The Accountant, Accounts Receivable will perform the day-to-day activities in the students\' accounts and receivables office.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure all queries from students and/or their representatives are attended to and clarified in a timely and sufficient manner.
• Ensure that all day-to-day data entries are accurately allocated and booked in the students\' accounts, including payments, deferments, financial holds, doc release holds, etc.
• Ensure that all charges are booked properly to the students\' accounts and perform periodic reconciliations to ensure healthy records.
• Promptly issue invoices and follow up on their payments.
• Coordinate with internal business partners to issue invoices and follow up on their payments.
• Follow up the payments of the invoices issued to the customers, sponsors, and business partners and generate the related reports as may be required.
• Coordinate all matters with the scholarship office and the sponsor representatives to ensure that all issues are promptly addressed.
• Maintain the registrations period through coordination and cooperation with other sections of Finance as well as other university departments.
• Assist the AR Supervisor on accounts receivable aging analysis and other reports/analysis.
• Update Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs (ODAA) invoice payment status report monthly and communicate this with the ODAA office.

Qualifications, skills and experience required

• Bachelor\'s degree in Finance/ Accounting and professional accounting qualifications (ACCA/ CIMA/ CPA/ ACA/ CMA)
• A minimum of two years relevant experience.
• Strong communication skills in both English and Arabic.
• IFRS experience.
• Familiar with ERP systems.
• Strong analytical background.
• Credit experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of UAE VAT requirements.
• UAE National preferred.

How to Apply

• Interested applicants should fill out the

. * AUS alumni are encouraged to apply. Applicants who do not meet specified requirements will not be shortlisted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• AUS is an equal opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability or marital status. Opportunities for employment are based solely upon one\'s qualifications.

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