Accounting Supervisor

PURPOSE (why does the position exist, WITH what objectives and WITHIN what limits)The position is responsible for preparing, reviewing and analyzing detailed schedules and reports of all the other accounts not covered by the analyst and specialist, supervising and reviewing the work of the analyst and specialist, with the objective of ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the amounts to be reported in the financial and management reports, the appropriate recording and recognition of all the transactions in the company’s books, in accordance with the current financial reporting standards and interpretations, and the timely submission of the financial and management reports, to both internal and external users.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSEducation: Bachelor’s/College Degree in AccountancyProfessional License (CPA)Relevant Experience: At least 5 years of relevant experience in audit and accountingAt least 2 years of supervisory level positionExposure to audit is an advantageBusiness Understanding: Proficient and has a good understanding of the accounting and tax standards, applicable rules and regulations.Demonstrated ability to understand business context and processes to identify risks.Technical KnowledgeStrong analytical skillsGood verbal and written communication skillsFinancial, risk & root cause analysisChange managementKnowledge of financial technologiesProficiency in Google Workspace & MS OfficeAREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYCoordination and compliance● Monitor group and company-wide financial reporting requirements and collateand review schedules and supporting documents for these requirements and toensure accuracy and timely internal and external reporting● Assists in projects to improve the accounting and financial reporting by ensuringthe Company’s system implementation adheres to the current business andoperational-wide business needs and is in compliance with the accountingstandards● Monitor effectiveness of the work performed by specialist and analyst topromote proper allocation of responsibilities.Revenue and receivables recognition and reporting● Obtain and review the revenue, collection, receivables and supplementaryschedules from the Billing and reconcile amounts to balances per accountingsystem to ensure the completeness and accuracy of submitted reports● Perform monthly analysis of the revenue and receivable accounts andinvestigate and resolve significant and/or unusual account movements andbalances and corroborate these results with other internal reports (e.g., sales’actuals) to ensure any variances and exceptions.Review of purchases and payables● Obtain and review payable schedules from the other departments, including thecompleteness and accuracy of the reports, and reconcile amounts to balancesper accounting system reporting accurate and valid payables● Review the work performed by analyst on expenses and accruals, and byspecialist on fixed assets and inventory, in relation to the company’s recordedpayables to ensure these payments corroborate the asset transactions of theCompany● Perform monthly analysis of the payables and investigate and resolvesignificant and/or unusual account movements and balances to ensure anyvariances and exceptions represent valid and existing payables.Accounting system maintenance● Manage the baseline of charts of accounts, set-up and monitor system-widefinancial reporting and database codes as well as provide system-widecoordination of the annual closing of the books process to meet the financialreporting timeline● Supplementing the work performed by the analyst and specialist in ensuringappropriate account codes are being utilized by the process owners enablingproper codes reflects the current business needs and operationsFinancial reporting and analysis● Obtain and review schedules for all other accounts outside the scope of theanalysts and specialists to ensure all accounts are reviewed by the group● Initiate closing of books, ensure complete and sufficient support and schedulesare in accordance with current accounting standards and policies● Corroborate analyses and results to other source reports (sales trend, forecast)enabling validity of qualitative and quantitative information of transactions.