Senior Accounts Officer

The Senior Accounts Officer is responsible for overseeing and executing the full range of accounting activities for assigned vessels, ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and timely settlement of accounts. This role plays a key part in supporting operational efficiency, financial transparency, and strategic decision-making through expert accounting practices and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

• Executes all the accounting transactions of the assigned vessels, i.e., invoices, expenses, payments, payroll, etc., updates accordingly all the respective accounting ledgers, in order to assist in the effective monitoring of each vessel financial operation and compliance with the accounting rules and legislation.
• Upon approval, proceeds to the prompt settlement of all accounts / payments of related vessels, to support the smooth operation of vessels.
• Produces and upon approval submits periodical financial reports of the assigned vessels to ship owners and reviews vessels actual costs against budgets. Informs the Chief Accountant/Supervisor, Senior Officer of each assigned vessel, concerning budget variances.
• Issues the invoices for each client according to the contractual agreements and upon approval from his/her supervisor submits them to clients, as well as monitor their timely payment, reporting any potential discrepancies from schedule. Monitors the financial position of assigned vessels and communicates with clients accordingly. Raises intercompany invoices and reconciles the intercompany balance on periodical basis.
• Gathers and provides information concerning the company’s and the vessels financial status, in order to support the development of report for management and facilitate decision making.
• Proceeds all the accounting entries and develops analytical monthly accounting reports according to the requirements and processes of BSM, in order to provide management with the requirement information.
• Co-ordinate with GSC and make sure all accounting activities outsourced to GSC are timely and accurately performed.
• Proceeds to the reconciliation of accounting transactions (or reviews reconciliations produced by GSC), as well as prepares and updates all accounting records and subordinate ledgers of the SMC in accordance with BSM accounting policies, chart of accounts, and related accounting principles and practices.
• Updates all the management accounting systems, in order to provide prompt and adequate information concerning costs and other financial/ accounting information, for purposes of control and evaluation of operations’ performance.
• Keeps up-to-date with changes in the accounting legislation and reviews the operation of the department, proposing and, upon approval, implementing improvements in policies, procedures and guidelines, enhancing the smooth and efficient workflow of the department and its compliance with local and international accounting standards.
• Keeps up to date with the changes and revisions in the Ship Management Agreements, crew wage scales and tariff of contracted agents, in order to support their compliance monitoring with the relevant billing and payment activities.
• Assists in the execution of internal and external audits by timely gathering and providing all the required information and data as directed by supervisor, thus contributing towards their proper and accurate conduction, enhancing Company’s’ credibility and corporate image.
  
  

• Graduate of BS Accountancy, BS Management Accounting or any relevant program
• At least 3 years Experience related in General Accounting
• Excellent communication skills
• English Fluency
• Well-versed in Accounting process
• Experience in preparing Financial reports
  
  

• Retirement Benefit
• SSS, PagIbig, PhilHealth Contributions Employer’s Share
• Medical Insurance (HMO)
• Life Insurance
• Free Uniform
• Free Office Lunch
• Pro-rated Sick Leave and Vacation Leave on Day 1
• 18 Days’ Vacation Leave per annum (increasing every 5 years of service by 1 day up to 22 days)
• 21 Days Sickness Leave per annum
  
  

• Hybrid setup
• Compassionate Leave 3 Day – Immediate Family; 1 Day - Extended Family
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Birthday Leave
• Birthday Allowance of Php 1,500
• Medical Reimbursement-Php 750 per month; Php 9,000 per annum
• Wedding Gift
• Eyeglasses worth Php 3,000 upon regularization
  
  

• Company Christmas Gift
• Company Events
• Flextime
• Parking
• Opporutnities for promotion
• Pay raise