
EY
Working Capital Specialist
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 15/10/2025
Job overview
Date posted
31/08/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
15/10/2025
Job description
EY is seeking a Working Capital Specialist to join its newly established MENA Working Capital Management team in Dubai. The role focuses on improving cash collection performance by engaging directly with clients and internal teams to resolve overdue accounts and ensure timely payments. The position includes managing a portfolio of client accounts, collaborating with accounts payable teams, tracking payments, identifying and addressing root causes of payment delays, resolving invoice disputes, and maintaining billing documentation. The role also involves generating client statements, reconciling payments, supporting finance and engagement teams, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The position requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel, familiarity with SAP or ERP systems, and knowledge of collections processes. Exposure to GCC government invoicing practices, transformation initiatives, and finance operations is highly valued. The role is part of EY’s commitment to empowering local talent, with a strong encouragement for UAE Nationals to apply.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of client accounts and follow up on outstanding receivables
- Collaborate with client-side invoice approvers and accounts payable teams to ensure timely payment processing
- Track payment arrangements and escalate delays or non-compliance internally and externally
- Identify and address root causes of payment delays, including process inefficiencies and client approval bottlenecks
- Log and follow up on invoice disputes, supporting resolution efforts and providing feedback for process improvements
- Maintain up-to-date documentation of client billing and payment workflows
- Track invoice delivery, generate client statements and payment requests
- Assist with allocation and reconciliation of payments with Finance and client engagement teams
- Support continuous improvement of collection processes and working capital outcomes across the business
Experience & skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive problem-solving approach with focus on outcomes and root cause resolution
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Attention to detail and comfort working with financial data and systems
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems (advantage)
- Familiarity with collections processes, tools, and best practices
- Fluency in English (required); Arabic language skills (plus)
- Experience in finance or client-facing role within professional services or multinational environment (preferred)
- Understanding of invoicing and payment practices of GCC government entities (preferred)
- Experience engaging cross-functional teams and proposing process improvements (preferred)
- Exposure to system rollouts or transformation initiatives involving financial operations (preferred)
- Experience in continuous improvement initiatives and driving efficiency (preferred)