General Ledger Accountant

Job description / Role

- To assist the accounting department by providing general accounting and financial reporting services.
- General ledger analysis & reconciliation;
- Prepares monthly closing entries for subsidiaries and balance related intercompany accounts;
- Participate in accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and yearly close.
- Ensure financial records (including journal entries and supporting documents) are maintained according to TDIC policy and management directions.
- Perform monthly reconciliation for Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts.
- Investigate accounting discrepancies and irregularities, recommend solutions and corrections.
- Perform Cash spot check and random spot checks.
- Review Payroll journals for TDIC and other entities and coordinate with Payroll Team before posting in GL.
- Evaluate and make suggestions regarding the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.
- Coordinate with other departments and distribute information for analysis and clearing of financial issues required.
- Assist auditors (internal and external) queries and participate in audit special assignments.
- Other general ledger analysis & reconciliation duties as assigned.
- Other periodic reporting tasks as required.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy
- Masters Degree / post graduate qualification (CPA, ACCA) is an advantage
- Minimum 3 years accounting experience in real estate, property development and construction.
- 5 years experience in accounting, audit, payments, sales accounting, receivable management, fixed asset accounting, banking, payroll and Management Information System.
- Accounting, Interpersonal Sensitivity, Organizational Awareness, Teamwork
- Knowledge and experience in the real-estate development industry.
- In-depth knowledge and preparation of general ledger analysis and recon.
- Knowledge of IFRS and IAS
- Knowledge of ERP System Oracle.
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- Fluent in English (oral and written).
- Strong analytical and management skills.

Core Competencies:
- Accounting
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Audit
- Technical Functional Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of computer systems and specifically ERP system Oracle.
- Problem Solving / Decision Making
- Knowledge in IFRS
- Interpersonal Sensitivity
- Organisational Awareness
- Teamwork

Please note that this is an outsourced position.

About the Company

The Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) is the master developer of major tourism cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi. TDIC was created to be the dedicated tourism asset management and development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), in order to drive the investment, growth and development of the Emirate's tourism sector. Since 2006, we have been actively involved in many of the Emirate's most prestigious and high profile projects.

Today, much of our success can be attributed to our ability to respond to the needs of the modern global economy, while dealing with the complex mechanisms of finance and economics and recognising that design and investment are fundamentally connected. Through investment partnerships and joint ventures, TDIC has played an important role in Abu Dhabi's continual evolution as a world-class destination for tourists, businesses and residents alike.