Accountant / Accounts Executive

ACCOUNTANT / ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE

Reporting to: Finance Manager
Location: Malta

There are two vacancies for this position one with a particular focus on the Payables of the commercial arm of the business, one with particular responsibility for revenue of the commercial arm of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Assume responsibility from a Finance viewpoint for a new Maintenance company set-up in
  Malta, including the set-up and on-going activity and reporting
• Understanding the Group’s business with particular emphasis on the monthly, quarterly and
  annual financial reporting processes and time-frames
• Updating, monitoring and reviewing of book-keeping
• Issuing and reviewing of customer invoices, maintaining and chasing aged receivables, accrued
• income and related matters
• Posting and reviewing of purchase invoices and monitoring of accounts payable
• Carrying out several day-to-day tasks such as general ledger entries, reconciliations and intercompany transactions
• Managing and taking ownership of the 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, etc.
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Processing of payments
• Preparing Cash flow forecasting and related analysis
• Preparing budgets and other financial reports, as required
• Handling financial and statutory reporting
• Assisting with periodic VAT and tax reporting
• Liaising with external auditors, to assist with the smooth execution of annual audits
• Liaising with and handling finance queries from banks, suppliers, customers, internal teams,
  professional advisors and third parties, as required
• Assisting with documenting and updating internal control processes and procedures to
  enhance the Company’s controls and work flows
• Participate in assigned internal projects

Requirements

• Part qualified Accountant
• 3+ years previous experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of local and cross-border VAT laws is mandatory
• Good knowledge of accounting and IFRS principles
• Local experience in the aviation sector or with one of the Big Four audit firms or a corporate service provider will be considered an advantage