Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Analyst - Staff Augmentation

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The Senior Accounting Specialist has the primary responsibility for the conduct of the accounting engagement as outlined by the engagement Assistant Manager/Manager – Accounting, in accordance with the standards of the Company and the profession as expressed in official professional pronouncements. The Senior Accounting Specialist carries out the accounting engagement in accordance with the approved engagement plan and during all phases, keeps the engagement Assistant Manager/Manager – Accounting aware of progress, any material deviations from the time budget, discovery of any fraud or errors, difficulties in completing the engagement as assigned, and any problems in relationships with the client's personnel or contact person. The Senior Accounting Specialist may assume the role of a field assistant or field supervisor depending on the set-up, requirement, size and complexity of the engagement.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Engagement Management
• Understand the client's business and industry sufficiently to perform and manage the job.
• Know accounting principles and standards and taxation and relevant laws sufficiently to perform the job.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of client's accounting policies.
• Demonstrate mastery and make effective use of job-related tools (e.g. Oracle, QuickBooks, MS Office, etc.)
• Review existing work program, and if necessary, revise to suit the engagement.
• Execute the work program.
• Coordinate engagement requirements with the team and the client.
• Communicate on a timely basis fieldwork-related issues, problems and difficulties and suggests possible courses of actions.
• Validate engagement findings with the client.
• Produce deliverables that are correct at all times.
• Prepare and maintain calendar of deliverables and make sure that deadlines and agreed turn-around times are met.
• Ensure that the deliverables are sent to the authorized recipients and right addresses and appropriately marked for confidentiality where necessary.
• Review the work of the Accounting Specialists.
• Closely work with and provide assistance to Accounting Specialists.
• Delegate tasks to Accounting Specialists as he/she deems necessary.
• Accomplish and discuss Performance Review Reports (PRRs) with the Accounting Specialists.
• Assume new or different work assignments and schedules willingly. Modify work methods to meet changing needs of the team or client, without compromising ethical standards.
• Show openness and objectivity in weighing conflicting opinions and approaches. Discuss matters willingly with teammates and superiors.
• Seek creative, new, and different ways to accomplish objectives better.
• Show receptiveness to new ideas. Perform new and different approaches with a positive attitude and commitment to success.
• Perform any task or assignment that may, from time to time, be delegated by his/her superiors.

Relationship Management

• Promote the image of the Company as a provider of high-quality services through good customer relations and responsiveness to clients' needs, concerns, and requests.
• Listen objectively and show understanding of clients' concerns. Recommend solutions without sacrificing professional objectivity or independence.
• Work harmoniously and effectively with other members of the team.
• Actively participate in official company activities such as strategic planning and team-building sessions, quarterly socials, and outings.
• Maintain a "can-do" and positive attitude at all times in accepting assignments and working with any other P&A Grant Thornton personnel.

People Management

• Provide on-the-job training, such as proper working paper documentation and preparation of deliverables, to Accounting Specialists during the course of every engagement.
• Be a good role model. Provide motivation and guidance to Accounting Specialists for them to attain their full potential as professionals.
• Provide timely feedback to Accounting Specialists about their job performance, i.e., their strong and weak points and areas for improvement.
• Lead coaching activities.
• Participate in annual performance review process through deliberations on the overall performance of Accounting Specialists.

Professional Development

• Attend on-the-job trainings or internal/external seminars for professional development.
• Request from the Assistant Manager/Manager – Accounting PRRs for each engagement.
• Reach out to mentor and attend mentoring activities.

Administrative Functions

• Comply with the P&A Grant Thornton administrative policies and procedures.
• Complete and submit accurate time reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times. Will not disclose or make use of any confidential information that he/she may acquire in the course of the engagement other than to properly perform his/her work in connection therewith. [EMOJI:34]. Perform any task or assignment that may, from time to time, be delegated by a superior.

Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant
• At least three to five years solid accounting experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Well-developed communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills; proactive and analytical; with good leadership qualities and positive work attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to accounting software
• Well-organized and detail-oriented
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales

Industries

• Accounting

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