What we will offer

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get responsibility and involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

Team Structure

The Dubai finance team comprises 4 employees including 1 Senior accounts executive and 2 accounts assistants, that report into the Finance Manager.

Main Responsibilities

Accounts payable and cash management

• Checking for correct information and approvals for AP, credit card transactions, expense claims etc.
• Prepare supplier payments, interoffice transfers, client payment entries. VAT payments, petty cash.
• Follow up on anticipated disbursements.
• Track flight allowances and DIFC portal balances.
• Provide information for cashflow forecasts.
• Assist with annual external audit queries.

Billing and Credit control

• Assist with the monthly billing.
• Ensuring client billing information is complete and accurate.
• Assist with credit control as required by the senior accounts assistant.
• Assist with Intercompany billing.
• Assist with client account monitoring.
• Ensuring bills are sent in a timely manner.

Financial accounting

• Monitoring the GL for accuracy of postings.
• General journal entries as and when required.
• Monitoring prepayments and accruals.
• Providing support to other team members.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting.

Attributes/Skills Required

• Work experience in a similar role in the UAE
• Previous legal/professional services sector experience
• Excel knowledge
• Aderant experience would be advantageous
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload
• Good attention to detail
• Well organised, team player with a flexible and willing attitude
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm\'s strategy and business need.

About the Firm

With 8 offices worldwide and with our headquarters based in London, Stephenson Harwood is a law firm where our people are committed to achieving the goals of our clients - listed and private companies, institutions, and individuals across the globe. Our mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.

Our experience encompasses corporate, commercial litigation and arbitration, employment, pensions and private wealth, finance, marine and international trade, and real estate and projects.

We assemble teams of bright thinkers to match our clients\' needs and give the right advice from the right person at the right time. Dedicating the highest calibre of legal talent to overcome the most complex issues, we deliver pragmatic, expert advice that is set squarely in the real world.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Our Values

• Individuality - We encourage creativity and develop talent
• Commitment - To be the best and deliver the highest standard
• Teamwork - We work together to build close, long-term relationships
• Straight talking - We say what we mean and do what we say

These values express the personality of the individuals within our firm. They are the behaviours we encourage in our people and the standards which inform our decisions and actions.

Our vision into 2026

To be a successful firm where talented people work together in an entrepreneurial environment, building long term client relationships.

This vision is about who we want to be, as well as who we are. It is as much about our values as about our character \xe2\x80\x93 the attributes we want to see from all of our people. That\'s how we unlock our entrepreneurial spirit, advising our clients with top performing teams.

A key part of the 2026 strategy is to focus on five core sectors: decarbonisation, life sciences, private capital & funds, technology, and transportation & trade. These have been identified as crucial in the drive for accelerated profitable growth.

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