Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

• Overseeing all financial aspects of the operation, discussing with management, steering the company to achieve its strategic plans and financial goals through forecasting, budgeting and comparison reporting.
• Implementing and policing for compliance all corporate policies as well as formulate local policies to help cultivate an effective facility.
• Act as custodian of the companies' assets, taking appropriate action to protect all company assets and activing to prevent the diminution of the net worth of the operation.
• Day to day book keeping function of the operation, with appropriate back-up documentation.
• The maintenance of a clean balance sheet support records (called the ownership book), detailing every item on the balance sheet, updated on a monthly basis.
• The reconciliation of all bank accounts and intercompany accounts monthly and documentation of adjustments where required.
• The timely submission of all monthly financial reporting as well as ad-hoc reports as required by Corporate.
• Control of capital expenditure and maintaining fixed asset register and as well of the custody of all inventory.
• Ensuring that accounting entries + provisions are made in accordance with the company policy.
• Import/export regulations and payment terms and procedures.
• Liaison with internal and external auditors.
• Responsible for the internal controls of the company and must review the internal controls regularly and be sharp in spotting internal control weaknesses and to take necessary corrective action.
• Maintain a clean audit report at all times. Be familiar with Sarbanes Oxley Act requirements.
• Managing IT systems implementation, systems and processes in compliance with the company corporate policy.
• Reviewing insurance coverage to ensure adequacy of coverage in all areas of operations and company administration.
• Overseeing Treasury functions and co-ordination with bankers, ensuring the company payments and bank arrangements run smoothly.
• Assist management in legal issues.
• Payroll administration and subsequent journal posting
• Handling corporate secretarial as well as general office administration matters.
• Control cashbooks (GBP & USD), reconcile bank statements and purchase ledger, ensure coding is correct.
• Handling Corporate tax matters.
• Liaise with Shared Services to facilitate debt collection, opening of new accounts
• Complete VAT, Intrastat and EU sales list returns and reconcile to general ledger
• Prepare Concur (employee expenses) posting file and reconcile to intercompany balance
• Discuss, prepare and post customer credit notes and tabulate reasons for credit notes.
• Agree intercompany AR balances, resolve issues, chase monies or agree netting amounts. Also send invoices to USA P2P system.
• Prepare monthly customer payment performance report, distribute and answer questions. Maintain customer monitoring of credit issues and stage payments.
• Weekly reporting of sales and orders - "Flash" reporting. + Matching of purchase orders and posting of purchase invoices.
• Payment of suppliers on a timely basis and matching of payment to invoices; supplier account reconciliations
• Agents' commission - collating, supporting and paying in accordance with signed contracts

What you'll get in return

A competitive salary with excellent benefits

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Accounting qualified - CIMA/ACCA/ACA + Minimum 3-5 years experience as an Accountant / Senior with exposure to SOA Desirable + Auditing background preferable. Good knowledge of Tax. Excellent knowledge of statutory requirements related to tax, VAT legislation and payroll. Good general account experience, having had exposure to Purchase ledger, Accounts Receivables and Journal Entries. Knowledge of US GAAP/or IFHS would be considered an advantage. Excellent skills in Financial analysis, analytical experience, problem solving. Excellent PC skills, including spreadsheets, presentation software Capable of meeting strict deadlines and have excellent attention to detail An assertive character to enforce internal controls, changes and management in a multicultural environment. Sarbanes Oxley knowledge an advantage