Staff Accountant

Guarantees 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.g.: statutory accounting standards, tax law, civil law) and internal group accounting guidelines

Ensures that the accounting is correct, transparent (within the organization and towards HQ) and complete (including appropriate accruals/deferrals)

Proactively managing the year end audit process and the external auditors

Observes the compliance of the Policies and Procedures established in the company, and if needed propose the creation or update of these

Maintains the fixed asset register and supervises the asset accounting in the fixed asset ledger

Manages the accounts payable ledger as well as the periodic payment runs while ensuring segregation of duties

Controls the accounts receivable ledger and the dunning process

Supervises the bank statement postings as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts and petty cash

Reconciliation of all tax accounts

Responsible for the timely compilation of the monthly and annual closings including the communication of the closing timetable within the organization