Description

The opportunity

A new financial markets infrastructure venture is being established in Oman, backed by prominent institutional investors and operating under an international common law framework. We are hiring an accounts payable and receivable officer to own the company's payment cycle and receivables management from day one.

What the role covers

• Processing supplier invoices: receipt, coding, verification against purchase orders and contracts, and preparation of payment runs for approval
• Maintaining supplier master data and bank details, with appropriate fraud controls
• Processing employee expense claims and reconciling corporate travel agency invoices and card statements
• Preparing and issuing customer invoices, recording receipts, and monitoring overdue balances
• Daily bank account reconciliation and petty cash and corporate card record maintenance
• Applying payment controls including segregation of duties and dual authorisation
• Identifying and escalating anomalous transactions without delay

Requirements

Who we are looking for

• At least five years in an accounts payable, accounts receivable, or general accounting role
• Demonstrated experience operating end-to-end AP and AR processes
• Familiarity with corporate banking platforms and payment controls
• Working knowledge of Omani VAT
• Fluent in English; working Arabic preferred
• A part-qualification or accounting technician qualification is an advantage
• Experience in a regulated financial services entity or a start-up environment is also an advantage

What this is

This is a founding-team role at an institution under construction. The processes, systems, and controls are being built now, and the person in this role will help shape them. If you want to own your function properly from the start, this is worth a conversation.