Finance Officer (Barbados)

Finance Officer (SAP) supports financial operations using SAP FI/CO by recording transactions, generating reports, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and assisting users with system processes, accuracy, and issue resolution.

Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Enter data into the SAP system for Fixed Assets, Inventory and Accounts Receivables and any other relevant modules as needed.
• Input financial transactions into SAP, including sales invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, and bank statements, ensuring proper coding and categorization.
• Generate and analyze various financial reports such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and management reports using SAP's reporting capabilities.
• Maintain and update SAP master data (customer, vendor, chart of accounts) ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Ensure adherence to relevant accounting standards and internal controls within the SAP system.
• Contribute to SAP implementation projects, including configuration, testing, and data migration.
• Offer support to the Finance Officers, Accountants and the Country Finance Manager in the following areas:

• Post sales transaction for all GCG Barbados entities, including but not limited to Catering, Ground, Cargo and ARL
• Process and post Prepaid and Accruals for Catering entities
• Maintain and reconcile General Ledger Accounts as assigned.
• Prepare VAT returns for all entities and associated companies as needed.
• Review VAT reports to ensure accuracy and address any discrepancies before submission
• Preparing monthly sales summary analysis accurately
• Prepare month-end financial statements for all entities, ensuring they are accurate and ready for review.
• Prepare Cash Flow Statements for all entities and subsequent Head Quarters (HDQ) reports for same.
• Preparing Sales by Customer reports for all entities and for Head Quarters (HDQ)
• The preparation of Bank Reconciliation for all entities
• Intercompany invoicing for all entities

• To prepare other reports as requested by the Accountant or Catering Manager.
• To perform any other accounting duties as requested by the Country Finance Manager, Accountant or Station Manager.

Additional functions to be performed as needed:

• To perform any other Accounting or related duties as requested by the Accountant, Catering Manager, Ground Manager, or any member of the Senior Management Team

 Qualifications & Skills

• A Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting / Management from an accredited institution. 
• Must be a member of a recognized professional body and currently pursuing an accounting designation.
• Minimum 3 years of accounting experience.
• Excellent numerical and analytical, interpersonal, written and oral communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail and focus on accuracy
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Office suite
• Proficient in the use of various computer programs including Adagio or a similar accounting package.