Assistant Manager, Vessel Accounting

Fleet Management Limited; North Goa; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleet Management Limited is seeking an Assistant Manager in Goa, India, to manage vessel accounting and ensure accurate financial reporting for the fleet.

The role involves preparing monthly vessel accounts, cash flow statements, and variance analysis, while coordinating with clients and internal teams to meet reporting deadlines and standards.

Based in Goa, you will join a global ship management group with a long-standing history and diverse, client-focused operations.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of accounting experience, shipping experience preferred.
• Knowledge of financial reports, cash flow, and budget variance.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems like Oracle and SAP.
• University graduate in accounting or finance.

Responsibilities

• Wholly responsible for vessel accounting for at least 15 vessels, including invoicing and month-end entries.
• Prepare monthly vessel financial accounts, cash flow statements, and budget variance reports.
• Submit vessel accounting reports to customers on time and coordinate with other departments.
• Maintain good relationship with clients.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cash flow analysis

ERP systems

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 600 diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long‑term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Summary

The primary function of an Assistant Manager is to fully understand the client's needs and be responsible for meeting those needs by way of deliverables in terms of financial reporting for the ships. Assistant Manager to ensure proper adherence to the company’s policies and procedures by way of implementing best accounting practices among the team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Wholly responsible for vessel accounting of at least 15 vessels right from raising fund request, day‑to‑day accounting of invoices, month‑end adjustment entries, etc.
• To prepare monthly vessel financial accounts, cash flow statements, budget variance reports, etc. and submit to superiors for checking.
• Submit Vessel Accounting Reports to customers on time, timely responding to their queries, coordinate and communicate with other departments of the company to get the information for preparing vessel reports, etc.
• Maintain good relationship with clients.

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications

• University Graduate in Accounting, Finance or related fields.
• A minimum of 5‑7 years' experience in Accounting industry. Shipping experience will be preferred.
• Candidate should have knowledge of Financial Reports, Cash Flow Reports, Budget V/s Actual Reports, etc.
• Working knowledge of ERP like Oracle, SAP, etc. is preferred.

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.