Chief Accountant Job Description
Chief Accountant Duties & Responsibilities
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Chief Accountant Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Chief Accountant
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Education for Chief Accountant
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Skills for Chief Accountant
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Chief Accountant Examples
Chief Accountant Job Description
- Prepare month end closing processes, review payroll journals and appropriately reclassify if necessary
- Planning and implementing funding schemes for legal entities, including initiating Loan and Service contracts, discussing issues with local consultants and Tax Authorities
- Monthly contacts with Tax Authorities responsible for reconciliation of tax balances with tax offices
- Ensure timely payments for Ukraine by monitoring the payments schedules and money inflow
- Calculate and approve tax payments - VAT, Profit, local taxes
- Optimize tax payments in Ukraine
- Coordinate the process of internal & external audits
- Work closely with Internal & External Auditors and the RFC to make sure that controls are in place
- Personal in charge and leading communication with Tax Authorities during statutory tax audits for the company and preparing all documentation requests responding to the tax authorities
- Provide support to the organization with new contracts to ensure compliance with local regulations
- CPA OR Nissho Boki 2
- Experience in Hotel industry preferred
- Focus on cash-flow management within the organization
- Make relevant analysis & report to HQ
- Experience in supervising at least two staff members
- Japanese / English bilingual
Chief Accountant Job Description
- Fixed asset process & accounting
- Proactively identify new accounting standards applicable to the business and develop appropriate implementation strategy
- Manage the payroll outsourcing process and the timely salary payouts
- Manage the payroll outsourcing company from Finance side, including the review and approval of the BS reconciliation prepared by UCMS
- Responsible for the control over reconciliation of the payroll accounts
- Timely and accurate MSI calculation and billing
- Plan and optimize the local Cash Flow, tracking AR with Bottler
- Training and development of local Finance staff succession planning
- To provide precise gap analysis (Actual vs
- Responsible for month end closing duties for position Income Audit
- CPA / CTA
- Prepare the Department weekly Payroll
- Reconcile Quick Park Valet parking charges
- Reconcile and post group commission accruals
- Chargeback write-offs
- F & B monthly Inventory
Chief Accountant Job Description
- Acts with the highest professional standard in all audit activities
- Review and reconcile all balance sheet accounts in general ledger to determine the accuracy of the accounts
- Ensure any hotel control issues are reported immediately per company standards
- Handle guest complaints in accordance with company requirements
- Act as support staff for areas needing additional backup for heavy business demands or staff shortages
- To lead the finance department
- To ensure teamwork and efficient operation of the hotel through team spirit development
- To verify time tables for completing monthly reports and work schedules before send to General Manager
- To be responsible in preparing various monthly reports as required by the management
- To perform financial analysis on monthly statements and report to the General Manager
- Post F& B monthly accruals
- Reversing entries of the Guest Ledger, City Ledger and Deposit
- Ensure the proper utilization, maintenance of all equipment
- Ability to meet deadlines, to handle multiple/complex tasks, to maintain composure under pressure
- Professional accountancy Qualification such as, CPA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA required (or in process of obtaining the certification)
- Big 4 Audit background a plus
Chief Accountant Job Description
- Implements and maintains effective accounting practices and procedures as required by corporate policy, especially the "Uniform System of Account for the Lodging Industry"
- Embrace a continuous growth environment by actively assisting in recruiting, reviewing, recommending and maintaining an inventory of Directors of Financial Services, Assistant Directors of Financial Services, Assistant Directors of Financial Services Trainees, Accounting Managers, and other managers for the organization
- Accurate and timely closure of books of accounts adhering to APMM GAAP
- Extensive review of all financial reporting to the Business Unit
- Daily Bank recons and reporting, ensuring actions are taken on the aging open items
- Oversee income audit staff to ensure daily revenue, adjustment, & allowance were being accurately recorded
- Verify that daily credit cards and cash are deposited into bank account on a daily basis
- Maintain monthly fixed assets and prepare depreciation schedules
- Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts including bank statements, assets and liabilities
- Prepare and file monthly occupancy tax and sales and use tax returns
- Strong SAP, HFM skills, Excel
- Knowledge of local accounting and tax legislation
- Adequate professional experience focusing on finance/controlling especially accounting, finance, controlling is required
- Min 5 years post-qualification in a multi-national company – complex accounting, preferably in a similar sector
- Fluent in English, knowledge of Spanish, Danish, German, Dutch, Swedish and / or French a plus
- One (1) year of experience in financial analysis preferred
Chief Accountant Job Description
- Ensure that company financial statements and accounting records are correct, accurate, and that every transaction complies with company policy, local tax regulation statutory requirements
- Coordinate, review and prepare monthly financial statements
- Work with Assistant Director of Finance & assist in the supervision of finance office staff by giving guidance and support
- Coordinate Internal and External Audit requests for supporting documents and other related materials
- Prepare, document, and enter monthly journal entries
- Maintain the general ledger data integrity
- Tax compliance, incl preparation of tax returns
- Participation in projects and other duties on an ad hoc basis
- Ensure the timely and accurate month and year end group reporting in line with Group reporting requirements for entities in Italy and Switzerland
- Work with Infrastructure businesses global controller team to plan and advise overall financial controllership structure, including organization, system, and process control procedures
- Forecast revenue – update regularly in line with change orders , forecast project costs to complete
- Previous experience in global consolidation accounting & reporting
- Experience within the Commercial Vehicle industry
- 5 years of professional experience within the functional area demonstrating profound GL process knowledge
- 2-3 years of experience from similar role as accountant
- MSc level (or equivalent) with above average graduation