ACCOUNTANT

Department Icon Accounting & Finance
Posted: 1 week ago
3-7 years
Sharjah - United Arab Emirates
Accounting & Finance
work from office
Full Time
Closes 29 Dec 2026

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Job Purpose
​To complete payments and control expenses by receiving payments, plus processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, and highlighting the day-to-day management of all payment cycle activities in a timely and efficient manner. As well as to support the integrity of accounting and financial decision-making information by recording, verifying, consolidating and reporting financial data and transactions.​
Main accountabilities & expectations
​​​Review and understand all relevant policies and procedures in order to be able to carry out daily work tasks as expected, and answer all stakeholder inquiries, clarifications, or any assistance related to the Accounts Payable Section accurately and efficiently. As well as contribute to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
Assemble, review and verify invoices and check requests. As well as charge expenses to the relative accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recording entries.
Match purchase orders to invoices and enter invoices into the dedicated financial system in order to set invoices up for payment. In addition to monitoring the status of invoices, and coordinating with other departments/colleges and suppliers to ensure that payments have been completed in a timely manner.
Sort, code and match invoices, and enter them into the Banner System using the correct organization and accounting codes.
Complete payments to vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, scheduling and preparing cheques, resolving purchase orders, contracts, invoices, or payment discrepancies and documentation; ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos, issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
Complete payments to employees by receiving and verifying expense reports for advances, preparing cheques, following up on the approval and signature process, and ensuring that payments are delivered accurately.
Disburse the allocated petty cash to colleges and departments by recording entries and verifying any required documentation.
Reconcile accounts payable transactions and process work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances. As well as flag and clarify any unusual or questionable invoice items or prices, and assist in resolving any invoice discrepancies or issues.
Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions to journals, ledgers and other related records, and audit all transactions in order to maintain the accuracy of information.
Provide the necessary assistance and support to the line manager and other team members in ensuring the department/college KPIs are achieved successfully by gathering the necessary data, preparing progress reports and implementing the necessary action plans.
Ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting procedures and UOS bylaws at all times, and report any matters of concern to the line manager. As well as ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of any incoming or outgoing financial information/data.
Train, coach, and provide technical/practical expertise to new employees in any related Accounts Payable processes to ensure they acknowledge and understand their responsibilities and tasks.
Coordinate and communicate effectively with internal and external customers/suppliers/vendors in order to complete work ta sks, answer questions and provide assistance.
Generate relevant reports and ensure that they are prepared in a timely and accurate manner, and meet the departments requirements and standards.
Complete any other job-related tasks as assigned by the line manager within the expected time limit.​

Skills

AccountingAccounting SystemsAccountsAccounts PayableExpense ReportsPetty CashPurchase OrderPurchase OrdersTransactionsCashAccountant

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The University of Sharjah was established as a non-profit institution for higher education in October 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University. UoS is a comprehensive academic institution with a distinctive learning style and a global vision. It is a pioneer in academia, scientific research and the arts in the UAE and the GCC region. UoS has almost 14,325 students representing 96 nationalities and 656 full-time faculty. Our university takes pride in being a major international center for learning, culture and education. The University employs renowned faculty from around the world and hosts a significant number of international students. It also sends its students to various international destinations on internship programs and accepts many visiting international students. This unique mix of cultures and nationalities helps student expand their horizons and learn from the individual uniqueness of the diverse student body and faculty. UoS is licensed and its programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education's Higher Education Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates. All engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET http://www.abet.org/. The Bachelor of Science degree programs in computer science, IT & multimedia, chemistry, mathematics and biotechnology are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET http://www.abet.org/. (applied science branch) All the programs in the college of communication are accredited by ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) The College of Business Administration is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

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