Assistant Accountant - Tax and Accounts Payable (Contador de Impuestos y Cuentas por Pagar)

Job Title:

Assistant Accountant - Contador de Cuentas Por Pagar e Impuestos

Employer:

SOL Republica Dominicana

Location:

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Available to:

Yes

Current Sol staff

Yes

External Applicants

Reports to:

Accountant -DR

Subordinates:

none

Purpose:

The accounting and tax compliance accountant performs and support finance department in the monthly tax cycle and reviews annual compliance with external consultants. Execute accounts payable transactions to suppliers and users, process treasury transactions, Account payable module closures.

Principal

Accountabilities:

• Ensure the correct preparation, technical validation and timely presentation of monthly Tax (forms 606, 607, 609, IT-1, IR-17)
• Coordinating with external consultants and critically reviewing annual Tax IR-2 Income Tax and Transfer Pricing/ (DIOR) to guarantee consistency. 
• Support the collection and submission of annual documentation requested by external auditors during the financial statement audit.
• Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, and other adjustments.
• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Provides accounting assistance to other team members, as required.
• Review of invoice records in systems by third parties (RNC, NCF, retention) before final posting in AP module.
• Ensure approval of payable documents (contract agreements, purchase orders, etc.) are following the Authority Matrix and company policies.
• Process payments to suppliers
• Accounting Record of Payments: Manual application in the AP module of all payments executed to ensure the integrity of the Bank Reconciliation.
• Completed monthly reconciliation AP module.
• Manage the corporate payment cycle by manually generating and uploading files to banking platforms
• Treasury: Upload priority manual payments.
• Treasury: Availability Planning -Coordination with the Treasury Manager to ensure that cash flow covers scheduled bank charges.
• Perform any other accounting and/or administrative function as requested by the Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Fnance required with minimum accounting experience of 3-5 years.
• Ability to speak clearly and persuasively, to listen and get clarification responding well to questions.
• "Rigorous attention to detail: Critical ability to detect material discrepancies in complex reconciliations and errors in third-party records."
• Ability to apply common sense to perform written, verbal or diagram instructions. Ability to solve problems involving specific variables in common situations.
• Results-oriented focus
• Strong interpersonal and interface management skills while dealing with cross-functional business teams.
• Internal and external customer service oriented a must. Ability to manage difficult or emotional situations; respond promptly either by email or phone.
• Broad knowledge of computer software, expert knowledge on management of Excel, Word, Knowledge of MS Dynamics Great Plains, SAP
• Strong team orientation balanced with the ability to work independently and under pressure with focus on project/duties completion within agreed deadlines required.

Other Competency Requirements:

A strong work ethic, high level of enthusiasm and ability to excel in a flexible, fast-paced environment.

Other Information:

In addition to basic salary, the successful applicant shall receive applicable job grade allowances and be eligible to participate in our defined contribution benefit plan and our Health and Life Insurance Scheme.

Application Procedures:

Applications are to be submitted by completing Job Application Form LinkedIn and JobVite.

Applicants must complete all the requested information to be considered.  Certified copies of relevant certificates will be requested, as needed, for those applications under consideration. Only suitable applications will be acknowledged.