Financial Analyst

Alaan is in the process of making spend management and corporate expenses as easy as possible in the $3 Trillion+ Middle Eastern B2B payments market by bringing its product offering to medium and large businesses in the UAE.

Alaan is a highly Customer-obsessed organization, putting our users’ needs above all else. Hence we are looking for a Customer Success Associate with the same values to help us take our mission of Customer obsession into the hands of our users.

Main responsibilities

• Own and manage parts of the Month End closing
• Maintain accounting records for multiple entities
• Take ownership of Fixed Assets process, payroll accounting and taxes
• Collaborate with other teams on the Month End closing process - Alaan’s product will make your life super easy on this one
• Own parts of monthly and yearly financial statements, adjustments and tax calculations
• Support external auditors/accountants
• Drive the monthly Invoicing, Accounts Receivable/Payable and Controlling processes
• Develop process improvement skills and implement process improvements

Perfect fit:

• A minimum of 1-3 years of accounting experience in a Head Office environment and are eager to learn and progress your career in Finance
• Passion, drive and great communication skills
• You have experience with ERP systems, you’re familiar with IFRS; Xero or Zero Books/Payroll are a plus.
• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting; accounting qualification in a plus.
• You are full of improvement ideas and act as a sparring partner for the Team Lead.
• A quantitative and analytical mindset and know how to use data as the basis of your decisions.
• You don’t shy away from a challenge and are able to perform in a fast-paced and continuously changing work environment.
• You’re pro-active, ambitious, and make things happen.
• Fluent in English

Why work at Alaan

• Fully remote culture with a seriously high degree of flexibility
• High ownership, high responsibility - align on the problems you want to solve and run with it!
• Alaan is a tested model but in a new market, hence it is a chance to be a part of a rocket ship that is just waiting to take off
• Competitive compensation and health benefits
• Equity compensation for all employees to bring a high degree of ownership into your work, so as the company grows, you grow with it
• Frequent company off-sites to keep the remotely distributed team closely knit together
• A Macbook to make your life easier