Accountant (Vessel Shipping background, Town)

• Manage full scope of Corporate accounts ensuring following are properly done in accordance with accounting standards and company policies:
• Month-end Closing
• Customer billing & AR collection
• Preparing audit schedule, management accounts and notes to the accounts
• Year End accounting process and filing of tax returns
• Preparing payroll and maintaining records
• Preparing Budget & cashflow preparation as and when needed
• Prepare, file, submit, send, reconcile, ensure, retrieve, consolidate, and/or verify the following matters related to Client’s Vessel accounts:
• Month-end Closing
• Manager’s transactions and statement
• Verification and handling of all Accounts Payable invoices and processes.:
• Import approved Invoices/Credit Notes/DO from procurement system and input based on PO & DO in Accounting System
• Obtain payment details to suppliers/Purchase & Crew Team and check suppliers’ monthly SOA
• Ensure payment is processed accurately
• Manage & Monitor Vessels’ Cash Management, Cash Flow and Balance according to payment requirements
• Manage monthly Crew Portage, Master Cash Report at Crew Management System & Accounting System
• Ensure Master updates crew change information into Crew Management System on time and provide training to new Master on input into Crew Management System
• Provision Inventory, Bonded Store Inventory, Luboil Consumption as Journal vouchers in Accounting System
• Maintain in MS Excel for all the invoices, credit notes, debit notes, payments according to Accounting System and Procurement System
• Monthly Statement of Accounts related to Opex, Projects, Drydock, Insurance Claims, etc to Vessel Owners
• Daily operation issues related to accounts
• Budget & cashflow preparation as and when needed
• Vessels’ books are properly kept in accordance with Shipowners’ accounting standards
• Liaising with Vessel Owners for fund transfer request
• Analyse variance from Budgets
• Reply to any queries from Vessel Owners
• Managing bank accounts including : Assisting in new bank account opening (if any)Performing daily checks on bank account movement
• Liaise with auditors, if needed;
• Assist and support projects/tasks/internal audit as required

• Candidate with a diploma/degree in Accounting, professional accountancy qualification or equivalent
• At least 3 years of working experience in accounting
• Good interpersonal & communication skills
• Experience with general ledger functions and full set accounting
• Hands-on experience in ship management accounts
• Self-motivated, highly organized, and attention to detail

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