Job Description
ASSET SECURITY SERVICES (PVT) LTD
ACCOUNTANT
LET’S JOIN OUR TEAM! Asset Security Services (Pvt) Ltd is a fully-fledged security service having fulfilled all standard requirements of a professional security service provider should possess.
LOCATION: HEAD OFFICE, COLOMBO 07.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Financial Record-Keeping & Reporting
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Assist in preparing annual budgets.
- Monitor actual performance vs. budget and report variances.
- Support management in financial planning and analysis.
- Payroll Management
- Process payroll for security personnel (including guards, supervisors, etc.).
- Ensure compliance with labor laws, taxes, and benefits administration.
- Handle overtime, shift differentials, and other variable pay components.
- Client Billing & Invoicing
- Generate invoices based on service contracts (e.g., hours worked, number of guards deployed).
- Track receivables and follow up on overdue payments.
- Reconcile billing with attendance or deployment logs.
- Expense Management
- Monitor and control operational expenses (e.g., uniforms, equipment, vehicles).
- Review and verify expense claims and purchase orders.
- Manage petty cash systems if applicable.
- Tax Compliance
- Prepare and file tax returns (e.g., VAT, corporate tax, payroll taxes).
- Ensure timely remittance of all statutory deductions and taxes.
- Liaise with auditors and tax authorities.
- Internal Controls & Audit Support
- Develop and enforce internal controls to prevent fraud or financial mismanagement.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Ensure financial transparency and accountability.
- Contract & Financial Analysis
- Review financial terms of client contracts.
- Analyze profitability of different service agreements or client accounts.
- Asset & Inventory Management
- Track assets such as vehicles, radios, CCTV equipment, and uniforms.
- Maintain depreciation schedules and asset registers.
- Coordination with Operations Team
- Work closely with operations or deployment teams to verify hours worked.
- Ensure financial data reflects actual security services rendered.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education & Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Chartered qualifications are added advantage.
- More than 03 years experience in same capacity.
- Technical Accounting Skills
- General ledger management.
- Accounts payable/receivable.
- Payroll processing.
- Budgeting and forecasting.
- Tax preparation and compliance.
- Financial statement preparation (P&L, balance sheets, etc.).
- Software Proficiency
- Accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks).
- Microsoft Excel (advanced skills: pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, formulas).
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
- Knowledge of Service-Based Accounting.
- Cashflow Management.
- Project-Based Costing.
- Attention to Detail.
- Communication Skills.
- Problem-Solving.
- Male candidates are preferred.
Interested candidates are requested to send their resumes to [email protected] within 10 days of this advertisement. Please specify the post you are applying in the subject of the email.
