Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and reconcile.
• Review and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances, identify discrepancies or outstanding items, and follow up with subsidiary teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready financial records across all subsidiaries while ensuring compliance with approved accounting procedures and reporting requirements.
• Financial Reporting & Month-End Close
• Lead the month-end accounting close for assigned subsidiaries and prepare management accounts, trial balances, financial schedules, and performance reports within agreed reporting timelines.
• Perform bank, cash, general ledger, receivables, payables, and intercompany reconciliations while investigating material variances and unusual financial movements.
• Consolidate relevant financial information from subsidiaries and provide clear financial analysis and explanations to support management review and decision-making.
• Financial Controls & Risk Management
• Review financial transactions and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with approved procedures, authorization limits, and internal control requirements.
• Identify control weaknesses, duplicate payments, unexplained balances, unusual transactions, and other financial risks, ensuring appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Strengthen accounting processes and controls across subsidiaries by improving documentation, accountability, transaction review, and financial reporting practices.Payables, Receivables & Cash Management
• Monitor receivables, payables, supplier obligations, customer balances, and cash positions across subsidiaries to maintain effective financial control.
• Review payment requests and supporting documentation while ensuring outstanding obligations, collections, and overdue balances are properly tracked and escalated.
• Support cash-flow monitoring by providing management with timely information on available funds, expected inflows, upcoming obligations, and potential liquidity concerns.
• Tax, Audit & Statutory Compliance
• Coordinate accounting schedules, financial records, and supporting documentation required for tax filings, statutory reporting, and external audits across subsidiaries.
• Maintain accurate records for applicable taxes, statutory deductions, and other regulatory obligations while ensuring required documentation is readily available.
• Liaise with auditors, tax consultants, and relevant external stakeholders and ensure audit queries, accounting exceptions, and compliance issues are resolved within agreed timelines.
• Management Reporting & Business Support
• Provide the CEO and Business Head with timely financial reports, analysis, and insights covering subsidiary performance, costs, cash flow, variances, and financial risks.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance reviews by providing accurate financial information and highlighting significant business trends.
• Recommend practical improvements to accounting processes, reporting structures, cost management, and financial controls to improve the overall financial performance of the Group.