Senior Executive-Management Accounts CLA EMIRATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS

Senior Executive-Management Accounts, will be responsible for the finalization of books of accounts, overseeing bookkeeping and data management, managing receivables, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The role also involves leading and mentoring a team, as well as handling client relationships professionally to ensure timely service delivery and client satisfaction. This position requires strong organizational and communication skills, technical knowledge, analytical skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Finalization:

• Lead the preparation and finalization of financial statements for multiple clients across various industries in compliance with applicable accounting standards, VAT and Corporate Tax.
• Review journal entries, ledgers, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Timely preparation of management reports, cash flow statements, budgeting & forecasting and variance analyses. Report from CRM (Zeyora)
• Timely completion of assignments
• Compliance with IFRS, VAT and CT regulations

Team Management

• Supervise, mentor, and guide the accounts team to achieve performance objectives.
• Conduct periodic training and skill development sessions.
• Allocate responsibilities within the team and ensure timely delivery of accounting tasks.
• Staff performance feedback ratings
• Adherence to deadlines and quality benchmarks by team

Client Relationship Management:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing queries, deadlines, and service delivery.
• Coordinate with clients to collect data, explain financial reports, and provide advisory on routine accounting and compliance matters.
• Maintain strong client relationships through consistent communication and high-quality service.
• Client satisfaction survey scores
• Retention and repeat business rate
• Timeliness of client communication
• Positive client feedback on value-added insights

Compliance & Internal Controls

• Ensure accurate filing of VAT, Corporate Tax, and other statutory requirements on behalf of clients.
• Keep updated with changes in local tax laws and accounting standards relevant to clients.
• Assist clients during internal and external audits and support implementation of audit recommendations.
• Maintain integrity and confidentiality of financial data and company policies.
• Regular assessment of the update on changing tax laws and accounting standards
• Assessment of advice given to the clients
• Timely completion of statutory filings

Receivable Management

• Monitor accounts receivable aging and follow up with customers to ensure timely collections.
• Prepare periodic reports on outstanding receivables and collection performance.
• Accounts receivable ageing control
• Reporting accuracy and timeliness

Bookkeeping & Data Management

• Updating day-to-day accounting entries for client accounts, including purchase, sales, bank, payroll, and journal entries.
• Ensure accuracy in recording and classification of transactions across software platforms used by clients.
• Monitor data integrity and manage systematic documentation of client financial records.
• Reporting accuracy and timeliness
• Compliance with IFRS and other applicable standards
• System usage and Software Proficiency