Inter-Branch & Purchase Control Accountant – Automotive Parts Group

Location

Head Office – Dubai

Chief Accountant

(Dotted line to Owner / Management for purchase analysis outputs)

This role is responsible for financial control of inter-branch purchases and sales
, ensuring correct internal pricing, clean reconciliations, and system discipline
, while also performing practical purchase analysis to highlight where the business is overpaying locally vs importing internationally
.

You are not expected to design sourcing strategy.

You are expected to expose inefficiencies, quantify losses, and keep the system clean.

If branches buy, sell, or transfer stock incorrectly —
that stops with you
.

1. Inter-Branch Purchase & Sales Control (Primary)

• Ensure all inter-branch purchases and sales are:
• Correctly priced
• Properly documented
• Accurately posted in the system
• Reconcile inter-branch sales, purchases, and margins monthly.
• Ensure no branch is:
• Buying internally when it shouldn’t
• Selling without proper inter-company entries
• Identify and resolve pricing mismatches, posting errors, and timing gaps.

2. Purchase Analysis & Cost Visibility (Secondary but Critical)

• Analyse local vs international purchasing costs
  , including:
• Unit price
• Freight
• Duties / VAT
• Landed cost comparison
• Prepare simple, clear reports showing:
• Where money is being lost buying locally
• Potential savings from importing
• Track historical purchases to identify:
• Repeated overpriced suppliers
• Poor buying patterns
• Support management with numbers
  , not opinions.

This is analysis
, not negotiation or supplier management.

3. Reconciliations & Controls

• Monthly reconciliation of:
• Inter-branch balances
• Purchase ledgers
• Inventory movements tied to purchases
• Ensure no unresolved balances roll forward without explanation.
• Work with branches to close gaps — not just report them.

4. System & Process Maintenance

• Ensure accounting and inventory procedures are followed consistently across branches.
• Maintain discipline in:
• GRNs
• Purchase postings
• Internal invoices
• Stock transfers
• Identify process gaps and recommend practical fixes (not theory).

5. Reporting

• Prepare structured reports for:
• Inter-branch performance
• Purchase inefficiencies
• Cost leakages
• Escalate recurring issues clearly and early.

Non-Negotiable

• 3+ years experience in accounting / finance in:
• Trading, retail, or multi-branch businesses
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Inter-company / inter-branch accounting
• Purchase accounting
• Inventory-linked accounting
• Advanced Excel (reconciliation sheets, cost comparisons, pivots)
• Experience with accounting systems (Odoo / Tally / Zoho / SAP or similar)
• Basic but solid UAE VAT understanding

• Hindi / Urdu – Required
• English – Working proficiency

Detail-focused, not “big picture”

Comfortable doing repetitive control work

Confident enough to challenge incorrect entries

Understands cost numbers but doesn’t try to “outsmart” management

Likes fixing messy systems

4000 AED Salary Offered