- Manage all accounting transactions
- Prepare budget forecasts
- Publish financial statements in time
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
- Audit financial transactions and documents
- Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
- Calculate net salaries considering deductions and withholdings
- Ensure payroll and tax documents are accurate
- Update general ledger and payroll files
- Prepare accounting files, records, and schedules
- Monitor paid and unpaid leaves
- Process overtime earnings or holiday deductions
- Resolve payroll problems (e.g. overlooked bank holidays, late payments, etc.)
- Answer employee questions concerning payroll
- Participate in payroll audits
- Ensure compliance with governmental laws on payroll accounting and taxes
- Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers and control petty cash spending
- Verify vendor accounts, pay vendors and resolve purchase order, invoice or payment discrepancies
- Issue purchase order amendments and stop payments
- Monitor payroll expense claims, including salary advances and overtime payments
- Reconcile account transactions with the general ledger
- Keep informed of regulatory requirements and best practices in accounting
- Compile and process information such as prices, discounts, shipping rates etc.
- Ensure customers are billed correctly for services offered
- Issue invoices and distribute them electronically or by mail
- Keep accurate records (customer information, received payments etc.)
- Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process
- Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger and general ledger
- Process accounts receivable/payable and handle payroll in a timely manner
- Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
- Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations
- Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
- Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned
- Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
- Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports
- Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
- Assist with other accounting projects
- Assume the responsibility of receiving and sorting incoming payments with attention to credibility
- Manage the status of accounts and balances and identify inconsistencies
- Issue and post bills, receipts and invoices
- Check the validity of debit accounts
- Update accounts receivable database with new accounts or missed payments
- Ensure all clients remain informed on their outstanding debts and deadlines
- Write thorough reports on billing activity with clear and reliable data
Work experience as an AccountantExcellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)Hands-on experience with accounting software. Odoo Accounting/ERP is a plus.Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tablesExperience with general ledger functionsStrong attention to detail and good analytical skillsBSc in Accounting, Finance or relevant degreeAdditional certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus