Robert Walters
General Accountant
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 15/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
31/08/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 10,000 - 15,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
15/10/2026
Job description
A leading food manufacturer in Abu Dhabi produces nutritious, high-quality products for pets, and this General Accountant role sits within its Finance & Operations team keeping the numbers behind that production accurate. You will oversee the full spectrum of accounting functions in a manufacturing environment, managing financial records in QuickBooks, preparing monthly reports for management, recording transactions with precision, and supporting budgeting efforts. Cost of sales gets calculated by analysing ingredient usage and production data, while inventory movement is tracked from raw materials through finished goods using FIFO principles. Collaboration with production teams keeps stock verification accurate and helps surface areas for cost reduction or tighter control. Advanced Excel skills come into play building reporting tools that simplify complex workflows, including pivot tables, formulas, trackers, and dashboards. Automating routine tasks and maintaining clear documentation for adjustments or discrepancies adds to overall operational transparency. Monthly financial statements such as profit and loss reports, balance sheets, and cash flow statements get prepared alongside support for budgeting, forecasting, and year-end closing procedures. Payroll processing, invoice recording, and purchase order entries round out the day-to-day accounting workload, with timely insights into margin performance feeding into decisions across the organisation.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage all day-to-day accounting activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, supplier accounts, customer accounts, and internal ledgers
- Maintain accurate financial records using QuickBooks with transactions properly categorised and documented
- Prepare monthly financial statements such as profit and loss reports, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, and assist with budgeting and forecasting
- Record invoices, payments, expenses, purchase orders, payroll entries, and other accounting entries while supporting year-end closing procedures
- Calculate cost of sales by tracking ingredient costs, recipes, packaging materials, production inputs, yield rates, wastage levels, and production volumes
- Review product costs regularly to reflect supplier price or manufacturing expense changes, and analyse gross margins by product category or batch
- Monitor inventory movements from purchase through production to finished goods using FIFO principles, maintaining ingredient 'in and out' records
- Coordinate with production and operations teams to verify stock usage and output, flagging shortages or overstocking risks
- Investigate inventory discrepancies between physical stock and accounting records, documenting stock adjustments for damaged or expired materials
- Build pivot tables, formulas, trackers, and dashboards in Excel, automating repetitive tasks using AI tools or spreadsheet integrations
- Support physical stock counts and reconciliations alongside production teams
- Document adjustments and discrepancies to keep records audit-ready
Experience & skills
- Bring a minimum of five years' experience in accounting roles within food manufacturing environments
- Show a proven track record working with QuickBooks to maintain clean financial records and support monthly reporting cycles
- Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, lookups, and structured spreadsheets
- Carry experience preparing monthly financial statements such as profit and loss reports, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
- Apply AI tools or automation platforms to simplify accounting workflows and reduce manual entry errors
- Handle payroll processing, including employee payment details, deductions, and benefits documentation
- Understand cost of sales calculations based on recipes and ingredient usage, with familiarity in manufacturing cost control principles
- Track inventory using FIFO methods, reconciling stock levels between physical counts and accounting systems
- Work collaboratively with finance colleagues as well as production and procurement teams
- Maintain excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with a proven ability to spot errors or variances in accounting and inventory records