Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in 120 offices across 50 countries worldwide.
The Middle East Region employs circa 800 staff across the Real Estate, Infrastructure and Natural Resource sectors across six legal entities across 5 Countries.
The ME Finance team are reorganising internally, and a vacancy has arisen in the UAE, where we have the greatest volume of business.
Job Description
Accounts Assistant - Accounts Receivable reporting to the ME Finance Controller
We require a technically strong accountant with at least 1 year of experience specific to the Accounts Receivable function. Experience with Microsoft Dynamix 365 is preferred but not essential.
This person will be a strong team player with experience working in an environment with conflicting pressures and heavy workloads and they will be required to work on their own initiative when needing to manage unusual and ad-hoc requirements.
The successful candidate will be a key Business Partner to our business units whilst ensuring minimum financial governance standards are met. Middle East based MNC industry experience would be an advantage.
Key Selected Accountabilities:
- Timely allocation of cash receipts and ensuring cash flow forecasts are maintained.
- Responding to accounts receivable queries as and when required.
- Review and posting of invoices generated by business units during the monthly invoice runs.
- Ensuring final invoices are sent to clients on invoice date.
- Processing of credit notes and ensuring the required approvals are obtained.
- Monthly intercompany invoicing and reconciliation of intercompany loan accounts.
- Processing of various ad hoc journals related to the Accounts Receivable process.
Qualifications
Core Behavioural Skills:
- A challenging mind-set, analytical, methodical with the ability to investigate and interrogate data
- Confident accounting skills, good interpersonal skills to manage business partnering relationships and the ability to manage conflicting requirements
- Must be comfortable with working in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.
- Team player. The team support each and work together where requirements can be simultaneous and conflicting. The ability to work with the team, agree the priorities and manage time pressures are paramount.
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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