Job brief
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to oversee
general accounting operations by controlling and verifying our
financial transactions.
Senior Accountant responsibilities include reconciling account
balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and
preparing month-end close procedures.
A successful Senior Accountant combines excellent analytical skills
with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze
financial reports. The ideal candidate has also experience
collaborating and/or managing teams.
Senior Accountant duties also include ensuring accuracy and
effectiveness in all of our accounting tasks.
Responsibilities
• Ensures the integrity and completeness of accounting
information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering
transactions
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses
entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Maintains general ledger
• Manage accounting processes and bookkeep
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying,
allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving
discrepancies.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts,
preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries.
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and
preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Produces payroll accounting entries
• Prepare, submit tax returns and respect the official deadlines
• Maintain relations with state authorities (ANAF, DGITL)
• Prepare financial statements according to schedule
• Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general
ledger accounts and providing information for auditors
• Assist with tax audits and other audits that may arise
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Plan, assign and review staff’s work
• Coordinate month-end and year-end close process
• Perform, review BS reconciliations and o monthly basis
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and the way
we do things
• Provide technical support and advice on Management
Accountant
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems
and procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting
• Contributes to department’s goal setting process when needed
• Develop and document business processes and accounting
policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensure compliance with RAS/IFRS principles and avoids legal
challenges with legal requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Local Fiscal requirements, principles
and duties to authorities to avoid legal challenges with legal
requirements.
• Ensure documents are properly archived physically and
electronically in line with company’s policies
• Ensure is up to date with any changes in policies, principles
under RAS/IFRS and Tax
• Ensures any changes/updates to accounting systems are done
properly and in due time (E-factura, SAF-T, etc)
• Annual inventory process owner and first lead
• Liaise with our CFO and Head of Finance to improve financial
procedures
• Think in perspective and develop routines that can be scaled in
terms of complexity and/or no of transactions
• Other tasks as instructed by CFO and Head of Finance
Requirements and skills
• Proven experience as a Senior accountant, Accounting
Supervisor for min 5 years
• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures
• In-depth understanding of Local Accounting Principles and Tax
• Awareness of business trends
• Familiarity with financial accounting statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-
end/year-end close process
• Hands-on experience with accounting software packages,
experience with Saga, Microsoft Dynamics D365 will be
preferred
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables,
sumifs, countifs etc, Word and PowerPoint
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Self-driven, results oriented, can-do attitude, ability to adapt to
changes
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Open to learn new things, new business areas
• Proven experience and the right attitude towards confidential
information
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and analytically
• Proven ability to organize and clearly communicate thoughts and
ideas;
• Very good interpersonal, motivational, and leadership skills;
• Process-oriented, organized, structured, and detailed;
• Ability to manage uncertainty and to work within difficult
contexts;
• Pro-active attitude
• BS degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant
• Relevant certification CECCAR will be preferred
• English is a must
