Job Description

About Global Hotel Alliance:
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world's largest alliance of independent luxury hotel brands, with 45 brands and over 850 hotels across more than 100 countries. Its hotel brands share the innovative and award-winning DISCOVERY loyalty program with 36+ million members worldwide.
GHA is a 20-year-old business which still has a modern, informal, start-up style culture. We only recruit very nice people who will fit into our friendly teams. If you want to work in a boring, hierarchical bureaucracy then you should not apply.
We have "Global" in our name and we are truly multicultural, with associates from over 30 countries in our team. We do not discriminate gender, religion, race or orientation - we just want to hire the best people for the job. We will pay you well and give you great benefits including an annual US$1,000 travel allowance, birthday gift, excellent healthcare and fun social events.
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We are currently looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic hands-on AR Accountant to immediately join the GHA Finance team. The ideal candidate will be a proactive and creative individual who will play a pivotal role being responsible for timely collection of payments, accounts receivable and financial reporting. They will also provide support to the finance team in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies. Excellent English business communication skills are a must for this role. The position reports to the Finance Manager and is based in the GHA Dubai office.
Key Responsibilities:

• Accurate recording and matching of accounts receivable balances, with weekly bank reconciliations.
• Oversee and manage the collection process to ensure timely receipt of payments from customers.
• Regular follow-up with clients on discrepancies, open balances, and overdue amounts with account statements via emails and phone calls.
• Prepare monthly AR, aging, collections, and cash flow reports with commentary for statutory & management reporting.
• Participate in credit meetings and actively engage stakeholders in chasing outstanding payments.
• Drive improvements across overdue receivables and working capital.
• Review and approve employee reimbursement claims, addressing any issues with staff concerned.
• Actively participate in the accurate invoicing and reporting of various revenue streams.
• Execute weekly vendor bank payment runs.
• Respond to customer and internal queries promptly.
• Manage VAT accounting and maintain all necessary supporting information for tax audits.
• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information with insights and trends.
• Update information in databases to ensure accuracy and relevancy.
• Create, document, and maintain processes to manage activities within the Finance department through platforms such as Confluence.
• Participate in the monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing processes.
• Prepare consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the NetSuite ERP.
• Contribute to financial and tax audits by providing verified information and reporting promptly as needed.
• Monthly tracking and recording of revenue & expense accruals.
• Engage in team training and continuous professional development.
• Adhere to personal KPIs and goals and participate in periodic performance reviews.

• Enthusiastic, dynamic, and open-minded positive personality.
• Must be highly flexible and embrace constant change.
• Innovative problem-solver and creative thinker with the ability to take initiatives and be proactive.
• Must be able to work independently without supervision, as well as with a team. Desire and ability to be a team player who appreciates a unique, entrepreneurial, and collaborative environment.
• Highly motivated with a strong business sense and a 'can-do' attitude.
• Effective planning, organization, prioritization skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines with error-free accurate work.
• Willingness to take on new challenges and make quick, smart decisions, even under pressure.
• Confidence in engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and representing the company professionally.
• Initiative and ability to identify and implement process improvements and enhancements.