Senior Accountant with University Experience

About the role

Ain Al Khaleej Hospital is hiring a Senior Accountant with university experience. The position requires a minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in higher education, and hands-on ERP experience covering inventory accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, system reconciliations and UAE VAT compliance. Candidates must be able to manage accounts independently under Corporate Finance supervision.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CA, ACCA or CMA preferred
• Minimum 5 years' accounting experience, preferably in higher education
• Experience in GL, financial statements, closing, audit, student fees, receivables, payables, payroll and bank reconciliations
• Ability to coordinate with IT to resolve accounting system issues

Required skills

• Strong Excel and analytical skills, including PivotTables, lookup formulas, Power Query and financial modelling
• Budgeting, cost control, profitability, break-even and variance analysis
• Knowledge of ERP finance modules: GL, receivables, payables, fixed assets, inventory and financial reporting
• Familiarity with student information systems, tuition billing, payment gateways and payroll systems
• Data extraction, validation and analysis, and dashboard preparation
• Power BI or Qlik Sense is an advantage