Temporary Accountant (6 Months Contract)

Position: Temporary Accountant - 6 Months Contract

Location: Dubai, UAE

Salary: AED.8,000 to 10,000

Summary:

• The Accountant is responsible for preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Responsibilities also include analysing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage Letters of Credit and Bonds ensuring timely collection and processing in accordance with contractual terms of the transaction.
• Prepare journal entries and coordinate the monthly close process.
• Review and monitor accruals and journal entries.
• Assist in collection of Accounts Receivable and prepare account reconciliations for certain accounts.
• Accumulate and analyze material, labor and overhead cost per product.
• Analyze product cost in relations to currently established selling price.
• Perform analytical cost studies on proposed new products.
• Evaluate and help establish standard and correct cost in the computer.
• Establish and maintain overhead rates, labor rates and purchased overhead rates including performing a quarterly review of actual rates vs. standard rates and performing a current cost roll at least once per year.
• Maintain and update job-costing system including: keying in system and field service engineer’s labor hours and insuring that all appropriate costs are being captured by the system.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Review general ledger monthly and make adjustments as required.
• Maintains fixed asset account. Tracking fixed assets to completion and closing project when completed.
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliations.
• May assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements and management reports.
• Responsible for sales and use tax related compliance for the company and its affiliated entities. Preparation multi-state sales and use tax returns.
• Review of customer Sales Tax Resale and Exemption Certificates.
• Prepare sales and use tax records and returns for review.
• Assist in internal and external sales and use tax audits.
• Understands and adheres to all company health and safety procedures as they relate to essential job functions.