Assistant Accountant (European Language Preferred)

About the role

Laforet Real Estate, a leading luxury real‑estate brokerage in Dubai, is looking for a detail‑oriented Assistant Accountant. The role supports the Finance department with day‑to‑day accounting tasks while ensuring compliance with UAE anti‑money‑laundering (AML) and counter‑terrorist financing (CFT) regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Perform daily accounting operations, bookkeeping, and maintain financial records.
• Process invoices, payments, receipts and carry out bank reconciliations.
• Record and reconcile real‑estate sales, leasing, commissions and client transactions.
• Assist in preparing monthly financial reports and support internal/external audits.
• Maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable ledgers.
• Conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) checks.
• Identify potential AML risks, escalate suspicious activities and keep MLRO documentation up to date.
• Prepare regulatory reports and ensure accurate record‑keeping.
• Coordinate with internal departments to uphold company policies and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of UAE real‑estate accounting experience.
• Experience with AML compliance or MLRO duties in the UAE is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of UAE AML/CFT regulations, KYC and CDD procedures.
• Excellent English communication; additional European languages are advantageous.
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with accounting software.