Senior Accountant ( Reporting Officer)

• University degree, preferably in economics, from a leading university
• 3-5 years of professional work experience; experience with sophisticated, modular accounting systems; experience in a multi-national reporting environment is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Must have proven competence in Management Accounting concepts (such as cost allocation; project profitability measurement); technical training and/or experience is a plus, as is experience in construction (or any financial reporting environment where the key emphasis is on Projects, e.g., construction, consulting, etc.).
• Fluent in English; French language skills a plus;excellent communication skills in Romanian and English.
• Energetic and analytical; able to support the business when required by tight deadlines and/or spikes in activity; deadlines must never slip.
• Focused on serving the business.

OBJECTIVES OF POSITION

Support the Finance Team with regard to financial accounting and reporting. The Sr Accountant will be primarily responsible for the accounting, budgeting and financial reporting for our Cyprus and Algeria Business Units.

This position will process all incoming payable invoices, expense reports, fixed assets acquisitions, inventory movements and payroll journal entries. “Processing” means receiving, logging, coding, and otherwise preparing for data entry.

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for preparing weekly and monthly journal entries (for cost allocations and other management accounting issues), for most data entry, and for booking the bank statements – by quality reviewing all his/her work.

Prepare for the Group Controller – EMEA, the final financial statements for the Cyprus and Algeria Business Units on an monthly basis. This position will be responsible for preparing closing entries and the monthly /quarterly / semi-annually RAS reports.

The Senior Accountant develops a strong understanding of the final product of the accountants’ work, and therefore will make more educated decisions when booking data. All this work is done under direct supervision of the Finance Manager.

Manage the Chart of Accounts and other coding lists (cost centers, site codes, personnel codes, vehicle codes, etc.), to facilitate quick, efficient reporting.
Support the rest of the Finance & Admin Team in Romania so that the team meets its objectives. Therefore, the Senior Accountant must understand the role of Accounting as a support function for the rest of the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Cash flow forecast – compile the consolidated cash flow forecasts from all business units within the EMEA based on the information provided by the Finance Managers for each business and manage the flow of information from operational managers, by ensuring that all incoming payables and invoices issued to customers are input in the Cash Flow Forecast by the end of the day that they are received / prepared.

Operate financial controls – including weekly & monthly reconciliations, document controls, and cash controls.

Continuously improve the most important, time-sensitive processes – such as transaction processing, controls, and periodic reporting.

People Development
 Take responsibility for your own professional development, keeping open communication with the Group Controller - EMEA regarding job satisfaction, training needs, and other issues.
 Take an active role in the development of accounting, controls, time management, etc.

Control
 Monitor the document and data flow supporting the Project Cost Management System (which supports the weekly SMR preparation).
 Ensure that all bank accounts are reconciled weekly (as part of the Cash Flow Forecast process).
 Ensure that all Advances, Accruals, A/P, A/R, Inventory are reconciled monthly.
 Establish all I/S and B/S “pass-through” or “clearing” accounts as “zero-balance” accounts; reconcile all such accounts monthly.
 Ensure that all other B/S accounts are reconciled quarterly (on a rotating basis).
 Ensure that all A/R and A/P balances are confirmed (in writing) with each client / supplier at least twice per year.

Trylon TSF ROMANIA group of companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa, serves its customers from strategically located facilities in Bucharest ( Romania ), Jemeppe Sur Sambre ( Belgium ), and Limassol ( Cyprus ).in designing, executions, technical consultancies in construction and telecommunication fields.