The Accountant will be reporting directly to the Senior Accountant ? Team Leader in the Philippines and be an integral part of the Finance team, also working closely with the Senior Accountant in Australia. This highly motivated individual will be responsible for financial reporting, cash-flow reporting, budgeting and preparation of financial statements and the maintenance of our ERP Pronto. We are looking for someone that can hit the ground running.
with Php15,000 Signing Bonus!
Responsibilities:
Budgeting/Forecasting and Cash-Flow
Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
Prepare and maintain Profit And loss, cash-flow, balance sheet budgets
Maintenance of financial reporting tools and processes.
Participate in financial standards setting and forecast process
Work with Budget Owners to get an understanding of performance.
Lead budget variance commentary and reporting.
Target areas of expense overruns/inconsistencies and implement
corrective measures.
Prepare daily cash-flow projections and provide analysis for forecast variances
Monitor daily cash positions
Report on cash operation activities
Perform special balance sheet, cash flow and financial analysis projects as directed.
Financial Control
Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
principles and policies.
Control quality and ensure timely submission of forecasts and budget.
Monitor business control effectiveness, develop and execute
improvement plans to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions
Support month-end and year-end close process
Understanding of month end processing, BAS, P&L, TB, GST
reconciliations
Produce error-free accounting reports and present their reports
Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and
procedures
Familiar with Year End working paper creation
Accounting System
Be proficient as an end user and be trained to be a back-up super user of Pronto
Act as an interface for old and new system, assist with the Pronto implementation process, rectify any Pronto issues within implementation period and assist with building reports in Pronto
Assist with the training of the team and be the back-up go-to person for any Pronto issues
Assist with implementing any new checklist or processes required for new system
Data Processing, Bookkeeping & Accounting
Prepare cash flow statements, income and expenditure accounts
Maintain financial accounts and general ledger system
Establish and maintain effective financial controls and systems,
including:
Bank reconciliations
Debtor reconciliations
Creditor reconciliations
Cashbook
Stock takes
General ledger balancing
Internal charging
Control accounts
Suspense accounts
Credit cards
Period-end and year-end processes
Asset Management
Ensure the security and integrity of systems and processes and the
required audit trails are in place
Support the Accounts Payable Officer to ensure high level of accuracy
and information is processed within set guidelines
Prepare BAS and annual tax returns
Provide advice and recommendations on changes to legislation,
taxation and accounting standards
Reporting
Prepare and deliver key management reports, and provide analysis
and commentary on them
Maintain records of actual operating figures for comparison with
estimated budgets
Monitor and manage key performance indicators and key business
drivers on a monthly basis
Maintenance of financial reporting tools and processes.
Participate in financial standards setting and forecast process
Work with Budget Owners to get an understanding of performance.
Lead budget variance commentary and reporting.
Target areas of expense overruns/inconsistencies and implement
corrective measures.
Perform special balance sheet, cash flow and financial analysis
projects as directed.
Client Service
Provide timely and appropriate feedback to internal team members to
improve business performance outcomes
Assist clients to understand and utilize the services available to them
Business Innovation & Improvement
Ensure that the support office and business model accounting policies
and procedures are consistently reviewed for possible improvements
and innovations
Assist with implementing processes and checklists
Compliance
Uphold the statutory accounting acts, regulations, and statutes.
Comply with all Razor?s policies and procedures
Personal & Professional Development/Training
Undertake continuous personal and professional development to
enhance knowledge and skills.
Participate in Razor?s performance appraisal program
Participate and assist with training requirements for the entire team
Teamwork
Attend team meetings
Attend key meetings and conference calls as required
Assist with ad-hoc duties and projects as required
Develop positive team ethos through positive participation and
communication
Develop and maintain strong effective working relationships
Establish and maintain professional networking contacts to progress
Razor?s interests.
Support the collective ambition of Razor Business Solutions
Occupational Safety & Health
Take reasonable care to ensure own safety and health at work and
avoid adversely affecting the safety or health of any other person
through an act or omission
People Management
Assist team leader (accountant team) with managing workflow for the bookkeeping team as required and be a part of the team leading and assisting the bookkeepers
Be involved with performance and staff issues as required
Requirements:
Essential
5+ years? experience as an accountant in a mid-size company
Significant experience with accounting software packages
Tertiary Qualification in Accounting
CPA or CA Professional Membership
Desirable
ERP Pronto and Xero experience is highly desirable to secure this role
Experience with Receiptbank and Jitbit
Supervisory experience