Unicomer (Saint Lucia) Limited – OECS Accountant

Unicomer (Saint Lucia) Limited - OECS Accountant
Unicomer (Saint Lucia) Limited is recruiting an OECS Accountant with responsibility for providing assistance to the OECS. Finance Director with the management of the finance and accounting functions of Unicomer OECS comprising the six OECS countries.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of Management Accounts
  • Review general payroll to ensure accuracy
  • Monitoring and review of company processes to ensure control procedures are being adhered to
  • Management of the implementation of recommendations made by external and internal auditors, agreed by management
  • Preparation of Annual Budgets and 9+3 forecast, particularly the projection of expenses
  • Coordinate, monitor and authorize Accounts Payables and all other payments to ensure their timely payment
  • Assists with the management of the year-end audit process, including but not limited to; preparation of audit schedules, consol packs, financial statements and tax schedules and returnas
  • Manage tax and other statutory audits, through local finance departments
  • Ensure company records are kept in a manner that facilitates retrieval for internal and external audits
  • Assist with preparation of Capital/Investment appraisals
  • Conducting periodic performance appraisals for direct reports and assessing roles to advise relevance and/ or improvements

Job Requirements

Minimum Education/Skills & Experience:

  • Qualified Accountant with internationally recognized professional qualification
  • Over 5 years professional experience
  • Knowledge of finance and financial Markets
  • Experience in managing an accounting function in a medium/large company or exposure via audit experience
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Commercial awareness

Desirable Specialized Techniques/Knowledge:

  • Computer literate with significant strengths in the use of Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of finance and financial markets
  • Understanding of listed company operational procedures and legal requirements
  • Knowledge of IFRS
  • Knowledge of tax and other statutory regulations
  • Experience in a retail Environment
  • Knowledge of accounting, inventory and POS software Packages

Other

  • Ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
  • Excellent reporting and team building skills.
  • Ability to motivate staff
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
Please email cover letter and CV to hr.unicomerlc@gmail.com on or before Friday 15th June, 2018
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.