Accounts Receivable Accountant

Hiring: Accountant / Senior Accountant - Accounts Receivable. Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE. Industry: Oil & Gas. We are looking for an experienced Accountant and Senior Accountant - Accounts Receivable to manage the end-to-end AR cycle, support AP activities, and ensure timely invoicing, collections, reconciliations, and reporting. Key Responsibilities: Manage AR invoicing, including preparation, verification, ERP recording and submission through SAP Ariba/customer portals. Coordinate with divisions, projects and site teams to obtain contracts, LPOs, delivery notes, timesheets and other billing documents. Track invoice approvals, resolve rejections/discrepancies and ensure timely submission. Follow up with customers on outstanding payments, statements, disputes and collections. Record and allocate customer/bank receipts and reconcile unapplied balances. Maintain AR ageing, invoice tracking, collection reports and support DSO improvement. Record AP invoices and process supplier payments through the ERP. Maintain sales logs and prepare monthly principal back-charges where applicable. Support month-end AR close, including reconciliations, accruals, unbilled revenue and provisions. Ensure compliance with UAE VAT and FTA tax invoice requirements and support audit requirements. Identify process gaps and support improvements; senior-level candidates may also guide junior AR staff. Requirements: 3+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable, with exposure to AP. Strong hands-on experience in invoicing, collections, reconciliations and ageing. Experience with SAP Ariba or similar customer invoicing portals. ERP experience such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics or similar. Experience in contract/progress billing, variations, retentions and back-charges is preferred. Good knowledge of UAE VAT and FTA requirements. Strong Excel, analytical and reconciliation skills. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce. UAE experience preferred; Oil & Gas / contracting / trading / services experience is an advantage. Candidates applying at Senior Accountant level should demonstrate the ability to independently own the full AR cycle, manage customer disputes and collections, drive improvements, and work closely with commercial, project and site teams with a minimum 7 years experience.