Accountant - Accounts Payable

Established in 2008, Geidea epitomises customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation.Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market.Our solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity.Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinkingwww.geidea.netTo maintain competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new AccountantJob purpose: Ensures that all amounts owed by the UAE business to its suppliers, service providers and payment partners are recorded accurately, paid on time and in line with approved terms, UAE VAT rules and internal controls. Without this role the company would face late or duplicate payments, strained supplier and partner relationships, VAT and audit exposure, misstated liabilities and a slower, less reliable month-end close.

Responsibilities

Supplier invoice processing: Owns end-to-end processing of supplier invoices for the UAE entity – matching to purchase orders and receipts, correct cost coding and approval in line with the authority matrix – so that every liability is recorded accurately and on time.Supplier payments: Prepares the weekly payment runs in line with agreed payment terms and the cash plan, coordinating with Treasury, and ensures every payment is fully supported, approved and correctly recorded.Payment-partner payables: Records and reconciles amounts payable to payment-industry partners such as card networks, processors, terminal and SIM-card suppliers and partner banks, including the related cost accruals.Supplier master data and controls: Maintains supplier master data, verifies supplier bank details before any change, and applies controls that prevent duplicate, unauthorised or fraudulent payments.Month-end close: Delivers the payables part of the monthly close – expense accruals, prepayments, reconciliation of the payables ledger to the general ledger, supplier statement reconciliations and ageing reports – within the close timetable.Tax compliance: Applies UAE VAT correctly to purchases (input VAT recovery, reverse charge on imported services, valid tax invoices) and provides accurate data for VAT returns and corporate tax filings.Audit, queries and improvement: Prepares payables schedules for internal and external audits, resolves supplier and internal queries promptly, and proposes process and automation improvements.

Qualifications

Years of experience: 2–4 years in accounts payable or general accounting, preferably in payments, fintech, banking or financial services (Must).Degree required: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Commerce (Must); progress towards a professional qualification such as ACCA, CMA or CPA (Preferred)Functional Knowledge: Full payables cycle, accruals and reconciliations, UAE VAT on purchases and advanced Excel (Must).SAP System Knowledge: Hands-on experience with SAP, particularly the accounts payable and finance modules (Must).Language: Fluent English, both written and spoken, is essential (Must) Business Expertise: Understanding of the card payments and merchant acquiring ecosystem and its partners (Preferred); UAE tax and business environment (Must)Our values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the mostCustomer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approachOpen - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolveReal - No jargon and no excuses!Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinkingResilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than beforeCollaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a teamWe are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solutionClick apply below and become part of the Geidea story