Chief Accountant

To ensure that the Finance Department provides a professional financial support service to the company its senior managers and subsidiaries in a timely accurate and relevant manner To ensure all financial transactions are recorded and processed in compliance with the agreed internal control framework in a timely and accurate manner To ensure management accounts annual financial statements are prepared to agreed timescales supported by appropriate reconciliations including profit and loss balance sheet and cash flow statements Comprehensive monthly balance sheet reconciliations for each balance sheet item Manage lead and develop the finance team Develop review and maintain financial policies and procedures Assist the purchase manager to enter and receive the international purchase orders into the system on time Monthly payment reconciliation of customer supplier account Assist the Manager in the annual budget setting process Manage the annual audit process liaise with external auditors to audit completion and completion of external audit within agreed deadline Produce draft financial accounts pack and related schedules for annual external audit Liaise with all internal and external stakeholders departmental heads suppliers customers bank external and internal auditors Excellent knowledge of IFRS monitor and advice on changes in accounting standards and impact on financial reporting Ensure all statutory and other returns are completed accurately within set deadlines and payments made in accordance with time limits Attend all relevant internal and external meetings as required and directed by the Manager Preparing the monthly payroll Any other duties assigned by the Reporting Head Following with the sales stuff and customers for payment collection on time Following customer audit credit control