Plant Accountant at Wärtsilä

Job description

Position description

OBJECTIVE

To do the full country and plant operation and maintenance accounting function, including transaction processing, sales invoice generation, month end closing and reporting.

Processing & Business Control

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Preparing the accounting records for the plant operation and maintenance (O&M) spending including coding and posting of all financial transactions and month end closing in SAP.
• Full Accounts payable function. Adding vendors, capturing invoices, scanning invoices to WSSC, creditor reconciliations. Correct handling of foreign vendor payments and related withholding tax processing.
• Full accounts receivable function – generating the official Mozambique sales invoices and in SAP, sending invoices to customer and collection follow up.
• Banking – all postings in SAP of bank statement and online payment initiator.
• Responsible for taxation and customs duties - Work with Tax Authorities and tax advisors to ensure all aspects of company tax and customs duties are processed and reported in compliance with local legislation.
• Control of, and accounting for, petty cash spending at the plant.
• Preparing all the monthly balance sheet control account reconciliations.
• Responsible for co-ordinating project insurance – for the local assets.
• Maintain the manual fixed asset register and SAP investment capture.
• Payroll processing along with HR and possibly a third party payroll service provider
• Responsible for correct filing of accounting source documents.
• Responsible for controlling and managing the financial side of relationships with third party service providers.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with accounting, finance related laws and company guidelines.
• Responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the accounting records.
• Ensuring that company finance/spending internal controls are implemented and followed at the plant. Eg use of Purchase orders, two signatories on cheques etc.
• Involved in the development and implementation of changes to the accounting systems, processes and controls.
• Establish and implement standard policies and procedures in accordance to the requirements and in the formats demanded by Wartsila O&M.
• Use administration skills to ensure high quality financial adminstration of plant (in cooperation with the Contract Manager). This includes high quality operational and financial report and receivables collection.
• Responsible of the annual preparation of fixed capital budget and operational budgets together with the Contract Manager.
• Prepare accurate and realistic forecasts of business performance.
• Supporting the Company Controller as required.
• Reporting And Analysis
• Supporting the Contract Manager as required.
• Responsible for reporting the plant Operation & Maintenance margin/POC to management.
• Responsible for the monitoring of actual spend versus budget/forecast and investigating reasons for deviations.
• Responsible for the development, distribution and interpretation of project financial management information.

Requirements

• Well rounded bookkeeping skills relevant to the performance of an O&M project.
• Strong working knowledge of bookkeeping for Zambian VAT and Income Tax.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Business degree or diploma in Accounting Key bookkeeping experience - Accounts Payable, Accounts receivable, petty cash, bank
• VAT transaction posting, balance sheet reconciliations.
• Minimum 5 years work experience in bookkeeping.
• SAP experience
• Previous involvement with auditors and tax authorities advantageous