Dubai
Outsourced Accountant for Dubai Businesses
A specialist accountant running your books and monthly reporting, without a salary on your payroll.
What it covers
Posting transactions, bank reconciliations, tracking receivable and payable ageing, payroll and deductions with Wage Protection System files, and monthly financial statements delivered on an agreed fixed date.
Why outsource rather than hire
Hiring means salary, insurance, leave and a gap when someone resigns. An outsourced arrangement gives you specialist experience at lower cost and without interruption — which suits businesses whose size does not justify a dedicated role.
What is particular about Dubai
The density of trading companies and free zone entities ties the accounting file to tax more closely than elsewhere: classifying supplies, handling import and re-export, and separating activities inside and outside the scope of the tax.
Books in arrears?
We bring prior periods in order first, then move to regular upkeep. Deferring that makes both the annual audit and tax returns considerably harder.
The first thirty days with us
We take over what you have, review the chart of accounts and correct opening balances, then set the monthly cycle: when documents arrive, who approves spending, and when the month closes. The first close is always the slowest because it surfaces what has accumulated — after that it becomes routine.
What reaches you each month
Profit and loss, balance sheet and cash movement, receivable and payable ageing, and a provision for tax liability accrued to date rather than a surprise at filing. A report nobody reads is not a report, so a short note goes with it covering what changed and what needs a decision.
An accountant is not an auditor
We keep the books and prepare the statements; the external auditor is an independent party who gives an opinion on them — and the two should not be the same party. Many Dubai free zones require audited statements at licence renewal, so we prepare the file audit-ready and handle the auditor's queries.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work on our current system?
Yes, and we can recommend a suitable one if you do not have it.
When do we receive reports?
On a fixed monthly date agreed at the start, not on request.
Does the service include tax?
VAT returns and the corporate tax file can be included in scope.
Who do we deal with?
An accountant responsible for your file specifically, not a shared inbox. Behind them a reviewer who knows the file, so work does not stop for leave or a busy week.
Where does our data live?
In your system, in your name, with access granted to us that you can withdraw whenever you choose. The books belong to the business, not to the service provider — which is what makes moving on from us possible without anything held hostage.
We already have an accounts clerk — is there a conflict?
No. Usually they handle daily entry while we handle the close, reconciliations, statements and the control review. The arrangement is fitted to what you already have.