Senior Accountant - Reporting

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organizational:

- Follow all relevant accounting policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner

Operational:

- Follow the day-to-day activities related to own job with minimal supervision to ensure continuity of work
- Follow-up on escalated cases /issues/questions of junior team members to ensure they are closed efficiently and in a timely manner

Reporting:

- Ensure adherence to accounting standards and enforce them at all times
- Monthly closing procedures are done smoothly and align with Client's time table.
- Plan, manage, coordinate and implement the year end closing processing for the assigned accounting records
- Provide technical accounting support and interpretation to the business units
- Liaise with HR on the financial and timely payment arrangements for the monthly payroll
- Interact with IT in the implementation of system enhancements and improvements Ensure queries from Clients/Suppliers are closely attended by the in-charge
- Support colleagues who face difficulty in fulfilling their task
- Prepare monthly management reports and accompanying schedules
- Provide a comprehensive accounting advice services and various reports and statements to business units' managers
- Prepare variety of studies, reports and related information and interpretation to the management for decision making purposes

Accounting:

- Ensure adherence to accounting standards
- Provide technical accounting support and interpretation to the business units
- Ensure that no payments are delayed
- Reconcile all accounts and financial records of the business units
- Ensure that Bank reconciliations are verified on a timely basis and adequate to prevent any fraud or inaccuracies
- Review of the monthly bank reconciliations and sign off
- Ensure there are no long outstanding items in reconciliations
- Ensure maintaining the accounting and financial records of the related business units
- Direct the installation and maintenance of accounting records
- Support in cash management, banking, vendor relationships and implementation of the ERP system
- Liaise with HR on the financial and timely payment arrangements for the monthly payroll
- Coordinate with external auditors and provide them with all needed data
- Interact with IT in the implementation of system enhancements and improvements
- Ensure auditors are given the required information on time to complete the audit within the group deadlines
- Support in cash management, banking, vendor relationships and implementation of the ERP system
- Responsible for accurate accounting and ensure adequate internal control in cash collection and banking
- Assist in ensuring cash & treasury management
- Oversee the preparation of monthly management report s and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives
- Provide a comprehensive financial, accounting advice services and various reports and statements to business units' managers
- Prepare variety of studies, reports and related information and interpretation to the management for decision making purposes
- Plan, manage, coordinate and implement the year end closing processing for the assigned accounting records

Requirements

YOUR PROFILE:

- Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and Accounts
- 3- 5 years prior experience , with atleast 2 years with big 4 audit firm
- Proficiency in all aspects of accounting