Assistant Accountant - FinOps (AR Focus)

About the role

The Finance Operations team in the Pakistan office is looking for a detail-oriented Assistant Accountant (FinOps) to support its day-to-day finance operations. The role focuses mainly on Accounts Receivable (AR) while also helping with reconciliations and reporting, and works closely with the UAE finance team.

Key responsibilities

• Review customer contracts so that financial data is accurate before invoicing.
• Prepare and issue sales invoices, adjustments and credit notes according to company policy.
• Track outstanding receivables, follow up with customers and escalate overdue cases.
• Record customer payments (bank transfers, cheques, Adyen, Check Out transactions) and allocate them correctly in the ERP.
• Support AR reconciliations and keep AR aging and collection trackers up to date.
• Support monthly bank reconciliations and post routine general ledger entries.
• Assist with month-end AR closing, reconciliations and reporting.
• Prepare supporting schedules and reports for management review and audits.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies and internal controls, and support internal and external audit requests.
• Recommend process improvements to make finance operations more efficient.

Required profile

• ACCA student or affiliate (preferred) or a degree from a reputable university with a strong finance/accounting background.
• 1 to 1.5 years of accounting/finance operations experience; AR exposure preferred.
• Experience at a Big 4 accounting firm is highly preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Required skills

• Familiarity with ERP systems (Sage preferred).
• Advanced MS Excel functions desirable.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Good communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.