Job Description

Job Title Chief Accountant

Description

Job Title Accounts / Taxation / Audit / Company Secretary

Job purpose
We are looking for a detail-oriented senior accounting professional to perform and coordinate accounting duties within our organization. The responsibilities include preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned
To be successful in the role, you should have a solid working knowledge of IFRS and strong financial analysis skills. An outstanding applicant should also possess strong Excel skills, be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work with little to no supervision and perform under pressure. This role will report to the Regional Finance Team.
Main tasks and responsibilities

• Prepare accurate financial-statement and month-end-close reports
• Reconcile accounts, resolving discrepancies and collaborating across various Finance and non-Finance functions optimally
• Analyze journals, produce data analysis and reports and assist with variance analysis
• Assemble the annual audit information for external auditors
• As a partner in the accounting process, recommend how to improve efficiency using automation
• Manage all accounting transactions
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments.
• Responsible for month-end close and accounting activities including but not limited to: amortization, depreciation,
• Accruals, reclass, provisions etc.
• Ensure the timely close/completion of bank recons, AP module, AR module.
• Ensuring that revenue & COS & intercompany transactions are reconciled properly.
• Prepare balance sheet schedules (prepayments, loan schedule, AP ageing, deposits etc.)
• Fixed asset register maintenance, keeping a track of assets needed to be capitalized.
• Assisting in preparing the financial pack for month end close.
• Prepare VAT return, consolidate VAT data and reconcile it with the books balance and submit VAT and WHT.
• Ensure all transactions are accounted including documentation (invoices, supporting documentation).
• As a partner in the accounting process, recommend how to improve efficiency using automation.
• Provide other business support as required.
• Report on the company s financial health and liquidity
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations

Key interactions (Internal | External)
Customers | Vendors | Banks |
Internal: Finance | HR & Admin | Operations | Commercial | Sales
Education requirements
Graduate/ Masters level education, Good computer skills (cargo wise software, related logistics/ shipping/ marine certification, MS Office - Excel)
Language requirements
English Fluent (required)
Background and experience

• 5+ years experience in a similar role with a Freight Forwarding industry background
• Previous experience using Cargowise (CW1)
• Auditing experience
• Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to multi-task

Competencies and skills

• Time management and organizational skill`s
• Analytical, numerical and problem-solvin`g skills when under pressure and tight work deadlines
• Team management and leadership qualities`

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