Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

• To maintain, at all times, fully updated billing system including generation and sending of invoices.
• To ensure, at all times, carrying out of recording, billing, collection and reporting activities are in place and fully functional according to the specific deadlines.
• To monitor customers account details for non-payments, delayed payment, sales returns, or other irregularities.
• To perform accounts reconciliations on a periodic basis; and follow-up with the respective clients for payments.
• To generate aging analysis (AR Analysis) on a periodic basis and resolution of payment discrepancies (if any).
• To follow, at all times, established standard operating procedures (SOPs) for processing receipts.
• Liaison with customers and maintaining professional correspondence via phone, email, mail or in-person.
• To calculate and record an appropriate amount of income/sales tax or zakat (wherever applicable); and
• To prepare cash and cheque payments for bank deposits. This usually requires totaling and recording the deposit amounts, filling out deposit slips, and bundling the funds and slips.
• To assist in creating and monitoring system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recordation of fixed assets.
• To perform the day-to-day general ledger accounting, financial reporting and analysis for assigned functional areas.
• To assist in establishing and implementing inventory policies and procedures and assisting in the improvement of internal controls related to inventory.
• To perform periodic physical stock checks/counts at all sites and highlight variances to the management.

Skills

• Pertinent educational qualification in the field of Commerce, Finance, and Economics.
• Expertise in handling financial activities by implementing the latest management and cost reduction trends.
• Ability to interact with the company's management and other departments in a clear and concise manner.
• An analytical personality, apt in understanding data by investigating the interplay between various information.
• Presenting an in-depth analysis of the company's financial statements through concise reports.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and its applications.