Senior Accounting Assistant
- Accounting, Insurance
- Full time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- 4 hour(s) ago
Core Responsibilities
• Preparation of monthly financial statements, ensuring integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Analysis of financial data to identify and correct discrepancies, and making recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial system.
• Supervision and mentoring of subordinate staff to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, in accordance with established procedures.
• Approval of weekly payments to insurers relating to online payments.
• Ensuring that outstanding receivables and payables are maintained at a minimum.
• Preparation of monthly general ledger account analyses and posting of the appropriate journal entries.
• Recording direct and online client deposits to the various bank accounts and forwarding this information to the respective Account Executives/CSRs so that client accounts may be credited accordingly.
• Supervision of the reconciliation of daily bank deposits, including debit and credit card transactions, with the company’s financial system.
• Assistance with the execution of external audits, as well as the remittance of statutory payroll deductions and quarterly income tax instalments.
Personal Attributes
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with 3rd parties, subordinate staff and other departments within the company
• Attention to detail and proven analytical skills
Qualifications
• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior accounting position
• Holder of an ACCA (level 2) or similar designation and or combination of work experience
• Supervisory experience at a senior level
• High level of proficiency in accounting software, spreadsheets and word processing.
• Sage Software experience would be an asset