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Senior Accountant

The incumbent will be a mid-level professional who oversees the company’s accounting department and takes ownership for every aspect that goes into producing an organization's report, from cost-productivity and margins all the way down to expenditures.

The responsibilities include ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all of our accounting tasks, which include preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, preparing month-end close procedures and performing other accounting duties as assigned.

Main Tasks:

• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Provide technical support and advice to the team
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Manage accounting assistants and Accountants
• Review journal entries of accountants to ensure accuracy
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
• Provide input into department’s goal setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Plan, assign and review staff’s work
• Train and mentor junior staff
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensures the integrity of accounting information
• Maintains accurate monthly management accounts
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Liaise with the Financial Manager to improve financial procedures

Requirements and Skills

• Highly detail-oriented and organized.
• Solid communication skills
• Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with accounting software and programs.

• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures to analyze financial reports and forecasts
• Awareness of business trends
• Familiarity with financial accounting statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills

Education Requirements 

• More than three years of general accounting experience, either in a public accounting firm or in a private corporate environment
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, math, business administration, or a related field
• Chartered Account CA(SA) and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, would be an advantage.