Accountant

Job description

We are UK based retail supermarket having back office in Chennai looking for energetic executive with accounting plus admin roles.

Accounting Qualification
• Prepares and posts more complex journal entries for company accounts ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Reconciles balance sheet and income statement accounts to general ledger; researches more complex discrepancies and determines appropriate course of action. Prepare complex bank reconciliations, journal entries, and expense analyses.
• Develops spreadsheets for account analysis and journal entries in order to keep records organized and standardized.
• Participates in more complex special projects such as accounting complex software updates in order to provide expertise.
• Coordinates, prepares, consolidates, submits, and distributes monthly financial statements in order to provide management with information on financial accounts.
• Conducts more complex studies and submits recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation to management.
• Installs, modifies, documents, and coordinates implementation of accounting systems and accounting control procedures.
• May provide leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field preferred
• Six or more years of accounting or finance experience
• Experience working with generally accepted accounting principles and accounting software
• Good personal computer and business solutions software skills
• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with less experienced accountants and support personnel
• Good communication skills for communicating with support personnel and management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
• Good presentation skills for educating internal clients on accounting principles
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team