Accounting Team Leader – Shared Services Centre

Job Description

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Accounting Team Leader – Shared Services Centre

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 27/05/2025

IFZA Dubai is the most dynamic and truly international Free Zone Community in the UAE, optimizing the country’s strategic location and world-class infrastructure. We provide easy, reliable, and fast company formation services through our network of Professional Partners and Government Authorities.

Job Description

Job overview:

As a Team Lead for the Shared Service Centre (SSC), the successful candidate willbe responsible for supporting the day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting of IFZAcustomers, managing a team of professionals, whilst complying with theorganization’s policies and procedures and ensuring the necessary checks andbalances are performed, in order to deliver an effective and efficient end to endservice for customers.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading in implementing the SSC strategy within the organization includingongoing set up, running and growth of the division
• Managing relationships and providing daily partnering support to customers ontheir financial packages
• Developing and implementing procedure documentation in line with the internalcontrols and promoting operational efficiency
• Actively adding value by mentoring and developing the team while ensuring fullcompliance with all policies according to the company
• Completing final reviews on all reporting information being submitted tocustomers and ensuring compliance with audit level standards
• Ensuring adherence to all IFRS standards and correct application by the team
• Acting as a competent contact person for various inquiries relating to your areaof responsibility and advising your team on the fundamentals of accounting
• Proactively identifying service delivery issues and taking appropriate action
• Identifying and supporting standardization and continuous improvement initiativeswithin the SSC
• Monitoring the ongoing automated activities and ensuring continuity of daily tasks
• Overseeing the final preparation of financial statements for customers monthly
• Giving regular updates and performing analysis on the running of the SSC tosenior management
• Managing numerous projects/testing as and when required by the SSC
• Assisting in and/or carrying out ad hoc tasks to fully support the business vision

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Professional accounting qualification (from a recognized accounting body)preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years’ accounting experience
• Should have good exposure to IFRS
• Full English proficiency is required
• Additional spoken languages are a plus
• Highly competent in the fundamentals of accounting (IFRS knowledge ispreferred)
• Strong analytical skills as well as process oriented
• Prior working knowledge in ERP systems is beneficial
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Power Point etc
• International team (over 60 nationalities)
• 24 working days as annual leave
• Annual flight home
• Life insurance plan
• Medical insurance plan (with the option to upgrade at your own cost)

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2025-11-11 12:58:19