Job Description

The opportunity for you
We're looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team in Dubai, working closely with the Financial Controller in a small, collaborative and high-performing environment.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a part-qualified finance professional who wants hands-on exposure across the full finance lifecycle within a professional services setting. You'll play a key role in supporting day-to-day financial operations while developing your technical knowledge, commercial awareness, and stakeholder relationships.
If you enjoy variety, responsibility and working in a fast-paced environment where your contribution really matters, this role offers both challenge and progression.
Key responsibilities
In this role, you will support the smooth running of the finance function, including:

• Managing the end-to-end accounts payable process, including preparation of bank payments
• Processing employee expense claims and handling cashiering duties, including posting receipts and settling disbursements
• Completing bank reconciliations, cash flow preparation and balance sheet reconciliations
• Posting month-end journals and supporting accurate financial reporting
• Assisting with billing postings, ensuring correct VAT treatment and compliance
• Supporting the preparation and filing of quarterly VAT returns
• Processing payroll through WPS in line with local regulations
• Supporting compliance with accounting standards, tax and regulatory requirements
• Assisting with year-end audits, internal controls, budgeting and reforecasting activities
• Acting as a key finance point of contact for fee earners and support teams
• Providing wider finance cover and support, including ad hoc projects as required

Knowledge, skills and experience
To succeed in this role, you will ideally bring:

• Hands-on experience in accounts payable and general ledger within a professional services or similar environment
• Part-qualified or studying towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
• A working knowledge of VAT legislation and banking systems (knowledge of Solicitors' Accounts Rules is advantageous)
• Experience using Aderant or similar finance systems (preferred)
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail
• A proactive, well-organised approach with the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels

Benefits
Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;

• Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week).
• Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.
Our culture
Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
The way we work
At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.
With 1250+ lawyers, 350+ partners, 26 offices and 16 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Finance team, with the addition of a Accounts Assistant.

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