The Accountant delivers monthly financial reports, and summarizes financial information for leadership. They are responsible for maintaining the reporting standards in the organization and insuring accurate financial forecasts.
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Education & Experience:
• A professional accounting qualification from a recognized institution.
• At least five (5) years accounting experience.
• Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel, Word and other Office software.
• Intermediate level experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software would be an asset.
• And / Or three (3) years working experience in the same or similar position.
• Working experience with financial statement packages and intercompany reconciliation would be an asset.
Knowledge
• Accounting Software (Intermediate)
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (Intermediate)
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Intermediate)
• Internal Controls Frameworks (Intermediate)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate)
• QuickBooks (Intermediate)
• Sage Products (Intermediate)
• SAP (Intermediate)
Responsibilities:
• Prepare the company’s monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements ensuring adherence to Group and International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Prepare the monthly and quarterly financial packages in alignment with Group reporting deadlines.
• Prepare the Intercompany reconciliations and monthly uploads in alignment with Group reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and coordinate the internal and external year end audit process.
• Prepare monthly financial transactions and maintain accurate documentation, accounting schedules and analysis.
• Prepare internal management reports and forecasts with recommendations.
• Prepare annual budgets and uploads into ERP and Group systems.
• Prepare all statutory Tax, V.A.T. returns and support schedules for internal and external compliance.
• Support the accounting team with the retrieval of information as requested.