The Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for supervising and completing the delivery of key Accounting and Finance tasks and processes, managing day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring statutory and tax compliance, and supporting both local and global finance functions including monthly, quarterly and yearly closing of books, review and reconciliation of the financials, auditing, researching and resolving discrepancies, and not limited to technical accounting tasks. The Senior Staff Accountant will also need to co-ordinate/liaison between the other departments, take active part in budget process, forecasting, accounting, that are of regular and complex in nature. This role requires strong technical accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to work across intercompany, compliance, and reporting activities.
Job Description.
- Support in delivering accurate, timely and high-quality financial information to internal and external parties.
- Generate and review routine financial reports that will be used for the purposes of business analysis
- To update financial policies and procedures following applicable local GAAP/US GAAP/IFRS to ensure the efficient management of finances that follows the best practices in all areas.
- To be a pioneer and have knowledge related to process improvement, automation to add value and efficiency
- To work closely to a centralized accounting system to ensure that all financial transactions are efficiently, effectively and accurately recorded including agreed budgets
- To assist in training in financial policies and procedures and use of accounting system along with relevant GAAP.
- To be responsible for key monthly journal entries, prepare monthly balance sheet control accounts for approval
- To prepare accurate and timely monthly business line wise reports as directed and effectively resolve any queries.
- To provide support to all Department and business Managers with financial issues.
- To assist in the preparation of the year end accounts and appropriate audit files.
- To have a key support role in managing the Implicit accounting software and assist in resolving any issues
- To assist in the management and development of the Finance Team, supporting staff members in achieving their potential and best performance
- Cultivate a culture of proactiveness, before and after process controls, audits and reporting to identify and mitigate errors as well as compliance with contractual requirements, Pinnacle’s policies and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain and report on relevant operational metrics for continued performance improvement and productivity for the segment(s).
- To provide an integrated, coordinated and professional level of service to our customers/stakeholder as point of contact.
- To carry out other reasonable duties/tasks as required, to deliver and meet the objectives of the organization.
- Serve as the 1st level escalation point for assigned accounts and manage them effectively while maintaining a service focused experience.
- Treat urgent and sensitive matters delicately with a sense of urgency and appropriate internal and external communication.
- Required to step in and run business in the absence of his/her supervisor.
- Required to communicate effectively and professionally to high level executives as well as peers