Accountant - Group Financial Reporting, Assurance & Taxation | Reconciliations

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 an Accountant within Group Financial Reporting 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 an Accountant, your role will be to ensure timely processing, accounting and payments of supplier invoices, incentive and refunds. Carry out processing and reconciliation of Sales/Revenue Recognition/Interline transactions and non-airline partner billings by providing assurance on completeness and accuracy through internal control and review. Identify discrepancies through audit, raise undercollections, investigate movements in balances and ensure accurate reconciliations with minimal exceptions and adjustment needs. Manage a team of Junior Accountants and monitor performance, productivity, and effectiveness of the designated section (Non airport including IFS or Airport area) in cash management and other Customer Services Analyse and report flight revenue yields, ensure all functional units are aligned with the Group Financial Policies and Procedures, update related masters accurately and on timely basis. Compile, monitor and follow up on the accounting and control reports from the outstations and validate contents through appropriate analysis.

In This Role, You Will

• Review processes, analyse high risk areas, handle quality checks, and ensure adequate maintenance of prevention and detection controls to ensure completeness, timelines of processing, accounting, billing and accuracy of computation and settlement.
• Resolve disputes, queries, discrepancies with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify areas and ensure active involvement in projects, system enhancements testing and process changes and thereby acquire in depth knowledge and enhance business processes.
• Effectively manage the reconciliation and reviews of Sales and Revenue related control and clearing nominals, highlight discrepancies, investigate movements in balances and ensure accurate reconciliations with minimal month/year end adjustments.
• To check the integrity of interfaces and completeness of data generated by the system.
• Assist Finance Specialists/Senior Financial Specialists in month closing reviews by investigating movements in balances to ensure quality/accuracy of reporting and to ensure that month/year end adjustments are kept to the minimum.
• Provide data analytical support for Management Information Systems (MIS), KPI and Revenue Protection.
  
  

Qualification

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

• 12 yrs schooling with Professional Finance Qualifications like ACCA, CA.
• 4+ years relevant experience
  
  

You'll Have An Edge If You Have

• Accounting knowledge preferably from an airline background.
• High level of computer literacy and good knowledge of office automation software like Word, Excel, MS Access and Powerpoint
• Good analytical and investigative skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with various stakeholders across the business.
• Ability to function independently within an established framework
  
  

At Emirates Group, we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop their careers. If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, apply today and join our team!

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays worldwide.

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