Accounting for Manufacturing Companies in UAE

Better costing. Cleaner inventory. Confident compliance. Our accounting for manufacturing companies UAE helps you see real product margins, track stock/WIP accurately, and stay VAT & corporate tax ready across Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Free Zones.

Manufacturing is not “just bookkeeping”. If raw materials, WIP and overheads are not captured properly, your pricing, gross margin and cash decisions become guesswork.

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Who this service is for

Our manufacturing accounting services UAE support:

• Factories and industrial SMEs
• Food manufacturing, packaging and FMCG producers
• Metal fabrication, building materials, and trading + manufacturing setups
• Contract manufacturing and job shops (batch/job costing)
  
  

Common manufacturing accounting problems we fix

Inventory doesn’t match the ledger

Missing GRNs, unposted issues to production, and late adjustments cause stock differences. We set up inventory accounting UAE routines and a clear stock reconciliation process.

WIP and production costs are unclear

Costs often sit in “expenses” instead of WIP/finished goods. We track material consumption, labour and overhead so you know the true cost of production.

Overheads are not allocated consistently

Indirect costs (rent, utilities, maintenance, indirect labour) need a sensible allocation method (standard costing or actual costing). Otherwise, product profitability is misleading.

VAT and corporate tax readiness is weak

Manufacturers deal with imports, customs documents and high transaction volume. We keep VAT working files tidy and support corporate tax compliance UAE with clean ledgers and supporting schedules.

What we deliver

Day-to-day bookkeeping and controls

• Accurate posting of purchases, sales, expenses and journals
• Bank reconciliations and supplier/customer ledger clean-up
• Month-end close checklist with maker–checker review

Cost accounting and job/batch costing

• Practical cost accounting UAE setup that matches your workflow
• Job costing or batch costing by product line, order or production run
• BOM (bill of materials) mapping and variance notes (where available)

Inventory, WIP and stock reconciliation

• Inventory valuation support (FIFO/weighted average as appropriate)
• WIP schedule and production cost roll-forward (simple, usable format)
• Stock reconciliation pack with variance log and action list

VAT, corporate tax and audit support

• VAT reconciliations and return-ready working file
• Corporate tax readiness: expense classification, schedules, documentation discipline
• Audit support packs: ledgers, reconciliations, fixed asset schedules

Want to see your true cost per unit? Ask for a manufacturing margin review call.

How it works

1. Discovery call: Products, production flow, warehouses, systems (ERP/Excel), VAT/tax status
2. Setup: Chart of accounts, cost centres, inventory/WIP structure, reporting templates
3. Run & report: Monthly bookkeeping, reconciliations, management accounts and variance notes
4. Improve: Practical controls, documentation upgrades, audit/FTA readiness support
   
   

What we need from you (client checklist)

• Trade licence and entity list (if a group)
• Bank statements (last 6–12 months)
• Sales invoices, purchase invoices, GRNs and delivery notes
• Inventory reports, BOMs, production records, stock counts (if available)
• Payroll summary and headcount by department
• VAT TRN + previous VAT returns (if registered)
• ERP/accounting exports (or Excel files)
  
  

Reporting cadence

• Monthly: P&L, balance sheet, cash summary, inventory/WIP movement, margin view
• Quarterly: VAT and compliance review (as applicable)
  
  

As needed: Pricing support, cost variance deep-dives, audit support