Senior Finance Officer

ROLE: Senior Finance Officer

REPORTS TO: Head of Finance

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Finance Function

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior Finance Officer to join our dynamic finance team. In this position, you will assist in managing our company’s financial records, ensuring accuracy, and supporting the finance department with various tasks. This role is ideal for a proactive thinker who is well-versed in Excel, demonstrates strong analytical abilities, and is enthusiastic about streamlining and modernizing accounting workflows.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Ensure reconciliations for bank accounts, suppliers and commissions earned are done correctly by other team members;

- Coordination of payment runs and processing where necessary;

- Process accounting entries for our Expense Claim System across the Group as well as maintain ownership and reference point for such system;

- Reconcile ongoing and initial commission to expectations where necessary.

- Reconcile prepayments and accruals lists on an ongoing basis;

- Pass accounting adjustments up to trial balance stage;

- Liaise directly with Accountants in other countries we operate;

- Prepare management accounts for group small companies if required;

- Prepare reports for Middle Management on a monthly basis in terms of actual vs budget spend;

- Involvement in Audits for some of the group companies;

- Ensure that all audit work papers are filed accordingly;

- Any other day-to-day tasks for the smooth running of the department;

KEY COMPETENCIES:

- Organising work effectively;

- Attention to detail;

- Understanding the company and your role within it, and how your own actions affect the wider business;

- Being able to work effectively with others;

- Expressing ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in individual and group situations, adjusting language terminology and non-verbal communication as appropriate

- Taking actions which respect the needs and contributions of others;

- Strong problem-solving skills with an eye for detail and the ability to analyze existing workflows, identifying and implementing process enhancements, and coaching team members to do the same.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

- A-Level in Accounts

- Initial stages of ACCA qualification (or equivalent) will be considered an Asset;

- Proficient in English and Maltese;

- Experience in financial services in a similar position;

- Shireburn Accounting Software knowledge will be considered an asset

- Must be adept with Excel functionalities, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, as well as formulas, to generate, interpret, and present financial data efficiently.