Accountant

• Prepares and processes daily financial transactions to ensure accurate and effective maintenance of the company's financial records, including reconciling all balance sheet accounts and preparing and posting accounting entries
• Assists in preparing reports for Head Office, management reports, and audit schedules, ensuring accuracy and adherence to established deadlines
• Prepare audit schedules and financial statements in accordance with established deadlines and reporting requirements
• Assists in preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial projections within agreed deadlines
• Plans, executes, and supervises monthly and quarterly inventory counts, ensuring that all variations are investigated and resolved within three (3) business days, in accordance with Blue Books Policy
• Prepares inventory projections and cost analyses within stipulated deadlines
• Reviews general ledger reconciliations to ensure accuracy and consistency across the team
• Assists in the preparation of tax packages, ensuring that all legal deductions are correct and forwarded to the competent regulatory bodies
• Supports payroll processing (unionized and non-unionized) as assigned, ensuring accurate deductions, timely remittances, and punctual payments to employees
• Maintains the fixed asset register, ensuring that all assets are recorded and depreciated in accordance with company policy by the third (3rd) business day of the following month
• Promotes and maintains a strong governance culture within the team, driving the achievement of zero recurring issues and new audit findings
• Manages treasury activities, projecting cash flows, identifying funding gaps in Trinidad and Tobago dollars and foreign currencies, and driving improvements in cash collection and accounts payable management
• Collaborate with the senior finance team to mitigate organizational risks by analyzing trends, reducing costs, and improving operational efficiency
• Establishes performance standards and key performance indicators (KPIs) and conducts performance reviews for direct reports, in line with organizational objectives
• Interacts with external stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and suppliers, as needed
• Ensures compliance with company and departmental strategies, as well as the Quality Management System, particularly regarding health, safety, security, and environmental policies and procedures
• Performs any other related tasks as needed to support the function and the overall objectives of the company

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Financial Management or ACCA certification
• Experience in the Manufacturing Industry
• Knowledge of local and international accounting standards will be considered a plus
• Financial Modeling (Intermediate Level)
• Financial Software (Intermediate Level)
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (Intermediate Level)
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Intermediate Level)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate Level)
• Microsoft D365 (Intermediate Level)

Knowledge of local and international accounting standards