Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst at Legend Holding Group in Dubai is responsible for managing and analyzing financial information to support accurate reporting, compliance, and decision-making across the organization. The role involves close collaboration with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret financial data, performing audits on financial records to ensure accuracy and truthfulness, and aligning general ledger accounting practices with budgeting and forecasting requirements. The position includes responsibility for maintaining balance sheet schedules, performing month-end and year-end close processes, reconciling general ledger accounts, and preparing and posting journal entries including accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, interdepartmental entries, and closing joint ventures. The role prepares financial statements and management reports, analyzes budget variances, manages supporting documentation, performs foreign currency exchange analysis, and advises management on accounting and financial matters. A significant component of the role focuses on tax accounting and compliance, including VAT, Corporate Tax, and Withholding Tax, ensuring accurate postings, reconciliations, audit readiness, adherence to filing deadlines, and alignment with transfer pricing policies. The Senior Financial Analyst supports internal and external audits, works with tax and compliance teams, assists IT teams during ERP system implementations, monitors changes in tax legislation, and contributes to tax optimization initiatives, while operating with guidance from the Finance Manager or Accounts Supervisor and independently managing daily and periodic finance activities.