Management Accountant
Schlumberger
Total years of experience :5 years, 3 Months
Preparing periodic financial statements, including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries;
Providing a support service by working with all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions;
Ensuring spending is kept in line with the budget;
Informing key strategic decisions and formulating business strategies;
Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions;
Analysing financial performance and contributing to medium and long-term business planning/forecasts;
Negotiating on major projects, loans and grants;
Offering professional judgement on financial matters and advising on ways of improving business performance;
Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers;
Liaising with other function managers to put the finances and accounts in context;
Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements where needed;
Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.
Review and verify invoices and check requests
Sort, code and match invoices
Set invoices up for payment
Enter and upload invoices into system
Track expenses and process expense reports
Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments
Prepare and perform check runs
Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
Reconcile accounts payable transactions
Prepare analysis of accounts
Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
Maintain vendor files
Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
Produce monthly reports
Assist with month end closing
Provide supporting documentation for audits
Maintains financial records for subsidiary companies by analyzing balance sheets and general ledger accounts.
Reconciles general and subsidiary bank accounts by gathering and balancing information.
Provides financial status information by preparing special reports; completing special projects.
Corrects errors by posting adjusting journal entries.
Maintains general ledger accounts by reconciling accounts receivable detail and control accounts; adjusting entries for amortizations prepaids; analyzing and reconciling retainage and accounts payable ledgers; preparing fixed asset depreciation and accruals.
Secures financial information by completing database backups; keeping information confidential.
Maintains accounting controls by following policies and procedures; complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications.
Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.