This position is responsible for maintaining financial records, ensuring accurate accounts, and performing monthly reconciliations of all accounts. The role involves recording/updating transactions, managing invoicing, payments, and collections, reconciling bank statements, end-of-the-month entries, preparing monthly financial statements, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently without supervision.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for monthly invoicing and perform supporting tasks such as time sheet reviews, accuracy of the item lists, and other reports
- Prepare invoices as per contractual terms, send out to clients, and update necessary trackers
- Manage expense payments and prepare audit reports to ensure all payments are timely
- Maintain accurate balances across P and L as well as balance sheet accounts
- Perform monthly reconciliations of bank accounts, credit cards, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other relevant accounts
- Maintain all other ledgers and create needed journal entries
- Track cash inflows and outflows, updating monthly cash projection schedules
- Assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements in compliance with accounting standards under supervision
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing for regulatory compliance under supervision
- Maintain understanding and proficiency with systems used to perform the above functions
- Assist with accounts receivable and follow up with customers to ensure timely payments
- Assist with the the preparation of budgets, profitability reports, and other projections
- Assist in maintaining and coordinating the implementation of accounting control procedures
- Support managers on accounting-related issues, data analysis tasks, and special projects
- Support managers with a selection of systems and tools
Technical Qualifications
- Experience in bookkeeping, including year-end accounting
- Experience in accounting and payroll software, including QuickBooks and Tally ERP 9
- Experience in general ledger accounting, financial reconciliations, and budgeting
- Proficiency in MS Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and financial data analysis
- Strong understanding of financial standards and compliance guidelines
- Knowledge of financial controls and procedures that strengthen such controls
Personal Skills
- Strong attention to detail and consistency in data entry
- Analytical, with methodical and logical approach to task completion
- Ability to work independently
- Effective communication for interaction with various stakeholders
- Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks
- Ability to troubleshoot issues and solve problems effectively
- Willingness to work with international teams and across different time zones
Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in B.Com or B.Sc (Accounting/Finance)
- Minimum 3 years in bookkeeping or accounting support roles