Senior Accountant – GBS Controlling

About the role

The Senior Accountant will lead the financial controlling function for Al-Futtaim across the UAE, Qatar, and Oman. This role works closely with business units, GBS, group entities and external partners to ensure accurate accounting, reporting and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate cash collection summary statements for stores, central unit and restaurants.
• Resolve system issues with the IKEA IT team and monitor cash collection reconciliation reports.
• Reconcile collection summary in Navision at month‑end and share entries with R2R and O2C teams.
• Follow up on sales reconciliations between stores and central unit, manage variances and resolve differences.
• Perform daily reconciliation of e‑com debtors, receipts, sales, deferred sales, tax and deferred tax accounts.
• Manage cash‑on‑delivery reconciliations for debtors, sales and tax.
• Coordinate with service providers to reconcile cash collection reports with sales and delivery data.
• Ensure clearing of receipts for transactions via Safex, EPG, Apple Pay, Tabby, Tamara and Samsung Pay.
• Maintain documentation for VAT reconciliation between Navision and SAP.

Required profile

• Senior‑level accountant with experience managing financial controlling across multiple Gulf countries.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.

Required skills

• SAP
• Navision