Accounting Supervisor - Financial Accounting

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and become a key player in our Payable and Receivable team at GraceKennedy (Trinidad & Tobago) Limited.

• Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts by the 3rd working day following month end. 
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly consolidation package and monthly accountant checklist within agreed timelines.
• Ensure the required reconciliations are performed timely and accurately and the necessary reconciling adjustments made within the agreed timelines.
• Assist with the year-end audit process ensuring the timely preparation of Audit Schedules and responding in a timely manner to queries raised by the auditors.
• Coordinate activities for the General Ledger including the processing of journal entries, reconciliations and other duties.
• Evaluate all processes performed by direct reports for improved efficiency and set-up and communicate new processes for improvement.  This includes updating policy & procedures manual annually for the respective processes.
• Review and approve monthly reconciliations for accounts ensuring accuracy and ensuring that all reconciling items are appropriately resolved within the stipulated deadlines. These include:
• Bank reconciliations
• Biller Receivables and Payables
• Western Union Receivables and Payables
• Other Receivables
• Other Payable and Accrual reconciliations
• Intercompany reconciliation.
• Assist with the preparation of the annual budgets and forecasts and monitor performance against budget.
• Assist with the preparation of the Financial Reports for presentation to the Board Meetings.
• Performing timely, complete and accurate preparation of the following:
• Assigned bank and intercompany reconciliations by the 4th day following a month end.
• Maintenance of Fixed Asset register and related general ledger schedules.
• Effective monitoring of balances in bank accounts related to the GKTT head office operations on a daily basis, including review of the preparation of the cash flow working capital schedule.
• Effective supervision of the following areas:
• Accounts Payable Function, including the monthly booking of provisions for accruals and processing of authorized account balance write offs.
• Accounts Receivable Function, including timely and complete collections for cash management purposes and ensuring the accuracy of Biller Invoices.
• Resolving satisfactorily any and all queries from all internal and external customers, including sub-agents, banks and suppliers, within 2 days of query.
• Aiding in the preparation of statutory reports for Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, or any other regulatory body where required.
• Assist in the development of the team by identifying training or coaching needs and work with the leadership team to close the gaps.
• Effectively manage the team’s performance to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and at the desired level.
• Performs other duties, responsibilities and activities that may be assigned from time to time as required for the effective functioning of the Department.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance and/or pursuing ACCA Level 111
• Seven (7) or more years in Accounting and Finance with at least three (3) years at a supervisory level.
• Familiarity with using computer-based accounting systems.
• Proven ability to effectively manage a team to successfully achieve KPIs and other deliverables.
• Demonstrable Advance Excel application skills
• Strong technical skills and analytical ability
• Strong sense of confidentiality and objectivity.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High level of maturity and personal initiative.
• Adaptability to changing accounting and audit environments and requirements.