Joud Coffee

Accounting Manager – Multi-Site F&B

Joud Coffee

Posted 16 hours ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Abu Dhabi

Requirements

Accounting, Finance, ERP, Automation, Audit, Leadership, Team Management

Required Skills

Accounting Finance ERP Power BI Power Apps Power Automate RPA Automation Audit Leadership Team Management

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute a structured month-end close with a formal close calendar, deadlines, and cut-off governance across outlets, CPU, roastery, and projects.
  • Deliver consistent, accurate management accounts and ensure all postings are supported, reviewed, and traceable.
  • Maintain disciplined accruals, prepayments, and cut-offs to prevent late adjustments and rework.
  • Own the monthly balance sheet reconciliation pack (with supporting evidence) covering all major accounts including bank/loans, AP/GRNI, inventory, leases, fixed assets, and intercompany/transfers (CPU/roastery/outlets).
  • Manage external auditors end-to-end: PBC schedules, evidence management, timely responses, and closure of findings.
  • Drive closure of historical backlog and ensure the organization remains audit-ready at all times.
  • Implement and enforce controls including approval matrices, segregation of duties, documentation standards, and exception handling.
  • Strengthen transactional discipline in coordination with Procurement, AP/Cash, Cost/Inventory, and Operations (e.g., PO/GRN workflows, invoice approvals, stock count controls, outlet cash controls).
  • Maintain clear finance SOPs for close, reconciliations, account ownership, and controls testing.
  • Identify high-impact automation opportunities across close and controllership (e.g., reconciliations, exception reporting, approval workflows, audit evidence capture, recurring journals, vendor statement matching).
  • Build and maintain dashboards and reporting views using Power BI; develop lightweight workflow tools using Power Apps and Power Automate where applicable.
  • Experience with RPA tools (e.g., UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, or equivalent) is required—either hands-on build capability or strong experience leading implementation with IT/partners.
  • Establish measurable improvements in close timelines, error rates, and manual processing volumes.
  • Manage and develop the accounting team, setting clear standards for accuracy, timeliness, documentation, and accountability.
  • Partner effectively with Operations, Cost Control, Procurement, and Projects to ensure finance requirements are met (cut-offs, documentation, stock counts, GRNs, approvals).
  • Present financial issues clearly to senior leadership with solutions and action plans.

Requirements

  • 7–12+ years’ experience in accounting/controllership (multi-site retail/F&B strongly preferred; manufacturing/commissary/roastery exposure is a plus).
  • Proven track record leading month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and external audit processes.
  • Strong IFRS fundamentals; UAE VAT experience preferred.
  • Strong ERP experience required (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred).
  • Required: demonstrable experience in finance automation/process improvement, including familiarity with Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and/or RPA platforms (UiPath/Automation Anywhere/Blue Prism/equivalent).
  • High standards, structured execution, and strong stakeholder management; able to enforce deadlines and controls.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Power Query, SQL basics, data modeling, or experience building a finance data layer for reporting.
  • Experience implementing close management tools/checklists, invoice workflow automation, or audit evidence repositories.

Benefits

  • [Benefits not specified in the job description]

About the Company

Joud Coffee (“Joud”) was founded in 2015 with the mission of introducing speciality coffee to Abu Dhabi. After opening our first cafe in the Al Bateen, we have expanded to neighbourhoods across the city where each location offers a uniquely designed space for our community to gather and experience our delicious food, pastry, and coffee offerings. We are proud to roast our beans in small batches at our roasting facility in Abu Dhabi, sourcing them through ethical and sustainable direct trade partnerships that connect us to coffee growers and traders around the globe. Today, Joud has its presence in more than 11 locations and continues to grow within the region.

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