Job description

The Accountant (French Speaker) role is based at Odoo’s Dubai South Business Park office and operates within a fast-growing enterprise software company delivering fully open-source, fully featured enterprise management solutions covering Accounting, HR, CRM, Manufacturing, and thousands of additional applications. The role sits within a team of eight accounting professionals and is responsible for executing daily accounting management activities, including detailed bookkeeping, invoice processing, vendor and partner payments, and responding to accounting-related inquiries. The position oversees accounts receivable and accounts payable processes, ensuring accurate journal entries, general ledger transactions, preparation of AR and AP aging reports, proactive collection activities, and detailed review of sales, service, and credit contracts related to overdue balances. The role requires close interaction with banks, auditors, regulatory authorities, and external stakeholders, acting as a primary point of contact to ensure transparent communication. Responsibilities include coordinating month-end and year-end financial closings, supporting audits, performing account reconciliations, maintaining asset depreciation schedules, preparing VAT returns in compliance with UAE VAT regulations, conducting financial statement analysis, and contributing to process improvement initiatives. The role also facilitates inter-company transactions and maintains coordination with headquarters, while engaging in tasks requiring technical accounting expertise, autonomy, administrative work, and customer relationship management in a dynamic startup environment.