Analyst/Senior Analyst - Accounting - CA

Analyst/Senior Analyst - Accounting

Objective :

Support the Senior & Chief Accountants in managing all financial aspects of the Retail Network, specifically managing individual Retail Site Profit and Loss & preparing accounts to Trial Balance stage.

Key Responsibilities :

- Finalization and preparation on Financial Statements

- Management of individual site Profit and Loss for Retail Sites including accruals & ensuring correct allocations

- Provide accurate sales invoice data to the analysts and reporting finance team

- Management of sales invoice processing including understanding the data flow and confirming all files are accounted for

- Must have an understanding of the retail POS systems and reporting

- Oversee/process Prepayments, Utilities, Accruals & manage monthly reconciliations

- Calculate commission and other site calculations including invoicing

- Assist in processing inter company settlement and reconciliations

- Responsible for training of staff members, mentoring and monitoring performance

- Indirect supervision/follow-up of Finance Assistants

- Ensure accrual accounting procedures are adhered to

- Analyze FX impact and posting

- End of month journals including prepayments and accruals

- Balance Sheet Reconciliations

- Analysis and investigation of variances

- Perform Bank reconciliation

- Support external auditors preparation of audit files, preparation of annual financial statement (IFRS) etc.

- Ensure all end of month procedures are completed within deadline

- Completion of month end & other regular reporting

- Assist in the development & implementation of Financial Control Reviews for our retail network

- Other ad-hoc finance duties when required

Experience :

- Qualified Chartered Accountant

- Having 2+ years (Analyst) and 4+ years' (Senior Analyst), experience in performing Assistant Accountant/Finance Assistant functions for a medium to large commercial organization

- Demonstrated understanding of fundamental accounting principles (Ind AS / IFRS / US GAAP / SFRS)

- Experience within a retail and/or multi location business / manufacturing industries

Skills :

- Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to work closely with finance team to achieve section objectives

- Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks

Key Relationships :

Internal Internal :

- Chief Accountant

- Reporting Controller

- Finance Team

- Sales Support Team

- Site Managers

- IT Support Team

- Retail Business Managers

External :

- Company Auditors

- Financial Institutions

- Retail Partners

- Commission Agents

- Suppliers