Accountant Needed (Kingston, Jamaica)

Accountant

A well-established intellectual property rights administration company is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and professional Accountant for a career position in its Accounting Department.

Under the supervision of a Senior Accountant, the Account will be required to do among other things, the following:

Key Responsibilities/Functions:

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by verifying, recording, consolidating, and making entries in primary and secondary accounting books.
• Post all transactions on a daily basis and ensure proper classification as per the accounting system.
• Maintain a general ledger, prepare a trial balance, and reconcile entries.
• Review of subsidiary ledgers and reconciliations to general ledgers.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and ensure all reconciling items are fully explained.
• Updating and maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register.
• Assist in co-ordination of three external audit processes, ensuring document availability, information provision and all the necessary support required.
• Ensuring all the taxes and statutory deductions are filed and payments remitted within the set deadline including GCT and Payroll taxes.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Develop and maintain a filing system for financial information and documents and information (electronic and otherwise) that will facilitate easy, storage, retrieval and ensure the safety of the said documents.
• Support strong receivables management.
• Prepare fixed assets and depreciation schedules.

Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting.
• At least two (2) years post qualification experience in a reputable office environment.
• ICAJ/CPA Membership will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Sage 50 (Peachtree) Accounting Software.
• Ability to write and present reports.
• Experience with creating financial statements and an ability to produce accurate and timely final accounts.

Remuneration

• An attractive remuneration package shall be paid, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Submit applications and resume, by email, to iprhumanresources@gmail.com by no later than Wednesday, July 20, 2022. 

Note carefully, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.