New York University Abu Dhabi Jobs 2022 – Apply Online Senior Accountant Vacancy Abu Dhabi, UAE

Key Responsibilities:-

• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile journal entries in the system and ensure accuracy of data
• Prepare timely and accurate internal and external accounting and reporting deliverables
• Record transactions to the GL through relevant systems (e.g. FAME, Asset Module, Payroll Journal)
• Maintain the GL by reviewing the entries, reconciling entries and passing adjustment journal entries
• Perform general ledger account analysis and reconciliations for both balance sheet and income statement accounts to provide supporting information for the monthly / quarterly / yearly financial GAAP and statutory financial statements
• Prepare fixed asset reconciliations on a periodic basis to ensure all fixed asset balances are accurate
• Ensure the assets are tagged as per the tagging process
• Ensure accurate depreciation and retirement of fixed assets is run in the system on a periodic basis
• Prepare various variance reports, review of PO ageing and open PO reports, and provide analysis to the Financial Accounting Manager as and when requested
• Undertake the asset disposal process in coordination with the Administration Department
• Record fixed assets in the system and update the Fixed Asset Register
• Create/ raise invoices for reimbursement, and as per the Contract
• Liaise with internal departments to obtain requirement information to raise specific invoices
• Prepare Accounts Receivable ageing and track the invoices on a periodic basis. Follow-up for the collection of amount on a periodic basis
• Review each expense incurred to ensure proper application of the account code
• Review the application of the correct Chartfield code, investigate any discrepancies and resolve the discrepancy in liaison with the relevant staff
• Perform period / year end closing activities. Perform reconciliation of all accounting transactions to ensure that they are error free and that all accounting transactions and entries are correctly captured
• Act as a facilitator for any internal or external audit teams performing finance related audits
• Ensure audit timelines are adhered to and information is provided in line with audit requirements/ requests
• Receive and resolve queries from the NYUAD community for all financial accounting transactions
• Provide trainings to the wider NYUAD community on matters related to financial management, system usage and reporting

Qualifications Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Preferred Education:-

• Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting is preferred

Required Work Experience:-

• At least 4 years of work experie nce
• Experience in higher education institutions, multi-national organizations, and/or highly decentralized organizations will be considered an advantage
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
• Strong communication skills
• Data analysis and a firm grasp of reconciliation process between data sets
• Experience producing GAAP and IFRS compliant financial statements

Preferred Work Experiences:-

• Major Accounting systems that utilizes double entry principles
• Ability to work flexibly and effectively in a team environment