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SENIOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTThe 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.
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
- Complete 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
- 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
- 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.
Kerry Kopp Consulting
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