Finance Assistant - Dubai
Lonmile is inviting applications for a Finance and Operations Assistant for our Dubai office. We are a team of highly experienced professionals in private client services operating out of offices in London and Dubai, servicing a global client base. You will be an integral part of a small team with excellent growth opportunities. Lonmile curates a highly supportive work environment that fosters teamwork, creativity, and collaboration. The successful candidate would be an integral part of the firm with excellent career growth opportunities. The candidate would benefit from unparalleled access to learning about many industries and practices from different jurisdictions; and would be part of an established and ambitious team that is rapidly expanding with a global footprint.
Core Duties/Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a key member of the team which has responsibility for the client accounting and financial reporting of a group of companies. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Finance:
• Bookkeeping and bank reconciliations
• Assisting with month-end and year-end financial reporting
• Assisting with processing invoices and expenses
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Assisting with the preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Assisting with the production of monthly management and annual statutory accounts
• Maintaining a good level of technical accounting knowledge to ensure that accounts are prepared correctly and in line with the relevant accounting standards.
• Ensuring all reporting deadlines are met without exception
• Balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with best practice
• Journal processing, including ensuring the correct accounting of accruals and prepayments
• Variance analysis
• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis
Here's what we're seeking in ideal candidates:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related subject
• Intermediate level Excel skills and knowledge of QuickBooks Online or any cloud-based accounting software.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organized and proactive.
• Prior experience of VAT returns.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prioritizing and planning own workload.
• Working collaboratively and proactively across the team in different offices to support and assist colleagues, maintaining effective relationships.
A successful candidate will possess the following attributes:
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