Assistant Accountant

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Job ID: 119740
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Posted: 03.14.2025

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Occupations:

Accounting-Finance : General-Other: Accounting-Finance

Job Description:

Position: Assistant Accountant

Department: Finance

Supervises: Accounting Assistants, Cashiers

Status: Permanent

Location: Port of Spain

JOB SUMMARY
The Assistant Accountant will play a critical role in supporting the financial operations of Massy Finance GFC Ltd (MFGFC). Reporting directly to the Senior Accountant, the Assistant Accountant is responsible for ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, adherence to compliance standards, and providing reliable financial data to support decision-making. This role manages the day-to-day accounting supervision functions and supports the Finance unit in the financial reporting, audit and budgeting processes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Oversight
   • Ensure all accruals, prepayment and Intercompany schedules and transactions are completed timely and accurately
   • Reconciliation of various general ledger accounts (Income Statement and Balance Sheet) 
   • Approve vendor payments, refunds and claims
   • ACH Sweep Management
   • Review and timely clearing of Unallocated Deposits
   • Ensure that Salary Deductions are uploaded timely and accurately
   • Daily Cash Balancing
   • Disbursement of Loan applications
2. Financial Reporting
   • Preparation of schedules for Statutory Reporting
   • Preparation of investment schedules and ensure transactions are recorded timely and accurately
   • Fixed Assets Management (schedule preparation and posting of entries)
   • Bank Reconciliations, review bank statement filings, prepare and review of distributed bank reconciliations
   • Tracking of Loan portfolio Remittances
3. Audit Support
   • Coordinate with internal and external auditors to facilitate the audit process
   • Address audit queries and implement recommendations to improve processes
4. Team Supervision and Collaboration
   • Supervision and management of Finance Staff, providing mentorship to build a strong and capable finance team
   • Work closely with the Senior Accountant, Accountant and other finance team members to achieve departmental goals

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Professional accounting designation (ACCA, CPA) OR actively pursuing ACCA Level 2 qualification combined with three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in accounting or financial reporting roles, preferably within the financial services sector

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multi-faceted teams and multiple stakeholders
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Strong reasoning and decision-making abilities
• Ability to adapt to changing financial regulations and company needs

Please note that only suitable applications will be acknowledged and must be submitted by March 28 th, 2025.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Professional accounting designation (ACCA, CPA) OR actively pursuing ACCA Level 2 qualification combined with three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in accounting or financial reporting roles, preferably within the financial services sector