Accountant

  • Accounting, Finance
  • Full time
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • 4 hour(s) ago

Job Overview

Date Posted:
Posted 4 hour(s) ago
Experience:
3 years
Salary:
Undisclosed
Location:
Port-Of-Spain or Newtown, Trinidad and Tobago
Expiration date:
11/21/2026

About the role
An established accounting and corporate services organisation is seeking an Accountant to manage the day-to-day accounting requirements of a portfolio of corporate clients. Reporting to the Senior Accountant, you will prepare management accounts, maintain reliable accounting records and support timely statutory compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain general and subsidiary ledgers; prepare journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.

• Prepare bank, balance sheet, supplier, customer and intercompany reconciliations; investigate discrepancies and escalate material or unusual items.

• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis; complete month-end procedures and assist with annual financial statements under the applicable IFRS framework.

• Prepare VAT returns and reconciliations, PAYE and National Insurance schedules, and quarterly Corporation Tax, Business Levy and Green Fund Levy computations for Senior Accountant review.

• Assist with annual Corporation Tax computations and returns; maintain compliance calendars and arrange approved submissions and BIR payments on clients’ behalf, subject to client authorisation and internal controls.

• Manage routine client queries, obtain outstanding records and deliver reports and schedules within agreed deadlines.

• Prepare audit schedules, respond to routine audit queries and identify improvements to accounting procedures and internal controls.

• Guide Accounting Assistants, review their assigned transactions and schedules, and support effective use of accounting software.


Qualifications and experience

• ACCA part-qualified, ACCA affiliate or an equivalent accounting qualification, with 3–5 years of relevant accounting experience.

• Practical experience in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, management accounts and financial statement preparation support.

• Working knowledge of IFRS and Trinidad and Tobago taxation and statutory requirements.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software. Experience with Sage, Xero, QuickBooks or equivalent platforms is an advantage.

• Experience in an accounting firm, outsourced accounting services or accounting for multiple companies is an advantage.

Skills and professional standards
Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills; attention to detail; sound judgement; and the ability to manage competing deadlines, guide junior staff and protect confidential client information.

What we offer
Competitive remuneration commensurate with qualifications and experience, exposure to diverse corporate clients, and opportunities for professional development and ACCA progression.