Accountant

Our client, a leading Cargo group is seeking to recruit an Accountant to join their growing team of professionals. The selected candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Understanding the business with particular emphasis on the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes and timeframes
• Updating, reviewing and monitoring of bookkeeping which includes stock management system
• Issuing and reviewing of customer invoices, maintaining and chasing receivables, accrued income and other related payments 
• Carrying out daily tasks such as general ledger entries, reconciliations and inter-company transactions
• Posting and reviewing of purchase invoices and monitoring accounts payable
• Managing monthly and annual reporting tasks, including but not limited to inter-company reconciliations, completeness of accruals and prepayments, ensuring proper income and cost allocation, reviewing and reconciling of Balance sheet accounts
• Processing of payments and preparing of cash flow forecasting and related analysis
• Assisting with periodic VAT and tax reporting
• Assisting with the preparation of budgets and other financial reports
• Supporting with financial and statutory reporting and assisting with periodic VAT and tax reporting
• Liaising with external auditors and other third parties 
• Participating in internal projects and any other duties which may be required from time to time

• Minimum three years experience in a similar role.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and IFRS principles
• Ability to work on own initiative and meet tight deadlines
• Meticulous with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Maltese
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office

• Fully qualified accountant or in the last stages of ACCA