Role Overview – Global Schools Group Abu Dhabi Campus is hiring an Accountant. Candidates must be based in UAE/Abu Dhabi, and home country attestation is required for Indian national documents. This position is ideal for accounting professionals who can manage financial operations, maintain accurate records, and support the school's accounting functions.

Financial Accounting and Bookkeeping – You will manage day-to-day financial accounting operations including maintaining general ledger, processing journal entries, managing accounts payable and receivable, recording financial transactions, conducting bank reconciliations, preparing trial balance, maintaining books of accounts, and ensuring accurate and up-to-date financial records that support school operations.

Accounts Payable Management – You will manage accounts payable functions including processing supplier invoices, verifying invoice accuracy and approvals, scheduling and processing payments to vendors, maintaining vendor accounts, reconciling supplier statements, tracking payables aging, coordinating with vendors on payment matters, and ensuring timely and accurate payment processing.

Accounts Receivable Management – You will handle accounts receivable operations including processing student fee invoices, tracking fee payments received, following up on outstanding fees, managing parent accounts, preparing fee reminders, coordinating collections on overdue fees, reconciling student accounts, and maintaining healthy receivables management.

Bank Reconciliations – You will perform regular bank reconciliations by matching bank statements with accounting records, identifying reconciling items, investigating discrepancies, clearing outstanding transactions, preparing reconciliation statements, coordinating with banks on banking matters, and ensuring all bank accounts are reconciled accurately and completely.

Payroll Support – You will support payroll processing by providing payroll inputs including new hires, resignations, salary changes, overtime, allowances, deductions, leave records, and attendance data. You will coordinate with HR or payroll providers, verify payroll accuracy, address payroll queries, and support timely salary processing for school staff.

Financial Reporting – You will prepare financial reports including monthly financial statements (profit & loss, balance sheet), cash flow statements, management reports, budget versus actual reports, expense analysis, revenue summaries, and other financial information required by school management for decision-making and oversight.

Fee Management – You will manage school fee operations specific to educational institution including processing fee payments, managing different fee categories (tuition, bus, activities, etc.), tracking fee installments, coordinating with admissions on new student fees, handling fee adjustments or refunds, managing sibling discounts or scholarships, and maintaining comprehensive fee records.

Budget Support – You will support budgeting processes by assisting with budget preparation, tracking actual expenses against budget, analyzing variances, providing budget updates, coordinating with departments on budget matters, monitoring cost centers, and supporting effective financial planning and budget management.

Month-End and Year-End Closing – You will coordinate and execute month-end and year-end closing activities including posting accruals and adjustments, closing accounting periods, reconciling accounts, verifying balances, preparing closing schedules, supporting audit requirements, ensuring accurate financial statements, and meeting reporting deadlines.

Audit Support – You will support internal and external audits by preparing audit schedules and documentation, responding to auditor requests, explaining accounting treatments, facilitating audit processes, coordinating with auditors, implementing audit recommendations, and maintaining audit-ready financial records and documentation.

Accounting Software and ERP – You will utilize accounting software and school ERP systems effectively for transaction processing, financial reporting, fee management, data management, and accounting operations. You will ensure system accuracy, process transactions efficiently, generate reports, and leverage technology for efficient accounting.

How to Apply:

Email: Admin.giisauh@globalschools.com. Subject Line: Accountant Application - [Your Name]. In your email, confirm you are based in UAE/Abu Dhabi (this is mandatory), if you are an Indian national, confirm that you have or can obtain home country attestation for your documents (mandatory for Indian candidates), mention your accounting experience with specific focus on any educational institution or school accounting.

About us:

Global Schools Group Abu Dhabi Campus is seeking an Accountant to manage our school financial operations. We value accounting expertise, attention to detail, and professionals who can support our educational institution's financial management effectively. Candidates must be UAE/Abu Dhabi-based, and Indian nationals must have home country attestation for documents.