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Financial Accountant
About Contour
Contour Software
has grown from a dozen people to over 2,000 staff across 3 cities, in less than 14 years.As a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., we are proud to be part of a global enterprise software conglomerate that has grown to become one of the top 10 software companies in the world, with employees and customers in 100+ countries. With a broad-based and ever-growing portfolio of market-leading, vertical-market enterprise solutions covering more than 100 industry domains in predominantly mature markets, CSI's recipe creates the perfect environment for professionals to build fulfilling, long-term careers.
What started as an R&D & Accounting back-office, has progressed into a full-service Global Centre serving all functions and departments, at the divisional as well as operating group/corporate level. Today Contour employees, located in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad, are serving CSI divisions located in time zones spanning the globe, from Sydney to Vancouver. With the global growth of Constellation as the wind in our sails, we are only just getting started!
Job Description:
The
Perseus
Group is looking for a qualified Accountant. This is an important supportive role, which will manage daily accounting and reporting tasks. The successful candidate will be able to accurately maintain and perform account reconciliations and journal entry posting. Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills are important, and the ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality.
The Accountant's responsibilities include working with the senior resource to create and analyze financial reports, maintain account schedules, reconcile businesses bank statements, month-end close processes, and other ad-hoc research and reporting tasks. The Accountant will assist the senior members of the team as needed and respond to information requests by management.
Professional Acumen:
- The candidate should have strong analytical skills and be able to work with large data sets.
- The candidate should have strong organizational and communication skills allowing him or her to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Be proactive and eager to contribute and learn and provide solutions. Maintaining a continuous improvement mindset and proactively identify, review, and implement process improvements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following are the essential duties and responsibilities, and other duties may be assigned.
Record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process within GP.
- Prepare supporting files related to the allocation of expenses to business unit and post allocation journal entries
- Review banking transactions and reconcile with GL on daily basis.
- Assist in the regular reconciliation of accounts at head office entities (cash, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts payable and accruals)
- Assist in the preparation of internal monthly financial statements related to monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting within deadlines and with high attention to accuracy, including:
- Bank and account reconciliation preparation and adjustments, analytical review and variance analysis
- Complete monthly P&L analysis to make sure head office expenses are recorded appropriately
- Reconcile the AP and AR Sub ledgers to the General Ledger
- Preparation of journal entries for month-end close
- Process accounts payable by analyzing different invoices and making sure they are coded correctly and posting them into GP.
- Identify intercompany differences and send to local accounting team findings
- Assistance with preparation of balance sheet reconciliations monthly and related reports
- Assistance with preparation of trial balance variance analysis and commentary monthly
- Assist with quarterly disclosure reporting and templates
- Generates and maintains complete records of all financial transactions following IFRS and in time to meet internal and external timelines
- Implement process improvements to accounting processes and procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Qualifications :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business economics, or finance required. 3+ years of accounting experience.
- Familiarity with accounting and corporate finance principles and procedures. Working knowledge of GAAP & IFRS is a plus.
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
- Good problem-solving and time management skills. Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Language Skills:
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business processes and technical procedures.
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, vendors, colleagues, and the general public.
Computer Skills:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains Database software; Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Microsoft Outlook Internet software; Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software, and Microsoft Office Word Processing software.
Exciting Benefits we offer:
- Market-leading Salary
- Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents
- Parents Medical Coverage
- Provident Fund
- Employee Performance-based bonuses
- Home Internet Subsidy
- Conveyance Allowance
- Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]
- Life Benefit
- Child Care Facility
- Company Provided Lunch/Dinner
- Professional Development Budget
- Recreational area for in-house games
- Sporadic On-shore training opportunities
- Friendly work environment
- Leave Encashment
Disclaimer: At Contour, we attribute our success to the unique contributions of our diverse staff. We’re committed to fostering a culture of respect that thrives on the varied perspectives and experiences of all individuals we recruit, employ, promote, and compensate. Since day one, we’ve adhered to a policy that champions a work environment honoring the worth and dignity of each person while being free from all forms of employment discrimination.
In our continuous effort to promote inclusivity, we extend our commitment to individuals with special needs by providing reasonable accommodations. We actively encourage qualified individuals with special needs to apply for the various openings within our company. Should you require assistance in completing the application process or have any inquiries regarding special facilities, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team. Your unique talents and abilities are welcomed and valued here.
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