Accountant, Management and Cost Accountant

AHMAD TEA ÇAY İTHALAT VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ

Role Overview 

The role is to be primarily responsible for all accounts’ payable and receivables transactions; processing all invoices received for payment and for undertaking the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient and timely manner. The role also requires the processing and monitoring of incoming payments to ensure accuracy and efficiency of company customer accounts and operations. At the accounting month end the role will be responsible for all the accounting month end processes and reconciliations including payables and receivables transactions, bank, customer and supplier reconciliations. Additionally other reports will be needed periodically to assist the decision making of the Management team. 

Knowledge Needed:

• Good knowledge of English: Speaking, writing and listening.
• Proven working experience as an Accountant.
• Experience of using accounting software.
• Solid understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Proven ability to calculate post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
• Understanding of accounting concepts to properly code expenses and income.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Office.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience working with multiple currencies. 

Role Tasks 

Accounts payable 

• Process supplier accounts and record incoming invoices in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts payables’ data.
• Make sure invoices are approved in time to meet established payment cycle.
• Prepare invoices for final authority and loading to payment runs.
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Facilitate payment of invoices due by reconciling monthly supplier statements.
• Verify discrepancies and resolve supplier billing issues.
• Generate Creditor aging reports to analyse payables status.
• Employee expenses reconciliation.
• Processing purchases and bank payments. 

Accounts Receivable 

• Monitor and receipt incoming payments to the accounting system.
• Update and inform the business regarding the status of payment receipts.
• Reconcile Customer accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
• Invoicing of customers and monthly statement runs.
• Debtor reporting and Credit control. Inventory
• Monitoring stock levels of tea and packaging materials (some imported).
• Comparing inventory against sales forecasts and advising when to reorder where necessary.
• Co-ordination of, and placing orders for, packaging materials and finished goods production. Month End
• Month end activities to include posting of accounting journals and compliance activities.
• Monthly Balance sheet reconciliation.
• Monthly Bank reconciliation.
• Revenue reporting and analysis.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Managing cash flow, income and expenditure.
• Assisting with financial planning and budget setting. Compliance
• Preparation of all necessary documents to satisfy the requirements of Turkish authorities.
• Payment of VAT and any other local duties and taxes.
• Liaison with external accountants / auditors and producing documents that they require.
• Fulfilling group reporting requirements. Systems • Daily use and management of ERP and accounting software to record transactions and prepare reports.
• Suggesting improvements and refinements to systems to increase efficiency. 

Inventory 

• Monitoring stock levels of tea and packaging materials (some imported).
• Comparing inventory against sales forecasts and advising when to reorder where necessary.
• Co-ordination of, and placing orders for, packaging materials and finished goods production. 

Month End 

• Month end activities to include posting of accounting journals and compliance activities.
• Monthly Balance sheet reconciliation.
• Monthly Bank reconciliation.
• Revenue reporting and analysis.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Managing cash flow, income and expenditure.
• Assisting with financial planning and budget setting. 

Compliance 

• Preparation of all necessary documents to satisfy the requirements of Turkish authorities.
• Payment of VAT and any other local duties and taxes.
• Liaison with external accountants / auditors and producing documents that they require.
• Fulfilling group reporting requirements. 

Systems 

• Daily use and management of ERP and accounting software to record transactions and prepare reports.
• Suggesting improvements and refinements to systems to increase efficiency. 

Role skills Personal attributes needed: 

•Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent analytical and numerical abilities.
• Sound business knowledge.
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills.
• High degree of accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail.
• Strong time and task management skills, with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Methodical and logical approach to problem solving.
• Drive to stay professionally ahead of changes in accounting and business legislation.
• Attitude to continually improve systems and processes. 

General Information
The Employee must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to Ahmad Tea’s policies and procedures in particular; Health & Safety, Financial Authorization, confidentiality and data security and all other relevant policies. The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the company.Role skills Personal attributes needed: • Good oral and written communication skills. • Ability to work as part of a team. • Excellent analytical and numerical abilities. • Sound business knowledge. • Customer service orientation and negotiation skills. • High degree of accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail. • Strong time and task management skills, with the ability to meet strict deadlines. • Methodical and logical approach to problem solving. • Drive to stay professionally ahead of changes in accounting and business legislation. • Attitude to continually improve systems and processes. General Information The Employee must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to Ahmad Tea’s policies and procedures in particular; Health & Safety, Financial Authorization, confidentiality and data security and all other relevant policies. The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities may therefore vary over time according to the changing needs of the company.

Note: We prefer CV in English Language.