Management Accountant Position Jobs at The Coconut Tree Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

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Management Accountant Position

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Management Accountant Position (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

The Coconut Tree is a Sri Lankan owned, rapidly growing, restaurant and bar group, based in the UK. We currently have a role available for an experienced and proactive Management Accountant at our Sri Lankan office based at Colombo 7.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Preparing monthly management accounts for individual sites and for the group
• Setting-up, preparing and maintaining reporting of business performance indicators versus expectations
• Maintaining and reconciling the Asset Register
• Providing analytical and commercial support to improve business performance
• Playing a key role in monthly forecasting and annual budget setting
• Reviewing and overseeing ledgers and preparing cash and stock reconciliations
• Keeping up to date with relevant changes in market and the accounting profession and applying to the business

Core skills required:

• Desire to simplify rather than complicate
• Willingness to challenge the status quo
• Proactive and self-starting with a solution driven mindset, taking ownership of work and delivering results
• Excellent planning skills
• Ability to anticipate (e.g. consequences, implications)
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Ability to align tasks and responsibilities with business objectives and priorities

Key traits required:

• Ability to work with others, including across functions, to achieve exceptional results
• Drive to constantly challenge for self-improvement and for improvement in others
• Desire to take responsibility for the reputation and success of the whole company and Sri Lankan operations
• Accuracy and a keen eye for detail
• Strong personal organisation skills and ability to manage time effectively and efficiently
• Ability to work with tax advisors, BOI, banks and investment banking personals

Essential skills:

• Part or fully qualified (CA/ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience of working within a Finance team as a Management Accountant (minimum 1-2 years)

Preferred further experience:

• Producing statutory accounts for a Sri Lankan entity
• Xero (Accounting Software)
• Managing and developing junior team members
• Previous positions within the hospitality industry
• Presenting financial information

Salary:

Monthly salary Rs 150,000 to Rs 200,000 and annual bonus.