About the Role
Are you a Cargo revenue accounting professional, working within an airline, and interested in joining Etihad Airways based in Al Ain? The Cargo Revenue Accounting Officer is responsible for overseeing and managing the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of cargo revenue accounting activities across the end-to-end revenue cycle. The role ensures the integrity of cargo revenue transactions, billing, reconciliation, adjustments, revenue recognition, financial reporting, and related accounting controls in accordance with company policies, regulatory requirements, industry standards, and agreed service levels, ensuring effective controls, timely resolution of discrepancies, accurate financial records, and continuous process improvement. The role will work closely with Cargo Operations, Commercial, Finance, Stations, GSA/agents, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure revenue completeness, accuracy, and timely reporting.
Responsibilities
Cargo Revenue Accounting & Billing
•Oversee accurate and timely cargo revenue, billing and accounting activities
•Ensure transactions are correctly recorded and processed in accordance with agreed timelines and controls
•Ensure timely billing is completed in SIS as per IATA guidelines
•Monitor billing cycles and proactively address delays or exceptions
Revenue Reconciliation & Financial Controls
•Ensure effective reconciliation between CASS, SAP and other relevant systems
•Identify, investigate and resolve revenue discrepancies
•Maintain strong financial controls to ensure revenue completeness and accuracy
Revenue Adjustments & Corrections
•Oversee Credit CCA and other revenue adjustment activities
•Ensure adjustments are properly supported, approved, recorded and reflected in financial records
•Analyze post-billing adjustments and identify recurring issues
CASS & Non-CASS Revenue Activities
•Oversee CASS-related revenue accounting activities and non-CASS processes
•Ensure compliance with applicable agreements, procedures and accounting requirements
•Monitor related fees, commissions and other revenue components
Quality Assurance & Process Controls
•Conduct quality control over team activities and revenue accounting transactions
•Ensure procedures, controls and documentation are consistently followed
•Identify control gaps and implement corrective actions
Team Leadership & Business Continuity
•Lead, coach and develop team members
•Monitor productivity, quality and SLA performance
•Plan leave and ensure adequate backup coverage for all critical activities
•Ensure business continuity during peak periods, weekends and public holidays where required
Requirements
•Education: A bachelor's degree or Diploma in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field is typically required
•Experience: Minimum 4–5 years of experience in cargo revenue accounting, airline revenue accounting, finance operations, billing, reconciliation, or a related airline revenue function, with experience in a supervisory or team leadership capacity preferred
•Industry Knowledge: Strong knowledge of airline cargo revenue processes, interline process, CASS, SIS or relevant financial systems, billing, reconciliation, revenue adjustments, financial controls and reporting
•Skills: Excellent attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process for this position will involve the following steps:
•Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete a recorded video interview via the third-party platform HireVue, recording responses to a range of questions related to the position
•After a review of completed video interviews, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial technical interview with the hiring manager, which may require completion of a case-study
•Finalists may be invited to a follow-up interview with the leadership team, if required
•All candidates will be notified as to the status of their application as soon as possible
