Finance & Accounts Specialist

Job Description

We are looking for a talented and efficient Accounts manager who can carry out timely and accurate delivery of financial statements and reporting

Preferred Requirements:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Show a demonstrable 2-3 years experience
• Deal with several direct reports
• Work to allocate tasks evenly across the team.
• Can responsibly drive team performance and get the most out of individual contributors.
• Oversee and manage the general accounting functions, including, but not limited to: accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and taxes
• Help with quarterly and year-end financial audit activities and the annual corporate and financial controls audit.
• Assess current practices and procedures, and make recommendations for improvements
• Prepare, review, and analyse financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Perform adhoc analysis and projects as requested
• Supervise and/or manage general ledger accounting functions
• Develop staff by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and maintaining strong employee relationships
• Work with external auditors to ensure correct and timely closing and reporting at year-end

Skills & Experience

• Proven work experience as an Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, Junior Account Manager or relevant role
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level
• Solid experience with any CRM software (e.g. Salesforce, Zoho CRM or HubSpot etc.) and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
• Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills