Advertised: 04 February 2025
Steamships Trading Company
Accounting / Finance | National Capital District
Steamships Trading Company

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Steamships Limited is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Accountant to join our dynamic Finance team.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional who excels at using financial data to drive informed decision-making and optimize financial processes.


Key Responsibilities:

Administration

  • Prepare accurate and timely financial reports, statements and ensure appropriate accounting control procedures.
  • Prepare financial management records.
  • Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.

Operations

  • Identify and implement best practice and standardization in further development of financial reporting and other finance processes.
  • Support AR & AP functions with posting batches accurately and timely.
  • Ensure statutory payments are processed timely to avoid penalties.
  • Ensure monthly tax calculations, filing, payments, queries, and inspections from local tax authority are dealt in timely manner.
  • Develop and maintain financial databases.

Financial

  • Ensure clean bill of health from any internal and external audits on operational finance/accounting issues and make sure no recurring issues found in the audit reports.
  • Efficiently manage full end to end monthly reporting function for Corporate Head Office.
  • Ensure monthly financial reporting is timely, accurate and complete. Any variances are explained.
  • Ensure monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations are timely & quality. Investigate and follow up open items.
  • Ensure corporate recharges and cost allocations are issued timely, accurate & complete.
  • Ensure all intercompany balances are matched and reconciled monthly.
  • Perform treasury related tasks such as prepare bank reconciliations.
  • Actively participate in year-end book closing, External Audits (half year, interim & final) and accounting policy implementation.

Qualifications and Skills:

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
  • Must be a “fully-qualified CPA PNG”

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of accounting experience.

Technical Skills:

Competent in articulating financial reporting including P&L against budgets & cost control plans.

Soft Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Extremely strong IT skills
  • Proven leadership & coaching ability.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Super conceptual and analytical skills.

How to Apply

If you are a highly motivated and detailed accounting professional passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to apply!

All applications must include an expression of interest letter with the candidate's updated CV.

These can be sent via email to recruitment@steamships.com.pg with the subject heading APPLICATION-ACCOUNTANT.

Applications will be closed on 18th February 2025.

Steamships Limited is an equal-opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

More information

Job ID: #22439

Industry: Accounting / Finance

Location: National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Company: Steamships Trading Company

Company Description: Steamships Trading Company or Steamships, as it is commonly known, is a diversified leader in shipping, transport, property, manufacturing, hotels and information technology in Papua New Guinea.

Company Website: www.steamships.com.pg

Source: www.pngworkforce.com


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