats, preparing payment vouchers, and recording daily cash receipts. - Bank Reconciliation: Basic capability to reconcile daily bank statement feeds against internal cash books and ledger entries. - Accounting Software Familiarity: Basic working knowledge of cloud accounting systems or desktop accounting software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, AutoCount, SQL Account, or MYOB). - Spreadsheet Literacy: Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets (SUMIFS, VLOOKUP, data filtering, sorting, and structured data entry) for expense and payment tracking logs. - Tax & Compliance Awareness: Basic understanding of regional sales tax / invoice documentation rules (e.g., SST/GST/VAT receipt standards and e-invoicing compliance basics). - Communication & Professionalism: Professional verbal and written communication skills to field vendor payment inquiries and coordinate routine documentation requests with colleagues. - Professional Attributes: High integrity, strong numerical capability, meticulous record-keeping habits, and reliability under routine closing timelines.

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