Senior Accountant
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Company Overview
To apply for this job please visit www.challenge-group.com.
Job Description & Responsibilities
The group is experiencing significant growth, and as a result a Senior Accountant position is currently available. The Senior Accountant will form part of the Finance Team, and will work together with the team members to meet the Group’s accounting and financial reporting requirements.
Responsibilities include:
• Understanding the Group’s business with particular emphasis on the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes and time-frames
• Monitoring and reviewing of book-keeping
• Issuing and reviewing customer invoices, maintaining and chasing aged receivables, accrued income and related matters
• Reviewing purchase invoices and monitoring of accounts payable
• Carrying out several day-to-day tasks such as general ledger entries, reconciliations and intercompany transactions
• Managing and taking ownership of the monthly and annual reporting tasks, including but not limited to inter-company reconciliations, completeness of accruals and prepayments, ensuring proper income and cost allocation, reviewing and reconciling of Balance sheet accounts, etc
• Supervising, training and supporting junior team members
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Processing payments
• Preparing Cash flow forecasting and related analysis
• Assisting with the preparation of budgets and other financial reports, as required
• Assisting with financial and statutory reporting
• Assisting with periodic VAT and tax reporting
• Liaising with external auditors, to assist with the smooth execution of annual audits
• Liaising with and handling finance queries from banks, suppliers, customers, internal teams, professional advisors and third parties, as required
• Participating in assigned internal projects
• Carrying out any other duties for the smooth running of the department
Qualifications required
Applicants must be in possession of a degree in Accounting from the University of Malta or ACCA qualification.
Experience required
Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years previous experience in a similar role in Malta.
The ideal candidate must:
• Have good knowledge of accounting and IFRS principles
• Have local experience in the aviation sector or with one of the Big Four audit firms or a corporate service provider (would be an asset)
• Have knowledge of local and cross-border VAT laws (would also be an asset)
• Be able to work in a team and collaborate with various departments
• Be professional and dependable
• Work to meet agreed deadlines
• Demonstrate a logical and methodical approach to work
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a good eye for detail
• Have excellent organisational skills and maintain highest standards at all times
• Have excellent written and verbal communications skills in English, and preferably Maltese too
• Be proficient at interpreting and communicating technical accounting issues
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office and IT tools
• Be self-motivated and flexible with a can-do attitude, willing to learn, and capable of working under pressure and independently in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Work Place
On-site
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