Senior Accountant

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

Job Overview

Date Posted:
Posted 4 hour(s) ago
Experience:
7 years
Salary:
Undisclosed
Location:
Arima or Arouca or Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago
Expiration date:
10/22/2026

POSITION SUMMARY
Manages the Accounts Payable, Receivables, and Billings, in addition to compiling financial statements, reviewing data, month-end and year-end closings, tax returns, bank reconciliations, general ledger reviews, forecasting and budgeting. Ensures financial compliance.

 

RESPONSIBILITES

1. Supervises the Finance Team, ensuring implementation of the Company’s financial and operational strategies, through motivation, effective mentorship, training and development and performance management.

2. Review vendor and customer reconciliations for all companies.

3. Liaise with Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on tax matters.

4. Review fortnightly and monthly payrolls.

5. Forward monthly credit card statements to Managers; forward the payments spreadsheet to the Accounts Payable Supervisor to apply to the advance account.

6. Review monthly financials including Balance Sheet reconciliations for Grand Bay Paper (GBP) & Trinidad Tissues Limited (TTL).

7. Enter manual journals for GBP and TTL.

8. Review bank reconciliations for all companies.

9. Prepare schedules to submit to Eximbank.

10. Review monthly intercompany summaries.

11. Review promotions accruals spreadsheet.

12. Calculate depreciation and maintain the fixed assets register. 

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

 Professional Accounting Qualification such as the ACCA or equivalent.

 Capability in verbal and written communication in Spanish will be an asset.

 

EXPERIENCE

§ A minimum of seven (7) years’ progressive accounting experience with at least three (3) years at a Supervisory level.

§ Experience in manufacturing operations and commercialization will be an asset.

§ Demonstrated knowledge of accepted accounting practices and principles, economic principles, applicable financial laws, codes and regulations.

§ Working knowledge of an accounting software.

§ Working knowledge of an ERP system.

§ Working knowledge of statistics