Senior Earnings Quality Assessment Specialist

Job Title: Senior Earnings Quality Assessment Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Earnings Quality Assessment Specialist to evaluate the reliability, sustainability, and transparency of reported financial performance. The role focuses on analyzing revenue recognition, earnings adjustments, cash flow conversion, accounting policies, working capital movements, and potential financial reporting risks. Working remotely from the UAE, you will provide detailed financial assessments to support investment decisions, corporate transactions, financial due diligence, and management reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive earnings quality assessments of historical and projected financial performance.
• Analyze revenue, operating expenses, gross margins, EBITDA, net income, and other key financial indicators.
• Evaluate the sustainability and recurring nature of reported earnings.
• Identify unusual, non-recurring, exceptional, and potentially misleading income or expense items.
• Review revenue recognition practices, contract accounting, and timing differences affecting reported results.
• Assess the consistency of accounting policies and estimates across reporting periods.
• Analyze adjustments to reported EBITDA and evaluate whether proposed add-backs are reasonable and supportable.
• Compare reported earnings with operating cash flows to assess cash conversion and earnings reliability.
• Examine working capital movements, receivables, inventory, payables, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Identify unusual accruals, provisions, reserves, write-offs, and changes in accounting estimates.
• Investigate fluctuations in margins, revenue trends, operating costs, and profitability drivers.
• Review related-party transactions and other significant items that may affect earnings transparency.
• Assess the impact of foreign exchange movements, one-off transactions, and accounting judgments on reported performance.
• Reconcile management accounts, audited financial statements, trial balances, and supporting schedules.
• Identify potential earnings manipulation indicators, aggressive accounting practices, and financial reporting weaknesses.
• Evaluate the quality and reliability of financial forecasts and management-adjusted performance measures.
• Prepare earnings quality reports, financial due diligence findings, and executive-level assessment summaries.
• Develop analytical templates, review procedures, and standardized earnings quality assessment methodologies.
• Collaborate with finance, accounting, audit, transaction advisory, and investment teams to validate findings.
• Maintain clear documentation of analytical procedures, assumptions, supporting evidence, and conclusions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA, ACA, CPA, or equivalent are highly desirable.
• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration is an advantage.
• Significant experience in earnings quality analysis, financial due diligence, audit, transaction advisory, or financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting standards, and corporate reporting practices.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing revenue recognition, EBITDA adjustments, accruals, and non-recurring items.
• Strong knowledge of cash flow analysis, working capital, and earnings conversion.
• Experience reviewing accounting estimates, provisions, reserves, and financial statement adjustments.
• Ability to identify unusual financial trends, inconsistencies, and potential reporting risks.
• Familiarity with IFRS and other relevant financial reporting frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis tools.
• Experience with financial modeling, management accounts, and financial data reconciliation.
• Understanding of financial due diligence and transaction-related analysis.
• Strong analytical judgment and attention to detail.
• Excellent report-writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate complex accounting findings to senior stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assessments remotely.
• High standards of confidentiality, professional integrity, and evidence-based analysis.

What We Offer

• A fully remote, work-from-home position based in the UAE.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and qualifications.
• Opportunities to support investment decisions, corporate transactions, and financial risk assessments.
• Collaboration with finance, audit, accounting, and investment professionals.
• Professional development in financial due diligence, accounting analysis, and earnings assessment.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV highlighting their experience in earnings quality assessments, financial due diligence, accounting analysis, and financial reporting.

Application Subject: Application – Senior Earnings Quality Assessment Specialist (UAE Remote)

• Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, UAE residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer. Any statutory audit opinions, formal regulatory submissions, or regulated professional services must be performed or approved by appropriately licensed and authorized professionals.