Specialist, Accounting & Control

First Abu Dhabi Bank
Abu Dhabi
Full timeFunction: Finance & AccountingEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Analytical","Problem-solving","Self-motivated","Flexible"]

Ensure effective controls over the accounting section’s operational activities to support IS and Custody business needs. Own day-to-day, weekly, and monthly reconciliations across custody cash and securities positions, validate financial and non-financial transactions on the Core Banking System, and support IPO/issuer services control activities. Analyze documentation for new applications, establish testing standards, escalate risks and control issues, and support reporting with MIS and KPIs while coordinating with internal teams and external counterparts.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank
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Specialist, Accounting & Control

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Job Summary

Ensure effective controls over the accounting section’s operational activities to support IS and Custody business needs. Own day-to-day, weekly, and monthly reconciliations across custody cash and securities positions, validate financial and non-financial transactions on the Core Banking System, and support IPO/issuer services control activities. Analyze documentation for new applications, establish testing standards, escalate risks and control issues, and support reporting with MIS and KPIs while coordinating with internal teams and external counterparts.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting

Key Responsibilities

  • •Ensure efficient controls over accounting section operational activities and provide best services to internal and external customers.
  • •Identify, resolve, and escalate workflow and production issues and risk exposures, proposing solutions to FCIS management and SSO stakeholders.
  • •Manage and validate transactions on the Core Banking System, including settlement of SSO-related activities, interest calculations, and maker/checker exception reporting.
  • •Perform daily, weekly, and monthly custody reconciliations of client cash and securities positions and clear outstanding mismatches with relevant departments.
  • •Support new applications and product enhancements by developing testing standards, analyzing documentation/specifications, and reporting accurate statements, MIS, and KPIs.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related subject.
  • •Knowledge of general banking principles.
  • •Strong written and spoken communication skills at all levels; English is required.
  • •Analytical thinking with self-motivation and energy to solve problems.
  • •Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities and processes.
Experience:BankingCore bankingReconciliationCustody
Education:Bachelor's in accounting or finance
Skills:CommunicationAnalyticalProblem-solvingSelf-motivatedFlexible
Languages:English

Company Brief

First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the UAE’s largest bank, offering retail, corporate, investment banking, wealth and Islamic banking services across multiple continents, formed by the 2017 merger of First Gulf Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2017
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