Finance & Operations Executive (Mawanella | Kegalle)

Accounting / Auditing / Finance

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Job Description

FINANCE & OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE (MAWANELLA/KEGALLE)

The Urban Spice Shop (Pvt) Ltd is looking for a candidate with a background in Finance, Accounting or Management. You will be responsible in supporting our finance team in accounting and taxation for our companies in Sri Lanka and USA. The candidate should be passionate and a great team player. He/She should be a quick learner, self-starter, accountable and able to work independently. Please send your CVs to [email protected]

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Enter weekly transactions into the accounting software Xero Accounting.
  • Supporting with Invoice creation and Purchase Order generation.
  • Carry out month end and year end closing processes including bank reconciliations, system reconciliations, inventory counting, invoicing, maintenance of ledger, payables and receivables etc.
  • Preparation of financial accounts and assisting with audits.
  • Past experience of preparation of monthly VAT returns and annual income tax returns.
  • Manage EPT/ETF submissions.
  • Handling Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities.
  • Collection of data and insights pertaining to competitors including pricing, pack sizes, shadow costing etc.
  • Support the import and export processes by preparing documentation where required.
  • Other finance operations such as pricing, costing, profitability of shipments, financials relating to projects etc.
  • Liaising with banks and other stakeholders.
  • Inventory Management and working with the factory team on stock counts.
  • Completing TIEP documentation and other import, export related filings.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Completed a Bachelor in Business Management/Finance/Accounting or any equivalent professional qualification in Chartered Accounting/ AAT / CIMA / ACCA.
  • Good English written and oral communication skills.
  • At least two years of experience in handling tax, Audit and other related matters.
  • Past Audit experience will be an additional benefit.
  • Proven skills in analytics, understanding of principles related to finance and accounting and attention to detail.
  • Good knowledge in business practices.
  • Computer literate, especially in MS Office, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Willing to learn about E commerce operations and analytics.

The role will be based out of our factory in Mawanella (Uthuwankanda) and will be an on-site role.

Send your CVs to [email protected]