About the Client
Alpheya is a B2B WealthTech startup based in Abu Dhabi and backed by BNY Mellon and Lunate (a new $100B AUM alternative asset management firm based in Abu Dhabi, UAE). The company has raised $300M to build a state of the art wealth technology platform.
Their mission is to power and grow our clients’ wealth franchises through differentiated experiences, financial solutions, and insights. Their digital wealth management platform will enable banks and other financial institutions in the Middle East to grow and further penetrate affluent, HNW and UHNW investor segments.
The Job
Alpheya is looking for a Finance Associate to own day-to-day accounting, keep their books accurate and audit-ready, and support UAE VAT and Corporate Tax compliance. You will work in NetSuite, run key parts of the month-end close, and be the first point of contact for auditors on AP, AR and reconciliations.
Key responsibilities
Accounting and month-end close
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and fixed asset additions and disposals.
- Complete assigned month-end close tasks on schedule and prepare supporting schedules for the trial balance.
- Maintain the fixed asset register and reconcile it to the general ledger.
Accounts payable and receivable
- Process supplier invoices and payments, and customer invoicing and receipts.
- Perform monthly AP and AR reconciliations, supplier statement reconciliations and customer ageing reviews.
- Prepare bank reconciliations and resolve reconciling items promptly.
UAE VAT and Corporate Tax
- Check that purchase and sales invoices meet UAE VAT invoicing requirements.
- Prepare working papers for quarterly VAT returns, including input VAT recovery and reverse-charge entries.
- Run supplier verification checks before input VAT is claimed, in line with FTA Decision No. 13 of 2026.
- Support Corporate Tax compliance by maintaining records and helping prepare tax schedules and adjustments.
NetSuite
- Record transactions in NetSuite and keep vendor, customer and chart-of-accounts data accurate.
- Run and export standard reports and saved searches for reconciliations and management reporting.
Audit and controls
- Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents for external auditors and respond to their queries.
- Follow internal controls and approval workflows, and flag gaps or improvements to the Finance Manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
- 3–4 years of hands-on accounting experience, ideally including at least 2 years in the UAE or GCC.
- Solid accounting fundamentals: double-entry, journal entries, accruals and month-end close.
- Working knowledge of NetSuite; basic exposure is enough if you are comfortable learning a new ERP quickly.
- Awareness of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax rules and how they affect day-to-day transactions.
- Experience with AP and AR reconciliations and supporting an external audit.
- Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP, pivot tables and basic formulas.
- Clear written and spoken English, and the ability to work to month-end deadlines with attention to detail.
Nice to have
- Part-qualified or pursuing ACCA, CMA or CPA.
- Experience preparing UAE VAT returns on the FTA EmaraTax portal.
- Exposure to IFRS reporting or an audit firm background.
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