Employer: Company
Job Title: Chief Accountant
Key Tasks:
General Ledger & Reporting
• Assists Shared Service Centre as operational interface & query handling
• Prepares, approves and submits journal entries.
• Reviews and approves G/L account reconciliations
• Validates month end and quarterly reports
• Conducts Internal compliance activities
• Approves and provides reports to authorities and other third parties
• Leads the process for Completion of External and Internal Audits.
Intercompany
• Reviews and approves intercompany journal vouchers and entries, invoices and accruals
• Requests creation, modification or block of master data and reviews master data change report
• Update of local transfer pricing
• Works with operations to improve intercompany process.
Tax (VAT, withholding tax)
• Reviews and sign-off tax & statutory returns and hands over to authorities and, if necessary assists resolve inquiries
• Submits periodical declaration on payment & remittances.
• Supports local tax audits
• Maintains local tax documentation
• Supports Head of Finance in preparing the quarterly tax reporting and tax calculation
Accounts Payable
• As a PTP single point of contact assisting the Shared Services Center in
o resolves invoices exceptions processing issues
o resolves booking and reconciliation issues
o handles special claims from (sensitive) vendors
• Maintains list of vendors and timing relevant for reconciliation
• Approves non shipping invoice or support routing them to the department they belong to
• Reviews and advises reports on monthly recurring payments, urgent payments and direct debits
• Handles electronic uploads of vendor invoices (electronic invoices)
• Supports master data set up
• Reviews, advices and authorizes payment proposal as well as submits and confirms payment request to bank
• Requests urgent payments
Accounts Receivable
• Assists Shared Service Center in collection of customer receivables.
• Acts as single point of contact between customers, operation and Shared Service Center for submission of invoices, collection of outstanding dues and resolving disputed invoices.
• Ensures proper internal approvals are obtained for customer payment terms, credit lines, prepayments etc. in line with company’s policy.
• Prepares VAT (Factura) invoice for certain customers.
Fixed Asset Accounting
• Manages fixed assets tag and numbers
• Reconciles fixed assets/ organizes local fixed assets reconciliation and addresses differences accordingly
• Reviews and approves of fixed assets reports/ disposals.
• Ensures that monthly depreciation is posted.
• Arranges periodic reconciliation of Fixed Assets Register by performing physical inventory check.
Treasury
• Manages cash forecasting
• Approves bank reconciliation and resolve disputes and issues
Requirements to the Candidate:
• Knowledge of freight forwarding and/ or logistics and/ or O&G industry.
• Profound knowledge of accounting processes
• Profound knowledge of IFRS
• Good understanding of Shared Services concept
• Proven ability to understand and analyze complex financial information
• High level of attention to detail and a logical and organized approach
• High level of accuracy, credibility and accountability
• Ability to work well independently as well as in a team and remote with off-shore partner
• Strong communication skills
• Education background in business administration or similar qualification
• Professional experience in accounting/ financial processes
• Additional accounting qualification (e.g. CPA, ACCA, etc.)
• Additional Accounting Qualification with focus on local GAAP
• Understanding of AZE Tax laws and experience of dealing with Tax Department.
• Profound knowledge of MS-Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Profound knowledge of SAP
• English/Azerbaijani/Russian
Salary: To be discussed
Please send your CV to: [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.