Accountant

Our client in the manufacturing industry is seeking to onboard a permanent accountant.

Job Title: Accountant
Salary: $18,000
Reports To: Executive Director, Shared Services
Department: Finance

Job Summary:

The Accountant has primary responsibility for overseeing all finance activities of the Company, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and negotiations, while ensuring cost-effective initiatives are implemented across the organization.

Core Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all costings of incoming goods are accurately recorded and updated in the system.

• Conduct regular stock counts and ensure variances are updated and posted timely in accordance with Company policy.

• Review and sign off on weekly reports, including but not limited to:

  • Packaging and bulk sales reports

  • Inventory (Bulk & Packaging)

  • Packing Inventory Transfers

• Manage treasury and cash flows in accordance with invoice and bill terms.

• Review and confirm all statutory payments are made on time, including:

  • Value Added Tax (bi-monthly)

  • Quarterly taxes

  • Annual returns of statutory deductions and remittance to BIR

• Review General Journals prepared by junior staff, prepare additional journals as necessary, and ensure adjusting journals from annual reviews are accurately recorded and verified against Annual Financial Statements prepared by external accountants.

• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or provide advice.

• Prepare timely monthly management accounts with supporting schedules for all items on the Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Comprehensive Income, including explanations of variances to budget and prior year/period.

• Supervise year-end annual stock counts.

• Prepare annual accounting schedules for external accountants in a timely manner.

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or Executive Directors.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Financial accounts

• Management accounts

• Cost accounting

• Financial statements

• Financial audits

• Treasury services

• Accounts receivable

• Accounts payable

• Bank reconciliations

• Inventory controls

• Cash management

• Billings

• Providing leadership and guidance to the finance team

Core Competencies / Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in accounting in a computerized environment

• ERP system experience is required

• ACCA Level 3 qualified with post-qualification experience

• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Strong decision-making skills with excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

• Excellent planning, organizing, and time management skills; ability to coordinate, delegate, motivate, and mentor staff

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience supervising, mentoring, and coaching staff

Disclaimer:

Only candidates who meet the requirements and are deemed suitable for the role will be acknowledged and considered.


Job Ref: RS