Hello Chef Hiring for Associate Accountant (UAE Nationals only) Job at Dubai Full Time

Based in Dubai, Hello Chef is a rapidly growing e-commerce meal kit company. We’re looking to change the way people in the UAE cook and eat forever – and to achieve that, we hire and grow the best talent available.

We want you to come to the office excited to have fun and to be part of a team, ready to contribute and be challenged. We celebrate diversity and inclusion by offering a workplace with more than 20 different nationalities. We empower people to grow, drive their careers and be the best versions of themselves creating great experiences for our employees as well as for our customers.

You will join us to support Finance activities and processes from a generalist perspective – from budgeting and forecasting to invoices, receipts, and bookkeeping, as well as Finance strategy and operations. You will be able to develop multiple skills within the Finance space and choose the direction of your development for yourself. From here onward, you can grow across a variety of roles and functions!

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be working in a cross-functional team and making a tangible impact on Hello Chef’s growth. We are currently located in Dubai Investment Park but are moving to a brand-new facility in National Industries Park , closer to Jebel Ali.

Mission

As our Associate Accountant, you will work together with our Finance team on operative and administrative functions across different Finance- & Accounting-related topics, including ensuring that everyone in our commercial and operational teams has access to the right data at the right time and help stakeholders in facilitating data-driven decision making.

Top Reasons to Work with Us

• Flat hierarchies, constant learning, outstanding team atmosphere, and international mix
• A full-time position with a competitive package that will grow as you do
• 1 day per week as work from home
• No micromanagement or bureaucracy
• Medical insurance
• 22 working days off a year
• 50% discount on your Hello Chef subscription, as well as other product initiatives

Accountabilities, Goals, and Outcomes

This role is planned to flexibly grow with you – so your accountabilities are going to evolve. However, you will start out helping us with the following:

• Being embedded in our Finance team, you will render general operative support across a variety of Finance and Accounting functions;
• You will support us in closing reports, bookkeeping, paying suppliers, reconciliation, and improving our processes.

Who you are

At Hello Chef, cultural fit is just as important as technical qualifications. Our team is hand-picked, and if you have the following traits you’ll feel just at home! We are looking for someone who is:

• A natural ‘people person’ with great interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence;
• Highly organised and a self-starter;
• Able to exhibit a high level of confidentiality;
• Exceptional attention to detail;
• Excited to get started;
• An outstanding communicator;
• Confident in making changes (and mistakes) to make us a better place;
• Wants to grow within Hello Chef but also as a professional!

What you’ll need

As this role is part of an Emiratization initiative, we can only consider the application of UAE Nationals with a family book. Furthermore, you will ideally have the following qualifications:

• The passion to learn and grow with us;
• A relevant university degree in HR, Management, or business administration;
• Ideally 1+ year(s) of experience in an HR function (however, we are more than happy to consider freshers!);
• Ideally general knowledge about the UAE’s labor laws;
• Outstanding communication skills (written & verbal) in English;
• Solid organisational skills and a familiarity with HR functions;
• Good computer skills (MS Office).

Are You Up For The Challenge?

We believe a diverse workforce is a key ingredient in our recipe for success. At Hello Chef, we hire people from all walks of life – regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, and religion. If you share our values and are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.