Assistant Financial Controller

Our client, operating in the hospitality industry is seeking to recruit an Assistant Financial Controller to join their Finance team. The selected candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Assisting and supervising of the finance department whilst taking over in the Financial Controller's absence
• Carrying out accounting duties such as data entry
• Reviewing all finance functions during the month as well as responsible for checking all entries
• Assisting in the preparation of Management accounts, financial statements, reports and forecasts on a monthly basis
• Assisting in the drafting of budgets, tax returns and other reports required by the authorities
• Reconciling of all accounts in the trial balance
• Providing training to staff members in relation to financial processes
• Supervising and controlling the department's activities and actively participating in solving any problems that may arise
• Identifying and searching for potential solutions focused on improving the current processes
• Delegating work to achieve an efficient and effective distribution of the workload and flexibility with the aim to improving the performance of the team
• Liaising with superiors on matters that require guidance
• Ascertaining that all matters regarding accounts remain of a confidential nature
• Any other duties which may arise from time to time

• Minimum 2 years working experience in a similar position
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent understanding of financial processes and accounting
• Fluency in both English and Maltese
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

• In possession of an accounting degree or in the final stages of ACCA