Role Overview – Woodlem Park School is hiring a Senior Accountant for a full-time, on-site role based in Dubai, UAE. This position is ideal for experienced accounting professionals with strong education sector knowledge, senior-level accounting capabilities, and the ability to manage financial operations, lead accounting functions, prepare reports, and ensure accurate financial management within a K-12 school environment.

Financial Accounting and Reporting – You will manage financial accounting and reporting by overseeing general ledger operations, preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, consolidating financial data, conducting variance analysis, preparing management accounts, analyzing school financial performance, providing financial insights to leadership, and ensuring accurate, timely financial reporting that supports strategic decision-making.

School Fee Management and Student Accounts – You will manage school fee operations by overseeing student fee billing and invoicing, coordinating fee collection and receivables, managing fee payment plans and schedules, reconciling student accounts, tracking outstanding fees and arrears, coordinating with admissions and registrar on student enrollment and fees, following up on overdue payments, and ensuring accurate student account management and fee revenue collection.

Accounts Payable and Vendor Management – You will manage accounts payable by processing supplier invoices for school operations (educational materials, facilities, services, utilities), verifying invoice accuracy and approvals, coordinating vendor payments, managing supplier relationships, reconciling supplier statements, tracking payables and aging, and ensuring timely, accurate payment processing.

Budget Preparation and Management – You will support budget preparation and management by assisting with annual school budget development, preparing budget forecasts and projections, monitoring actual performance against budgets, conducting budget variance analysis, coordinating departmental budgets, tracking capital expenditures, providing budget reports to management, and supporting financial planning and control.

Cash Flow and Treasury Management – You will manage cash flow and treasury operations by monitoring daily cash positions, preparing cash flow forecasts, managing bank accounts and transactions, coordinating bank reconciliations, optimizing cash management, coordinating fund transfers, ensuring adequate liquidity for school operations, and maintaining effective treasury management.

Payroll Coordination and Staff Accounts – You will coordinate payroll accounting by managing payroll transactions and records, reconciling payroll accounts, coordinating with HR on salary processing, tracking payroll expenses by department, managing payroll accruals, processing payroll adjustments, and ensuring accurate payroll accounting and reporting.

Fixed Assets and Capital Expenditure Management – You will manage fixed assets by maintaining fixed asset registers for school property, furniture, equipment, and technology infrastructure, recording asset acquisitions and disposals, calculating and recording depreciation, tracking capital projects and expenditures, preparing fixed asset schedules, and ensuring accurate asset accounting.

Month-End and Year-End Close – You will lead month-end and year-end close processes by coordinating closing activities, preparing accruals and prepayments, reconciling all balance sheet accounts, reviewing journal entries, finalizing financial statements, meeting reporting deadlines, coordinating with external auditors, and ensuring accurate, complete financial close.

VAT Compliance and Tax Management – You will manage UAE VAT compliance by maintaining VAT records for school operations, preparing and filing VAT returns with Federal Tax Authority (FTA), ensuring VAT compliance on fee income and purchases, coordinating with tax consultants, managing VAT exemptions applicable to education, and ensuring accurate, timely VAT compliance.

Financial Analysis and Cost Management – You will conduct financial analysis by analyzing revenue and expense trends, conducting cost analysis by department and program, evaluating financial performance metrics, identifying cost-saving opportunities, monitoring key financial ratios, preparing financial dashboards, and providing analytical insights to support management decisions.

Team Leadership and Supervision – You will provide team leadership by supervising accounting staff and junior accountants, delegating responsibilities and tasks, providing guidance and training, reviewing work and ensuring accuracy, conducting performance management, mentoring team members, and building accounting team capabilities and effectiveness.

How to Apply:

Send your updated CV to info@woodlemdubai.ae.Please highlight your Senior Accountant experience, any school or education sector accounting background, your financial reporting and analysis capabilities, your team leadership experience, your proficiency with accounting software and systems, your UAE VAT compliance knowledge, any professional accounting qualifications, and your understanding of Dubai school operations if applicable. Forward to anyone in your network who may be a strong fit.

About the School:

Woodlem Park School is an educational institution in Dubai, UAE, committed to providing quality education and maintaining professional financial management. The school is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant who brings strong accounting expertise, education sector knowledge, leadership capabilities, and a commitment to accuracy and compliance to manage financial operations, lead accounting functions, prepare reports, and support sound financial stewardship that enables the school's educational mission and ensures sustainable operations in Dubai.