Junior executive-Accounting
NewBe an early applicant1. Strategy
- Understand the importance of revenue, productivity, chargeability and the client relationship, and apply this understanding to daily tasks.
- Appreciate the back-office delivery model and how accurate, timely preparation supports onshore client service.
2. Operations
- Prepare specified deliverables for onshore review and client delivery in accordance with deadlines.
- Ensure all applicable controls, policies, processes and quality checklists are adhered to before work is passed for review.
- Maintain accurate, complete and well-organised working papers and client records within the relevant working files and systems.
- Apply the two-gate review model: complete preparer self-review and address senior reviewer comments before sign-off.
- Escalate client and work issues to the Senior Accountant, Supervisor or Manager on a timely basis.
- Collect, validate and input client data into accounting systems and databases as required.
- Support the implementation of new procedures, SOPs, guidelines and system changes.
- Respond to internal queries from onshore teams in a timely and professional manner.
- Perform various other reasonable tasks as instructed from time to time.
3. Service delivery
- Prepare client work in accordance with TMF procedures and documented SOPs.
- Work with onshore teams to ensure required client data is received in good time and queries are resolved.
- Prepare returns, submissions, accounts and reports for onshore review prior to client approval and filing.
- Support onshore colleagues in client meetings or calls with prepared schedules and analysis, as required.
- Maintain a constructive working relationship with onshore stakeholders and, where required, with clients.
4. Financial and commercial management
- Post time accurately in the internal time-management system (Microsoft Dynamics 365) within the relevant submission deadline.
- Ensure correct reporting of time spent against client portfolios.
- Flag potential additional or out-of-scope work to the Senior Accountant or Supervisor for assessment and billing.
5. Technical expertise
- Perform full-cycle bookkeeping: journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and month-end close.
- Prepare bank, cash, debtor, creditor, intercompany and balance-sheet reconciliations to a review-ready standard.
- Prepare data and supporting workings for VAT returns (including GCC VAT) and corporate tax, for onshore review and filing.
- Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual management reports and statutory reporting inputs, including AFS support and withholding tax workings.
- Use accounting software (QuickBooks, Zoho, SAP and similar) and maintain databases as required.
- Develop technical knowledge through self-study and internal and external training, seminars and updates.
6. Team-based responsibilities
- Input and maintain information accurately in client working files and systems.
- Review, test and reconcile work and data received from third parties and sub-contractors.
- Set up and maintain computerised entity financial databases and chart of accounts.
- Support the onboarding of new clients, including opening balances and data migration.
- Assist with monthly and annual trackers, completion checklists and deadline calendars.
- Assist with review of work across service lines where required.
- Maintain a personal utilisation target of 85% of hours aligned to client work and service delivery.
- Perform any other reasonable assignment requested by management.