Responsible in adding value to the company and its main stakeholders through researching and developing the best and technically acceptable means of actions in relation to financial accounting, meeting both internal and external accounting requirement and contributing to day-to-day function of Group Financial Accounting & Reporting

The Job:

· Coordinate functions involved in finalizing monthly accounts, approve and post journal entries, and decide on monthly expense provisions.

· Conduct variance analysis, trend analysis, and present findings to senior management, including validation of Month on Month (MOM) variance.

· Continuously monitor General Ledger (GL) accounts to ensure compliance with SLAS/SLFRS, allocate team responsibilities, and set deadlines.

· Analyze, prepare, and post journal entries for various areas such as annual maintenance contracts, frequency fees, transponder fees, gratuity, audit fees, legal and professional fees, general overheads, and prepayments.

· Assign and monitor balance sheet clearing exercises, review progress, and clear outstanding balances promptly.

· Improve the provisioning process, develop review processes, prepare accounting papers on new financial implications, and attend to other financial-related matters.

· Prepare monthly performance reports, provide MOM variances for monthly navigator reports, and prepare quarterly and annual statutory financial statements.

· Coordinate with auditors for statutory audits, prepare audit schedules and reports, resolve differences between management and auditors, and finalize management letters and audit issue memorandums.

· Lead, motivate, and review work performed by staff, conduct annual performance reviews, monitor attendance/OT/leave, and ensure timely bank and intercompany reconciliations.

· Engage with business expansion activities, ensure compliance with new accounting standards, support tax team for Inland Revenue hearings, provide financial data for cost reduction strategies, and analyze intercompany cost allocations for decision-making purposes.

The Person:

· Partially or Fully Qualified in CIMA/ACCA/CASL.

· A degree in finance from well reputed university.

· 5-6 Years’ experience in audit or mercantile sector.

· Experience in a Big 4 audit firm will be considered an added advantage.