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Newman Pte Ltd Newman Pte Ltd

Accountant


Job Description

Newman Limited is the largest electronic payments processor of prepaid mobile airtime top-up services around the country. E-pay focuses on the recharge market for processing electronic purchases of prepaid mobile airtime and transaction processing for other pre-payment services.

The Accountant is responsible for assisting Finance Manager with day to day administrative and financial tasks, including debtors and creditors management, budget drafting, managing procurement processes and financial reporting. This position reports to the Finance Manager, Newman Pte Limited.

Outcomes

Organisational Stakeholders
1. Financial Transactions Managed
  • General ledger maintained in an accurate manner
  • Accounts receivables and payables processes managed
    • Timely and accurate reconciliations ensured
    • Payments verified and ensured
    • Aged debtors and creditors managed
    • timely banking
  • Monthly, Quarterly and Annual closings ensured
    • Financial statements prepared accurately according to schedule
    • financial and managements reports prepared
    • month end processes supervised
  • Budgeting and cash flow management supported
    •  Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
2. Statutory and Operationally Compliant Organisation
  • Internal controls and accounting standards maintained
  • Statutory reporting ensured in a timely and accurate manner
    • PAYE, Fringe Benefits Tax, VAT and FNPF preparation managed
  • Audits managed on an on-going basis
    • Annual audited accounts compiled on an accurate and timely basis
    • liaison with internal and external auditors
    • audit gaps closed 
3. Well informed Management
  • Timeliness, quality and accuracy of daily, weekly and monthly reports to management ensured               
    • Newman Financial reports
      • Month end closing/Year end closing 
    • Quarterly and annual consolidated accounts 
    • Monthly Reporting and Management Accounts
    • Quarterly Reporting.
  • Monthly report presentation is accurate and supports decision making
  • Ad-hoc information requests by management and shareholders for decision-making purposes addressed in a timely manner
4. Effective Human Capital Management ensures a productive, stable and increasingly capable workforce.
  • Supervision of and professional guidance to Finance staff ensured
    • Accounting clerical staff guided by coordinating department activities and answering questions
    • Technical support and advice provided
  • Training needs and competency gaps of staff assessed and managed in partnership with Finance Manager and HR Department
    • KPI tracking
5. Safe work environment promoted and ensured at all times.
  • Work place safety is ensured                         
    • Communication of Safety, Health and Environment to all team members are on an on-going basis
    • Occupational Health & Safety systems promote zero workplace injury at all times
    • Local environmental regulation is aligned with work place safety on an on-going basis
  • Workplace hazards eliminated at all times                  
  • Systems assist in the identification and elimination of work place hazards on an on-going basis
6. Newman Pte Limited's values upheld and promoted at all times.
  • Collaborate with other teams for the benefit of the organisation
  • Monitor and encourage team members to uphold image and value standards
  • Uphold and demonstrate the organisation's image and value
  • Business practice and decisions are ethical and aligned to organisational policy and procedures
  • Confidentiality of financial and operational information ensured at all times

Responsibilities - Critical Competencies

Competence Description
Business
Systems and Procedures Develop and/or apply procedures to assist the organisation achieve its goals.
People
Team Orientation Work in a team towards a common aim.
Facilitation Assist the progress of work ensuring its timely and effective completion.
Professional
Technical Strength Demonstrate knowledge of a specialist discipline.
Compliance Comply with relevant laws and the policies and procedures of the organisation.
Financial Application Apply financial principles and practices.

Qualifications

Qualification Discipline Notes
Preferred
Degree Accounting and Finance
Desirable
Higher Degree incl. Post Grad Cert or Dip

Work Knowledge and Experience

  1. At least 3 years hands on work experience as an Accountant or similar role
  2. Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
  3. Experience with financial reporting requirements and general ledger functions
  4. Hands-on experience with accounting software and advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
  5. Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills

Requirements

Language Proficiency
Excellent command of English
Professional Associations
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)

Interactions

Interaction Comments
Internal
All employees
External
Customers
External Auditors
Statutory Authorities
Vendors

Attributes

Attribute Definition
Behavioural Styles
Accountable Assumes full responsibility for own actions and identifies with the success or failure of own part of the overall work/goal.
Detail oriented Attends to the small elements of a task/activity, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Integrity Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
Reliable Is able to be trusted to do what is expected or has been promised, puts in a great amount of effort believing in the value of work.
Interpersonal Styles
Objective Impartial and honest in dealings with others, eliminating own feelings and view to reach a balanced judgement.
Team Oriented Enjoys being with others as part of a group or team.
Thinking Styles
Analytic Able to separate things into their constituent elements in order to study or examine them, draw conclusions, or solve problems.
Decisive Reaches conclusions, promptly and firmly.
Numerate Shows abilities in quantitative thought and expression.
Well organised Controls tasks in a well thought out and critical manner.


Suva, Fiji

Location

06 Sep 2024

Date Posted

3 weeks ago

Closing Date

N/A

Salary