Accounting Officer
Ensure compliance of accounting transactions and support financial reporting.
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Overview
Ensure compliance of accounting transactions and support financial reporting.
You have:
- Experience with GAAP or IFRS accounting standards
- Ability to perform cash and bank reconciliations
- Experience in preparing and supporting tax filings such as GST and TDS
- Experience in handling payroll processing and compliance
- Ability to reconcile financial statements and general ledger
- Knowledge of procurement processes and policies
Description
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES:
Ensure regulatory and organizational compliance of accounting transactions within the entity and support global consolidation of financial statements (80%) • Support to facilitate requests related to independent external audits and other agreed-upon procedures providing financial information and follow-up. • Verify and record all transactions in the accounting system; coordinate with team members to complete all accounting procedures to produce monthly financial statements in accordance with local GAAP or IFRS. • Reconcile all transactions in the accounting system to the general ledger and financial reports. • Perform cash/bank reconciliations. • Support payroll registration including related deductions, benefits, taxes and other payments to employees and statutory institutions, in accordance with existing government laws and regulations. • Register and maintain fixed assets in the accounting system. • Manage the staff Travel Advance, expenditure and reimbursement process. • Support responses to queries on the status of payments/accounts/expenditures/obligations and resolve any discrepancies. • Verification of procurement and all purchases related to goods and services, including quotations, comparative tables, contracts, and ensure compliance based on PGPL's policies and procedures. • Support in filling of monthly GST, TDS returns. • Serve as custodian for the checkbooks.
Support the Accounting team in accounts management to ensure compliance (10%) • Facilitate accurate and timely transactions that will feed into reporting dashboards. • Complement ongoing documentation and implementation of industry standards in accounts management and compliance.
May perform other job-related duties as assigned (10%)
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with GAAP or IFRS accounting standards? | This question assesses your familiarity with essential accounting principles. | Provide specific examples of how you've applied these standards in your previous roles. |
| What methods do you use to ensure accurate cash and bank reconciliations? | This question evaluates your attention to detail and problem-solving skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle discrepancies in financial statements? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have with payroll processing and compliance? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prepare for tax filings like GST and TDS? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience with procurement processes. How do you ensure compliance with policies? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you support external audits? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What accounting software have you used to maintain financial records? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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