Senior Accountant

Job title: Senior Accountant 
Salary: LKR 100,000 - 250,000 depending on experience 
Benefits: Foreign Travel, Bonus, Healthcare, Gym membership 
Location: Colombo and Home Based 

vCreate is a venture Incubator launched to create disruptive products and new businesses. A venture by Neetovate Ltd (parent of Simplified Recruitment UK), the company is focussed on quality and meticulous detail. Our vision is to create high quality end products that change the world and delight users. 

vCreate is looking for a self-motivated dynamic individuals with excellent attention to detail and Accounting experience to join our Professional Services business. We are offering a very attractive remuneration package for the best fit. Based at our offices in Colombo, the right candidate will have the option of working from home after the first month. 

Senior Accountant - The Role: 

The Senior Account is a managerial role and is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Senior Account will supervises 2-3 junior accountants and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

- Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure. 
- Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close. 
- Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information. 
- Ensure the accurate and timely processing of positive pay transactions. 
- Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner. 
- Supports budget and forecasting activities. 
- Responds to inquiries from the Directors regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like. 
- Work with the Controller to ensure a clean and timely year end audit. 
- Supervise the junior accountants to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met. 
- Provide training to new and existing staff as needed. 
- Support special projects and workflow process improvements. 

Skills & Qualifications: 

- CIMA / ACCA (or equivalent) 
- BSc Degree in Accountancy preferred. 
- Five to seven years prior supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area. 
- Must have strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Access and Word. 
- Experience with Accounting packages - Sage, Kashflow, QuickBooks, etc. 
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
- Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills required. 
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required. 


Please apply online through the following link: 

http://jobs.simplifiedrecruitment.com/job/44804/10617/vcreate/senior_accountant-17