Statutory Accountant, Aberdeen Accounting Hub

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Job Description

DUTIES:

• Responsible for the audit file preparation ensuring accounting and reporting for assigned/designated legal entities are completed in compliance with local GAAP/IFRS for external and statutory reporting purposes.
• Interact with external auditors during the audit of statutory accounts.
• To prepare information for the tax department to support annual tax filings.
• To copy data from management books to statutory books and maintain the statutory books.
• To review the statutory books for necessary updates required to the management books.
• To perform monthly accounting allocations in the management books.
• To perform a monthly review of management accounting entries to ensure compliance with legal and statutory reporting structure.
• To perform online balance sheet reconciliations on a quarterly basis.
• Assist with certain local tax filings and reconciliations eg VAT.
• Assist with submission of statistical returns or filing documents as required by local government authorities.
• Ad-hoc miscellaneous duties as assigned to ensure adequate support to designated shared service support operations.
• Assist in any finance related audit as required.

EDUCATION:

Part qualified professional accountant with an Accounting or Finance degree.

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of two years professional experience. Experience in the preparation of financial statements is preferred. Knowledge of IFRS, and US GAAP is desirable.

SKILLS:

• Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Strong organizational skills – position requires the ability to work on various priority tasks simultaneously and complete them efficiently.
• Ability to take the initiative and work on tasks both individually and as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic with a positive attitude and willingness to meet deadlines.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The job requires employee to work with others as a team and think through and solve problems step by step.
• Good communication skills are required, both written and verbal.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and flexibility to work hours needed to meet deadlines.

INGENUITY:
Self-motivated to perform responsibilities with the ability to identify inefficiencies and act on them.

DECISION MAKING:
Recognize and solve problems. Determine priority of assignments based on clearly communicated deliverables.

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