Senior Accountant
Avatar Marine Service
Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months
• • Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product.Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts; providing information for auditors.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Responds to inquiries from the General Manager, the Group CFO and Accounting Manager, Group Controller and other managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Supervisor of Corporate Services Division, this includes HR-Management, IT-Services & Facility Management.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Support Cost Analyst with special projects and workflow process improvements.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Perform and supervise the broadest range of auditing and accounting issues from start to
Finish, oversee larger and more complex engagements, potentially one or more assignments simultaneously.
• Plan and coordinate the various phases of the fieldwork such as staff requirements, logistics, Audit programs, and time budgets.
• Schedule, delegate, and review the work of one or more staff members, support on-the-job
Training, and evaluate their performance.
• Guide the decision making process on all but the most unusual audit and accounting matters.
• Ensure complete and timely engagement wrap-up to include preparation and/or review of
Financial statements and tax returns, schedule Principal and central reviews, may coordinate Closing meetings with clients.
Audit & Accounting Responsibilities:
• Evaluate the client's internal controls; prepare an audit program outlining the extent of
Sampling required schedule the engagement, and document approval by the Engagement Principal.
• Review working papers for accuracy and completion, financial statements for suitability of presentation and adequacy of disclosures, tax returns, and documentation of discussions with Clients.
• Break down complicated tax returns into tasks for staff accountants to complete, review tax
Returns, and suggest client tax planning.
• Summarize engagement, make planning points for the next year, and prepare management letters,
Draft reports, and prepare routine client correspondence.
• Follow the progress of the engagement, aid in clearing points, and resolve auditing and Accounting problems.
• Coordinate and expedite the review of files by the Account Manager, Audit & Accounting Principal and the Engagement Principal.
• Keep the Account Manager/Principal apprised of the progress of the engagement, consult
With them on problem areas, review with them any significant audit findings.
Development Responsibilities:
• Cultivate an increasing level of technical skills in auditing or management services, and
Consider the possibility of industry or service specialization.
• Develop a learning program to continually develop and expand knowledge and expertise
Through learning opportunities: on-the-job, in the classroom and through professional Literature and associations.
• Increase participation in activities outside of the firm to further develop interpersonal and Communication skills, with an awareness of practice development responsibilities.
• Actively seek opportunities to expand services to existing clients and develop new business.
Administrative Responsibilities:
• Promote and uphold the firm's policies and procedures, and become knowledgeable in the Firm’s services.
• Prepare regular and timely staff evaluations.
• Communicate engagement problems, findings, and status to Account Managers and Principals.
• Coordinate and delegate the work of staff accountants and interns.
• Interface with client personnel to review audit and accounting findings, clarify results and
Encourage revised practices.
• Contact agencies and organizations by phone or letter to gather ancillary client information.
- Founder of the Accounting Department in the Firm on the basis of the International Accounting Standards (IAS)
- Daily acc. Procedures.
- Accounts Payable/Receivable & General
- Raising invoices.
- Managing ledgers.
- Processing expenses.
- Day to Day bank transfers.
- Day to Day reconciliation & Monthly reporting.
- Management of client funds held under trust/reporting.
- Management of Petty Cash.
- Management of fixed asset registers & depreciation.
- Management of intercompany account
-Prepare profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.
- Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
- Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
- Prepare notes to Excel.
- Develop and produce statistical reports as required.
- Liaising with auditors and ensuring accounts are up to date and audited
- Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
- Plans, organizes and implements accounting operations and objectives; coordinates and
integrates all activities toward achievement of established goals and objectives.
- Supervises, trains and evaluates accounting professionals, and entry level accounting and
Support staff.
- Performs highly complex accounting work according to generally International Financial reporting Standards (IFRS) & International Accounting Standards (IAS), established procedures, departmental guidelines, and regulatory requirements applicable to the work.
- Prepares critical fiscal documentation regarding accounting activities, e.g., weekly, monthly and annual reports, draft and revised codes and ordinances.
- Generates various complex system reports or audits calculations and ensures accuracy, e.g., billing, payroll processing, and accounts payable.
• Maintains and reconciles balance sheet accounts for all funds with assistance from accounting support personnel.
- Plans, manage coordinates, and implements the year end closing processes and procedures for the assigned accounting records; conducts year-end closing process; provides information to financial auditors; conducts standard internal audits of various accounting records.
-Prepares budget forms for distribution at the beginning of the budget process; prepares fund summaries.
- Ensures adherence to Financial reporting Standards (IFRS) & ensures maintenance of proper audit trails and verification and reconciliation actions for all processed work.
- Evaluates receipts, expenditure forms, purchase orders, distributions, and disbursement orders for the purpose of ensuring compliance with established regulatory standards.
- Performs verification and reconciliation tasks for invoices/receipts/balances according to department checks and balances procedures.
- Prepares a variety of studies, reports and related information for decision-making purposes.
- Provides technical accounting support and interpretation to management and employees.
- Coordinates activities with other departments and work groups as needed.
Responsibility:
- Daily acc. Procedures.
- Raising invoices.
- Managing ledgers.
- Raising invoices.
- Managing ledgers.
- Processing expenses.
- Management of Petty Cash
-Prepare profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.
-Day to Day bank transfers;
-Day to Day reconciliation & Monthly reporting
- Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
- Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
- Prepare notes to Excel.
- Ledger Book Keeping
- Develop and produce statistical reports as required.
- Management of fixed asset registers & depreciation
- Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits
- involves a combination of Accounts, Admin and Operations
Responsibility:
- Daily acc. Procedures.
- Monthly reports and closing account.
- Income tax, sales invoice sales tax and social security regulations.
- prepare Income statements, Balance sheet and other statements.
- Managing ledgers.
- Raising invoices.
- Managing ledgers.
- Processing expenses.