Group Finance Officer

Seeking a experienced financial officer.

Location: Kingston, Jamaica (Hybrid/Remote Options Available)

Reports to: General Manager or CEO

Finance Officer 

Seeking a motivated, detail-oriented and self-driven senior accountant with 4+ years general accounting experience who will support management through carrying out both accounting and administrative functions and will serve as a key contributor in a fast-paced environment. You must be good at numbers, especially in financial modeling & analysis.

Main Duties

Responsible for managing a company's financial operations, including budgeting, financial reporting, compliance and payroll.  Manages daily financial and accounting tasks for the business including bookkeeping and collections.  Prepares and maintains financial statements and monthly payroll.  Compiles reports and prepares balance sheets.

Responsibilities

You will work on a diverse set of activities including, but not limited to:

• Posting and processing journal entries

• Preparation of monthly payroll and GCT schedule

• Maintenance of payable and receivable schedules, especially those under special arrangement.

• Daily follow up with suppliers and customers where necessary to minimise and collect delinquent accounts receivable

• Generating invoices

• Responsible for payment and entering bills in quickbooks software.

• Monitoring bank and credit card activities and updating general ledger accordingly, particularly receivable records.

• Keeping abreast with bank reconciliations.

• Preparing monthly journals ( eg. Depreciation, Interest income, interest expense (loans/credit card) etc.

• Maintenance of Fixed asset/Software register.

• Report to and liaise with Accounting and Tax Consultant and other external partners such as bank, TAJ, etc.

• Generation of weekly cash flow statements, monthly management reports, receivables report, monthly budget, sales commission report and engineering project revenue report.

• Collect, categorize, calculate, verify and enter data to maintain accurate records.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of experience in accounting field

• Bachelor’s degree, Associates Degree in Accounting or equivalent

• ACCA or CFI certifications is a big PLUS

• Working knowledge of local laws regarding accounting, finances and taxation

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in full cycle accounting report writing

• Experience with MS Office

• Experience with Quickbooks

• Advanced spreadsheet skills

• Ability to work independently, dependable, highly organized and attention to detail

• Ability to deliver against tight deadlines

• AContinuous improvement