Chief Accountant

Main responsibilities:

• Optimization of the accounting process;
• Primary responsibility is to prepare financial statements and supporting schedules according to the monthly close schedule
• Responsible for local accounting and all issues related to taxation, social protection Fund, and Statistic
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations
• Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances
• Assist with financial and tax audits
• Maintain up-to-date billing system (AR)
• Follow up, collection, and allocation of payments
• Carry out billing, collection, and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
• Reconciliation of accounts
• Monitoring customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities
• Maintain accounts receivable customer files
• Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.
• Prepare bank deposits
• Investigate and resolve customer queries
• Process adjustments
• Organizing a recovery system and initiating collection efforts
• Communicating with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
• Remains available to perform any other project as may be required
• To ensure timely reflection of accounting operations in the ERP systems of the company.;
• Timely collection of receivables and repayment of accounts payable and regular AP and AR reconciliation;

Qualifications and Requirements:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, and/or other related business disciplines
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in full-cycle accounting and taxation  
• Advanced knowledge of Azerbaijan Tax regulations as well as PSA taxation
• Strong Knowledge of all accounting, tax and management accounting processes
• Professional qualifications are an advantage (ACCA, DipIFR, Certificate of a Professional Accountant (PAC), etc.)
• Solid knowledge and working experience of ERP (SAP), MS Office Programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook (advanced Excel is a must)
• Fluent Azerbaijani and English and preferably Russian.