General AccountantGNPOWER LTD. CO.

Position Summary
The General Accountant is a member of the Accounting Team and is expected to perform professional accounting work, including auditing and analyzing, and verifying records and reports, preparing financial and statistical reports, providing information to other staff regarding accounting practices and procedures. The General Accountant will be detail-oriented, highly organized, a self-starter with extensive experience in full cycle of Accounting. The General Accountant is mainly responsible for the Financial Statement Close Processes.
Background and experience
BS Accountancy graduate
Certified Public Accountant is an advantage but not required.
At least three (3) solid years of experience in a similar field.
Experience in industrial or power generation field is an advantage but not required.
Knowledge in ERP system (such as Maximo and Microsoft Dynamics GP) is an advantage.
Knowledgeable in Philippine Financial Reporting Standards.
Proficient in using MS Office applications such as MS Word and MS Excel.
Knowledgeable in accounting report preparation
Good English communication skills (both verbal and written).
Good interpersonal and motivational skills with a flexible, enthusiastic and committed attitude to work.
Team player and willing to share knowledge
Ability to work independently with a minimal supervision.
Ability to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines
CAN START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Duties and Responsibilities
Shall include but are not limited to:
Understands and adheres to all Local, Corporate Health Safety and Environmental Policies.
Coordinates with Cash Accountant, Accounts Payable Coordinator, Fixed Assets Accountant and Inventory Cost Accountant to verify that all their respective data entry are complete for the period before balances can be analysed.
Period-end timetable is communicated to all relevant staff within the accounting department
Ensures that all of the critical financial data are captured as close as possible to the source, accurately processed and reported on a timely basis for analysis, evaluation and use in financial reporting.
Ensures all recurring entries are recorded in the books such as but not limited to the following:
Accruals of unbilled transactions
Monetary revaluation and foreign exchange gain/loss calculations
Interest income
Reclassification of substantiated deferred input vat
Prepayments monitoring
Interest expense entries
Aids in the recording of receivable transactions:
Recording of closing entries for customers' subsidiary ledger balances that were fully paid
Maintains monitoring of bilateral customers' balances per month
Application of receivables
Aids in the recording of revenue accounts. Prepares a summary of revenue from customers.
Records the revenue transactions in the accounting system.
Assists in the recording of cash transactions:
Prepare cash collection monitoring
Records cash receipts entries in the accounting system
Records adjusting and reversing journal entries.
Prepares multiple monthly bank reconciliations.
Ensures all account balances are reconciled and monitored prior to closing the books in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and Company's policy.
Ensures significant variances in reconciliations are investigated and resolved timely.
Ensures consistent use of account codes across the company to allow comparison of costs.
Assists Senior Accountant in generation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
Assists in the preparation of year-end audit files and analysis.
Assists with general ledger and subsidiary ledger maintenance
Maintains accurate financial records and prepares clear and accurate reports for informational, auditing and operational use.
Works with other departments to ensure timely and accurate information are obtained.
Assists other processing staff as needed.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Monitors monthly book balances of Deferred VAT transactions (O&M) including supporting details.
Checks and reconciles monthly coal ash withdrawals of supplier from plant site.
Performs general housekeeping functions as necessary.