Accountant (Construction & MEP) – Dubai | Bartawi General Contracting LLC

Company Overview:

Our client, Bartawi General Contracting LLC, is a professional and performance-driven leader in the Dubai premium civil engineering, contracting, and MEP infrastructure landscape, dedicated to delivering high-quality management solutions and operational excellence through robust project asset execution. We operate with an “educational family” philosophy, where technical management and professional construction accounting mastery are shared to ensure total compliance with corporate and statutory regulations. In the highly competitive UAE Contracting & Construction Finance sector, we believe that rigorous cash flow governance and disciplined progress-billing coordination are the cornerstones of project operations stability. Join our professional Human Resources and financial operations team in Dubai and contribute to an environment that values professional integrity, technical innovation in Information Technology (incorporating advanced XERO ERP accounting platforms, automated WPS system integrations, and cloud-based project-wise costing trackers), and the strategic growth of our building portfolios.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Accountant to join our professional construction operations team in Dubai. This role is fundamental to our organizational framework, requiring a financial professional who can deliver job-costing precision for management and project performance review. You will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day books, tracking subcontractor billing milestones, managing WPS compliance lines, preparing management statements, and validating UAE tax submittals. We are looking for an individual with a strong foundation in MEP Cost Control, IFRS Accounting Standards, and Project Cash Flow Forecasting and a proactive approach to operational timeline tracking. This is a brilliant opportunity to advance your education and commercial accounting management career within an elite contracting group.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Manage comprehensive project-wise accounting allocations, budgeting tracks, and cost controls to meet management and construction delivery benchmarks.
• Support financial statement integrity in Dubai, generating profit-and-loss accounts, progress billing ledgers, and site margin updates with 100% precision.
• Liaise with the Human Resources department, project managers, and subcontractor panels to facilitate professional organizational coordination of WPS payroll execution and payment distributions.
• Supervise day-to-day invoice matching, process cost-to-complete analyses, and maintain localized corporate tax and VAT file tracking archives.
• Utilize digital Information Technology suites and XERO ERP modules to maintain general books, format financial statements, and update forecasting models.

🔹 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a closely related commercial discipline is required.
• A minimum of 4 to 7 years of professional accounting experience within the contracting or construction industry is required.
• Strong background in management of civil and MEP project accounts, subcontractor invoicing, and progress certificate validation.
• Professional background in education regarding IFRS rules, UAE VAT and corporate tax regulations, and statutory labor laws (WPS); advanced knowledge of Excel is highly preferred.
• Excellent analytical, analytical reporting, and multi-departmental coordination skills.
• Ability to demonstrate operational excellence, evaluate multiple moving project costs under strict reporting margins, and thrive in a fast-paced Dubai construction corporate hub.

What We Offer:

• Monthly salary package ranging from AED 6,000 to 7,000 (Adjusted from minimum level to max 2,000 AED gap format).
• A stable and secure professional position within a long-standing, reputed contracting firm.
• Direct involvement in the management of financial portfolios for major urban civil and MEP infrastructure developments.
• Significant opportunities for professional development and corporate advancement in Construction Finance & Operational Management.