Senior Accountant- Business Process Solutions Full Time NEW

About the company:

Grant Thornton is a leading business adviser that helps dynamic organizations to unlock their potential for growth. Our brand is respected globally as one of the major global accounting organizations.

One of our service line is Business Process Solution. some of the services related to this service line include, but not limited to, Accounting, Preparation of Financial Statement (FS),Tax compliance within Outsourcing, Payroll Processing/Administration.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Timely review of coding and posting of accounting transactions, preparation of bank reconciliations .
• Advising Client’s management for proper actions on related issues identified.
• Preparation of Clients’ payroll timeline, review of payroll data, processing of payroll, pay slips and salary payment through bank instructions.
• Preparation of Clients’ monthly declarations (VAT, WHT, PF, IT, etc.) and processing of their filing and settlement with the tax authorities.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports / financial statements and also annual statutory financial statements as required by Clients.
• Archive Clients’ accounting, payroll, tax and other documents completely and on a systematic way.
• Advise Clients for taking on time count of inventory and fixed assets at the year end and based on the output of the count, process reconciliations with the accounting records and produce valuation reports as appropriate.
• Facilitate and assist audit of the Client’s accounts.
• Work closely with the Tax Service line to address any tax related advisory questions from Clients.
• Carry out other assignment as directed by the BPS Partner and/or Senior Managers.
• Regularly check email correspondences from Clients and reply on time.
• Share service fee notes with Clients on time and follow up for their settlement.
• Comply with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising Clients on needed actions.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Assist and/work with Managers and the BPS Partner in carrying out various BPS assignments.
• Lead and deliver the required output for complex client engagement.
• Supervise junior team members and review their work as a team leader on assignments.

Educational Qualification and Experience Required

• BA degree in Accounting and Finance .
• Minimum 6 years of experience and at least 2 year must be in a senior position.
• Work experience in Business Process Solution/Outsourcing/Accounting Consultancy firms and Private Limited Companies is highly preferred.

Ability and Skill Required

• Having a deep understanding of accounting cycles and Ethiopian tax laws.
• Able to work on multiple tasks efficiently and meet tight deadlines.
• Team spirit/working in a team.
• Interpersonal communication and negotiations skills.
• Computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and word-processing.
• Good command of both verbal and written English.
• Open-minded, self-learner