Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates Group, we connect the world through our global hub in Dubai, ensuring our customers always ‘Fly Better.’ As one of the most recognised and admired brands globally, we’re driven by innovation and excellence. Join us as a Senior Accountant and play a key role in driving financial strategy and decision-making for a global business. Experience a fast-paced, multicultural environment where your financial expertise will be central to shaping the future of aviation while making a meaningful impact on a global stage.

As a Senior Accountant, you will support processes related to analyzing risks and internal controls, identifying solutions, mitigating risks, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial accounting through general ledger reviews and reconciliations in compliance with Group policies and procedures. The role is responsible for facilitating tax compliance, reviewing key processes, and recommending improvements to enhance efficiency and optimize processing costs. It also involves supporting continuous improvement initiatives and contributing to projects that enhance operational effectiveness and service delivery across the business.

In this role, you will:

• Perform periodic process reviews and risk assessments to identify system/process-related discrepancies, limitations, and revenue leakages. Conduct qualitative analyses and compile data for KPIs and analytical reports required by Senior Management.
• Maintain reconciliation standards through regular reviews of reconciliation functions and internal controls. Review all reconciliation nominals and follow up on open items with the aim of ensuring their closure within stipulated timelines. Identify significant variances in nominals, investigate their root causes, and liaise with stakeholders to implement resolutions and corrective actions.
• Explore opportunities and collaborate with Finance teams and relevant stakeholders to drive process improvements, system enhancements, and automation initiatives. Escalate anomalies and provide recommendations to Senior Management.
• Assist auditors in coordination with the Team Lead and respond to queries related to quality controls, quality reports, and procedures.
• Liaise with various stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, ensuring relevant information is accurately interpreted and updated for continuity, clarity, and completeness.
• Analyse data using trend analysis, comparative analysis, and industry benchmarks, and escalate meaningful observations that may be causing yield dilution, revenue leakage, or other performance issues to relevant stakeholders for appropriate corrective action.
• Support the implementation and ongoing monitoring of Group e-Invoicing processes and strategic system enhancements, ensuring adherence to approved controls, regulatory requirements, and operational procedures.
• Monitor e-Invoicing transactions, exception reports, validation failures, and reconciliation activities, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate the timely resolution of issues.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for finance systems, regulatory changes, process enhancements, and automation initiatives to ensure business requirements are met and solutions operate effectively.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tax, IT, Procurement, suppliers, and service providers to support finance transformation initiatives, system enhancements, e-Invoicing implementation activities, and process improvement projects.
• Assist in identifying opportunities for automation, standardisation, and process optimisation, and support the implementation of approved enhancements to improve productivity, controls, and service delivery.
• Manage and motivate the team by ensuring team members perform their responsibilities effectively and work towards achieving the overall objectives of the team. This includes conducting regular meetings and performance management activities to ensure interim and annual reviews are completed on time.
• Review and address aged items and discrepancies, liaising with relevant parties to implement corrective actions and following the escalation process where necessary. Conduct periodic reviews of station profiles to ensure they are complete, relevant, and up to date.
• Provide necessary feedback for Finance Reviews and internal audits as required. Assist in outstation process reviews by analysing processes and engaging with stations and stakeholders to identify suitable improvement opportunities.
• Enhance team productivity by recommending process enhancements and automation initiatives, while developing team capabilities through active participation in various projects.

To be considered for the role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience in Finance, Insurance, or Accounts.
• Experience in Finance and/or Accounting in a supervisory capacity.
• Graduates with a relevant degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience will also be considered.
• Ability to analyze and thoroughly review accounting statements and financial reports.
• High level of computer literacy, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Strong critical thinking, investigative, and analytical skills.

At Emirates, we’re committed to helping our people grow and thrive. If you're ready for a rewarding and challenging career, apply today and become part of our world-class team.

Join us in Dubai and enjoy attractive salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website emiratesgroupcareers.com. Further information on what it's like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.