Job Description

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Our client in the hospitality sector is seeking to recruit an Accountant who will report to Head Accounting & Reporting. The incumbent will assist in the maintenance, reporting and management of the organisation's financial matters.

Responsibilities:

Prepare monthly management accounts, monthly Management Business Review (MBR) reports and analytical reports as per timing and requirements set by the management.
Review and assist in the end of year closing and financial statement preparation.
Review and analyse results of the company business units as per operating statements and balance sheets for reasonableness, ensuring that financial statements are complete and accurate and recommend corrective action plans as necessary.
Prepare monthly balance sheet schedules and reconciliations.
Ensure stock valuation, creditors and debtors ledger are updated and accurate.
Assist in the preparation of reports as required by law, regulations and company policies.
Prepare non-routine reports that analyse and interpret financial/numerical data.
Assist in the audit and statutory reporting requirements.
Establish and maintain relationships and networks with all departments and appropriate outside contacts that interact with the department.
Lead team to resolve escalated internal and external customers to obtain required information, documents.
Reconcile general ledger accounts across Shared Services team. Detect and correct accounting errors.
Maintain effective communication with Shared Services team.
Assist in the preparation of consolidated company's Group Accounts.
Preparation and e-filing of VAT, TDS, NPF periodic (annual and monthly) returns and deal with any queries evoked by the VAT authority.
Preparation and e-filing of periodic Statement of Goods and Services returns to the MRA and deal with any queries evoked by the VAT authority.

Monitoring:
Liaise with external service providers for timely delivery of accounts. Review the work to ensure accuracy.
Prepare audit file for year-end audits.
Ensure team's activities and reports are following accounting principles and adhere with company policies.

Finance Management:
Compute figures and prepare recurring account statements.
Computation and preparation of periodic corporate tax returns of business units, ensuring compliance with filing deadlines /reporting and other tax requirements.
Prepare cash flows.
Assist in the preparation of Statutory accounts.

Any other cognate duties as may be necessary in the circumstances and/or required by the employer.