JCPenney - Assistant Accountant - CA

Responsible for accounting functions, ensure accounting procedure and process are in compliance with company standards and local statutory requirements. Assist Regional Controller in managing accounting, finance, tax and audit processes, analysis and reports for the regional accounting center.

Education: Chartered Accountant

The candidate will be required to perform the following for the Pakistan and Bangladesh offices:

- AP and staff claim processing in compliance with the defined policies and procedures subject to appropriate tax deductions. Accounting for the transactions in the internal software.

- Computation, deduction, reconciliation and deposit of withholding tax, VAT on AP invoices.

- Co-ordination with external service providers to ensure all compliance returns and payroll payments are filed / computed accurately and timely.

- Preparing regular bank reconciliations in the internal software.

- Regular reconciliation of Balance sheet and Intercompany accounts in internal software.

- Monthly closure of books of accounts and management reporting.

- Petty cash management and reporting.

- Monthly funding requests.

- Assist in ensuring company policy & procedures are consistently applied and follow JCP standards and local statutory requirements in regional offices.

- Assist in performing office audit (internal/ external) in the region. Assist in preparing and finalizing budgets for the office.

- Work closely with regional offices, assist Accountant in oversight and managing monthly accounting reports, reconciliation, analysis, tax and audit processes for the regional accounting center.

- Provide any other assistance as required from time to time.

Experience: 1-4 years of relevant work experience.

Specialized:

- Strong accounting knowledge and previous experience in AP processing.

- Good in both written and oral English.

- The candidate should be independent, self motivated and disciplined, pro-active, team player with strong analytical skills and ability to multitask, add value and deliver under tight deadlines.

- Knowledge in computerized accounting software preferred.

- Hands-on skill in MS Office applications.