Deadline: 2026-11-30
Job Title: Senior Accountant with University Experience
Qualification:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CA, ACCA or CMA preferred.
Experience:
• Minimum 5 years’ accounting experience, preferably in higher education.
• Experience in GL, financial statements, closing, audit, student fees, receivables, payables, payroll and bank reconciliations.
• Hands-on ERP experience, including inventory accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, system reconciliations and UAE VAT compliance.
• Experience independently managing accounts under Corporate Finance supervision.
Skills:
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• 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.
• Advanced Excel, including PivotTables, lookup formulas, Power Query and financial modelling.
• Data extraction, validation and analysis; dashboard preparation.
• Ability to coordinate with IT to resolve accounting system issues.
• Power BI or Qlik Sense is an advantage.

