Assistant to the Finance Manager
The Assistant to the Finance Manager is responsible for assisting and supporting with financial transactions such as customer invoicing, accounts payables, and recordkeeping. The Assistant to the Finance Manager is also responsible for assisting and supporting general accounting with the general ledger, billing and month end processing and will also be responsible for filing documents, reconciling statements, and running reports.
Basic Functions
- Manage the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
- Maintain the general ledger accounts.
- Post journal entries in the accounting software.
- Review all accounts payable batches and monthly reports for validity, accuracy, and completeness and releasing the batches for payment.
- Follow-up, collection, and allocation of payments.
- Perform the collections process.
- Reconciliation of customer and vendor accounts.
- Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities.
- Assist in preparing customer quotations and invoices.
- Assist in processing employee time and expense reports.
- Maintain customer financial information and status.
- Perform other finance and accounting activities as required.
- Inventory and asset management.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the project management team with implementations of financial applications and/or ERP systems at clients
- Identify areas for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.
- Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships.
- Escalate finance and accounting issues to the Finance Manager as required.
- Assist to investigate and resolve customer inquiries with billing and invoicing.
- Communicate escalated issues to customers: keeping them informed of their account in regard to billing and invoicing.
- Document internal processes and procedures related to duties and responsibilities.
- Awareness of all organization’s key services for which support is being provided.
- Responsible for entering time and expenses in the business management application as they occur.
- Understand processes in business management application by completing assigned training materials and blueprints.
- Enter all work as activities or service tickets in the business management application.
- Assist in maintaining corporate and financial records of the company.
Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Solid understanding of general ledger accounts.
- Proficient in general office applications and accounting software.
- Strong data entry skills.
- Experience performing accounting activities such as reviewing general ledger entries and research of entries processed.
- Excellent understanding of the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
- Strong organizational, presentation, and customer service skills.
- Skill in preparing written communications.
- Interpersonal skills: such as telephony skills, communication skills, active listening and customer-care.
- Awareness of all organization’s key services for which support is being provided.
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly.
- Typing skills to ensure quick and accurate data entry.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-moving environment.
Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations
- Bachelor’s Degree (HBO) in Business Administration, Accountancy, or Business Management with at least two (2) years of accounting or finance related experience
- Secondary Vocational Education (MBO) with at least five (5) years of accounting or finance related experience
- Working knowledge of financial applications such as QuickBooks, AccountView, and Exact
- Some knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
- Health benefits included.
- Performance based incentives.
- On the job training & support where required.
- Flexible working environment and culture.
- Opportunity for advancement and career growth.
Important Information
This job role compensation ranges (if hired in Suriname) from SRD 150.000 - 240.000 annually.