Location: Dubai, UAE
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Reports to: Finance Manager
Department: Finance & Accounts
Industry: Hospitality / Food & Beverage / Retail / Lifestyle Brands
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 0–2 years
About the Role
The Junior Accountant will support the Finance & Accounts team in maintaining accurate financial records and completing daily accounting activities across assigned brands, outlets, and business units. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the role combines daily sales and payment reconciliations with accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash and bank records, and month-end support. It requires attention to detail, reliable follow-up, and a willingness to learn within a growing multi-brand business.
Key Responsibilities
1. Daily Sales and Revenue Reconciliation
- Collect and check daily outlet sales reports, POS summaries and cash records, following up on missing information.
- Reconcile POS sales against cash collections, card settlements, delivery platform statements and other payment methods; track settlement timing differences.
- Check discounts, complimentary items, refunds, voids, and cancelled orders against supporting records and required approvals.
- Verify delivery platform commissions, charges and deductions against agreed schedules; report discrepancies to the Finance Manager.
- Maintain a reconciliation tracker and promptly escalate cash shortages, overages, unmatched receipts and unresolved differences.
2. Accounting Records and Transaction Processing
- Prepare and record invoices, receipts, payment vouchers and journal entries accurately, with supporting documentation and required approvals.
- Apply the correct entity, outlet, account and cost centre coding in line with the chart of accounts and Finance Manager guidance.
- Maintain organised digital and physical records so transactions can be traced and retrieved for review or audit.
3. Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Check supplier invoices against purchase orders, goods received records or service confirmations, where applicable; flag missing approvals and duplicate invoices.
- Prepare supplier reconciliations and payment schedules for review; assist with approved payment processing and retain payment evidence.
- Allocate customer receipts, maintain receivables records and assist with outstanding balance follow-up and customer reconciliations.
4. Cash Bank and Petty Cash
- Prepare bank reconciliations and investigate unmatched transactions with the Finance Manager.
- Maintain petty cash records, verify receipts and approvals, and reconcile balances and replenishment requests where assigned.
- Track cash deposits and card settlement receipts against supporting records; report missing or delayed amounts.
- Follow cash handling and banking controls. Prepare transactions for review and obtain authorised approval before payments are released.
5. Month End Reporting and Tax Support
- Assist with month-end and year-end closing by preparing reconciliations, schedules and supporting records to agreed deadlines.
- Support accruals, prepayments, fixed asset records and intercompany reconciliations as assigned.
- Compile routine financial reports and schedules for review, checking figures against the accounting records.
- Assist with VAT schedules, invoice checks and return preparation under supervision; provide records requested for tax reviews and audits.
6. Coordination Controls and Team Support
- Coordinate with outlet teams, Operations, and Procurement to resolve missing documents and transaction queries.
- Follow accounting procedures, approval limits, and confidentiality requirements; promptly flag errors and control concerns.
- Support improvements to templates, filing, and reconciliation processes, and undertake other duties appropriate to the role as assigned by the Finance Manager.
KPIs & Success Metrics
- Daily sales and payment reconciliations completed within agreed deadlines.
- Accurate transaction posting, coding, and supporting documentation.
- Timely identification, escalation, and follow-up of reconciliation differences.
- Bank, supplier, customer, and petty cash reconciliations completed to schedule.
- Month-end schedules delivered on time with minimal review corrections.
- Consistent adherence to approval procedures and record-keeping standards.
Candidate Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
- 0–2 years of accounting experience; fresh graduates with relevant internships or practical training may be considered.
- Sound understanding of bookkeeping, double-entry accounting, and basic reconciliations.
- Good Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, and pivot tables, and confidence using accounting software.
- Strong attention to detail, numerical accuracy, organisation, and follow-through.
- Clear written and spoken English and the ability to work with colleagues across departments.
- Hospitality, F&B, retail, POS, or delivery platform experience is advantageous.
- Basic UAE VAT knowledge and progress towards ACCA, CPA, CMA or a similar qualification are advantageous.
