Manager Financial and Accounting Advisory Services
BDO
Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months
Lead and manage financial and accounting advisory engagements, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
Collaborate with clients to understand their business challenges and provide tailored solutions.
Offer expertise in financial reporting, technical accounting, and regulatory compliance.
Provide guidance on complex accounting issues and support clients in implementing IFRS.
Actively participate in business development efforts, including identifying opportunities for new client engagements. Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships, becoming a trusted advisor.
Supervise and mentor a team of professionals, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment. Provide guidance and training to team members to enhance their skills and knowledge.
Develop and execute project plans, ensuring deadlines and client expectations are met.
Monitor project budgets, resources, and deliverables to achieve successful outcomes
Assist in managing financial and accounting advisory engagements, ensuring quality and client satisfaction.
Work closely with clients to understand their financial challenges and contribute to effective solutions.
Provide support on financial reporting matters, including technical accounting issues and compliance requirements, and assist clients in implementing IFRS and best practices.
Collaborate with team members and clients to effectively communicate financial insights and recommendations. Contribute to the planning and execution of financial advisory projects, ensuring deadlines are met.
Support the development of junior team members through mentorship and guidance
Prepare of monthly reporting pack / management accounts which includes, but not limited to, balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, list of receivables and payables.
Prepare of comparison statement between actual and budgeted figures and the variances reports. Managing and monitoring metrics, KPI tracking, and reports for the financial department.
Evaluate the financial performance of the organization and measure returns on investments. Managing the risks involved in the financial activities of the business
• Perform financial analysis and reporting to management as needed.
• Perform month-end accounting activities such as reconciliations and journal entries.
• Coordinate with finance team to complete assigned accounting tasks within deadlines.
• Evaluate computerized accounting systems and provide recommendations to IT team for performance improvements.
• Generate financial reports and statements to Managers for review.
• Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions.
• Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues and determine budget variances and report the same to management.
• Respond to accounting inquiries from management in a timely fashion.
• Provide guidance to other Accountants when needed.
• Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for assigned accounts.
• Assist in auditing activities by providing necessary information and preparing requested documentations.
• Monitor and record financial transactions according to company policies and regulations.
• Review and recommend changes to existing accounting procedures.
• Handle full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role eg. AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting etc
• Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations
• Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts.
• Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.
• Responsible for timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments, cash-flow management
reporting.
• Review & approve payment vouchers & journal entries
• Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting and working closely with the operations and project teams
in analyzing margins, variances and cost analysis.
• Issue project cost reports for review and approval.
• Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.
• Support CFO in ensuring that intercompany cost allocations are in line with management agreements
and transfer pricing policy
• Establish and maintain systems for cost-sensitivity analysis and early-warning of cost-overruns
• Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Provide technical support and advice on Management accountant
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Manage accounting assistants and bookkeepers
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
• Provide input into department’s goal setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Plan, assign and review staff’s work
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen
internal controls
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
• Liaise with our Financial manager and Accounting manager to improve financial procedures
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements
according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned
• Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately
available when needed
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings
• Assist with other accounting projects
Accounting
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