Senior Accountant / Accounts Manager (F&B, Multi-Entity)

About the role

A growing food and beverage organization operating multiple entities, outlets, brands and managed venues in the UAE is looking for a Senior Accountant / Accounts Manager in Dubai. The role owns the full accounting and financial-control cycle across several UAE F&B entities and venues, closing monthly books independently and producing timely outlet, brand and consolidated reports. It links accounting with daily commercial operations by reconciling tills, cash, cards, delivery apps, inventory, payroll, purchasing and venue-level costs, and covers VAT and Corporate Tax compliance across mainland, free zone and ADGM structures.

Key responsibilities

• Own full books for every entity, including journals, reconciliations, intercompany balances and shareholder or group loans, completing the monthly close within seven to ten days.
• Reconcile daily outlet sales from tills against cash, card settlements and delivery applications, and maintain the post-dated cheque register.
• Calculate recipe costs, compare expected and actual food costs, run monthly stock counts and report wastage and variances.
• Reconcile supplier statements, verify purchase prices, plan payment runs and collect management fees from managed venues.
• Track fit-out expenditure against budgets, landlord contributions, depreciation and pre-opening costs.
• Run payroll through WPS, maintaining leave, gratuity and staff-advance accruals.
• File VAT and Corporate Tax returns, maintain year-end audit documentation and provide lender, investor, covenant and landlord sales-certification reporting.

Required profile

• Six to eight years of accounting experience, including at least three to four years in UAE F&B, with ownership of books across multiple entities and new venue pre-openings.
• Hands-on knowledge of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax across mainland, free zone and ADGM entities.
• Practical expertise with Zoho Books or Tally, advanced Excel, POS and delivery-app data, inventory controls, WPS payroll, outlet reporting, consolidation and cash-flow forecasting.
• CMA, ACCA or CPA qualification preferred; experience with covenant reporting, investor reporting and management-fee accounting is a plus.