Accountant

To manage Payroll preparation and related processes, support & Disbursements team, manage Fixed Asset Register

THIS POSITION IS OPEN ONLY TO NATIONALS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND THOSE HOLDING VALID AUTHORIZATION TO WORK IN THE COUNTRY. MUST BE LIVING IN THE COUNTRY AT THE PRESENT TIME.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT ONLY!

Our client in located in Port of Spain is seeking to fill the position of an Accountant

Salary range: Accountant- $10,000.00 to $12,000.00

BSc. Accounting and/or ACCA completed

Job Purpose

Monthly Payroll
▪ Preparation of general and executive payrolls once
per month.
▪ Coordination of all payroll instructions from staff
and human resource and process onto Micropay
Payroll Package.
▪ Secure approval from the Chief Financial Officer
(CFO)
▪ Once approval is received, submit online for bank
processing.
▪ Review the bank the following day to ensure all
disbursements have been effected.
▪ Email payslips
▪ Prepare deduction listing, prepare payment, journal
entries and cover letters to various institutions and
coordinate timely dispatch.
▪ File all payroll documents and maintain electronic
records.
▪ Prepare monthly Journals and related entries to
record payroll
Directors Payroll
▪ Once approval is received, submit online for bank
processing.
▪ Review the bank the following day to ensure all
disbursements have been effected.
Annual Payroll Processing
▪ Reconciliation of payroll general ledger accounts
(GL) to Payroll System (Micropay) and to Statutory
Remittances and Preparation of Year End Statutory
Payroll Returns.


• Payroll processed and credited
to staff bank accounts by 25th
day of each month
• Payroll procedures and policies
adhered to

• Email payslips to staff on or
before the last day of each
month
• Remitted to institutions on or
before the last day of each
month

• To be completed by the end of
each month

• To be completed by the end of
each month

• Completed by the 7th day of
February.


▪ Reconcile GL Payroll Accounts to Micropay
(Salaries, Staff Benefits, PAYE, NIS, Health
Surcharge, Health Insurance, Pension, Deductions)
▪ Reconcile annual statutory remittances to the
general ledger

STATUTORY REMITTANCES & TD4
PREPARATION
▪ PAYE, Health Surcharge, NIS Remittances
▪ Prepare monthly TD4 Reconciliation
▪ Print TD4 Supplementary Slips per employee,
check to reconciliation data, total and agree figures.
Secure sign off by CFO on each slip and the
summary report.
▪ Prepare and submit TD4 Summary &
Supplementary
.
GENERAL LEDGER MAINTENANCE

▪ On a monthly basis reconcile all staff receivables
and payable accounts
▪ Preparation of Audit Schedules

DISBURSEMENTS
▪ Review Disbursements and forward to Signatories
▪ Assist with review of AP Audit schedules
▪ Assist with Audit requests

FIXED ASSET MAINTENANCE
Fixed Asset Register Maintenance, Depreciation
▪ Maintain a Schedule of Fixed Asset outlining; Cost,
Additions, Disposals, Accumulated Depreciation
and Net Book Value at the start of the Year and at
the end of the Year.
▪ Ensure all disposals of assets are done according to
proper procedure
▪ Identify obsolete items for disposal and liaise with
the internal auditor for approval for write off and
disposal
▪ Compile a Comprehensive List of all assets owned
by the company.
▪ Compute depreciation for all assets on a monthly
basis
▪ Prepare depreciation journal, input data on Oracle
and secure the necessary approvals and update the
general ledger 

• To be completed by the end of
each month
• Completed by the 14th day of
February.
• Completed by the 28th day of
February

• Completed by the 5th day of the
month following each month
end.

• 100% accuracy

• Completed by the 5th day of the
month following each month
end.

OTHER DUTIES

▪ Perform other related duties as assigned by
supervisor

As needed

 Skills and Competencies

1. Strong written and oral communication.
2. Good interpersonal skills
3. Organization a problem-solving detail.
4. Analytical and problem-solving skills.
5. Time management.
6. Systems analysis.
7. Critical thinking.
8. Active learning.

INTERESTED, QUALIFIED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT

THEIR RESUME IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.