Assistant Accountant - Bookkeeping and Accounts Payable

About the role

A UAE retail and distribution group operating 25+ brands and 30+ branches is hiring an Assistant Accountant for its Finance Division in Abu Dhabi. The role owns the daily bookkeeping cycle, accounts payable and cheque preparation, bank reconciliations and the daily bank balance report, and supports month-end closing under the direction of management and the external auditors.

Key responsibilities

• Post daily entries in the accounting system for assigned bank and cash accounts and keep the books current to the day.
• Reconcile bank accounts and payables ledgers weekly, investigate differences and clear them with the team.
• Prepare daily sales reports per brand and the petty cash expense report, maintain the depreciation schedule and support monthly closing.
• Check supplier bills and staff expense claims, correct account and approval status and return incomplete submissions.
• Prepare cheques and cheque lists (including rent cheques for branch leases), match them to approved bills and update the cheque register and shared drive.
• Initiate payments and transfers on online banking platforms after management authorisation, follow up pending approvals and bank queries, and maintain the rent schedule and list of pending payments.
• Prepare the daily end-of-day bank balance report and monthly reports (branch schedules, landlord statements, AP ageing summary).
• Prepare documents for signature, respond to bank requests and support external auditors during their review.
• Submit a daily timesheet and keep supporting documents filed and retrievable.

Required profile

• 1 to 3 years of experience in accounting or bookkeeping, preferably in retail, FMCG or a multi-branch company in the UAE.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• Good written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Based in Abu Dhabi or willing to relocate; candidates already in the UAE are preferred.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with an accounting system (cloud SME accounting suite preferred) and an expense-management tool.
• Practical experience preparing cheques, initiating bank payments online and performing bank reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills: schedules, reconciliations and pivot tables.

What we offer

• Salary of AED 2,800 per month.
• Employment visa, medical insurance and annual leave as per UAE Labour Law.
• Full-time position at the head office in Abu Dhabi, with exposure to multi-brand retail accounting and growth into a senior accountant role.