About the vacancy

Immediate Vacancy: Senior Financial Controller

AquaBioTech Group is looking for an ambitious Senior Financial Controller to contribute and develop all aspects of financial management including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budgeting and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures. Are you analytical, organised and diligent individual, who wishes to join a fast-paced, dynamic and multicultural environment that values hard work and dedication; then this could be the perfect position for you.

Synopsis of position offered

This position will be reporting to the CFO and entails the overall responsibility for financials and the financial health of AquaBioTech Group. To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of financial policies, procedures, and systems. In addition to being an excellent communicator, our ideal candidate will also have outstanding analytical and time management abilities.

The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Preparing management accounts as required.
• Manage general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, vat and tax filings
• Taking an active role in the preparation of annual financial statements as well as liaising with the auditors.
• Planning, preparing and monitoring budgets and cashflow.
• Refining appropriate systems to ensure all invoices are being issued and recorded as required.
• Supervising debt collection and reconciliation.
• Managing and supervising the maintenance of accounting records and receipts for all transactions.
• Ensuring that all bank deposits and payments are being approved and registered appropriately.
• Ensuring financial records are kept up to date with the latest transactions and changes.
• Ensuring that daily, monthly and yearly transactions are being reconciled.
• Performing periodic financial analyses to detect and resolve problems.
• Taking an active role in monitoring the group expenditure and procurement policies to drive operational efficiency.
• Preparation and submission of NSO statistics
• Planning and monitoring of training and development of team members

Qualifications Overview

• 3+ years of overall combined accounting and/or finance experience
• Degree in Accountancy or accounting related qualification
• Experience-based individuals are encouraged to apply.
• Capable to work on own initiative and flexible hours
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

The selected candidate will be required to speak and write English fluently, and knowledge of any other languages would be considered an asset, although not essential. The selected candidate must have a clean EU / EEA passport OR be a third-country national (TCN) presently residing in the EU with no travel restrictions or legal convictions and be in possession of a clean driving licence.

Financial Package

The successful candidate will be offered a long-term, fixed-term contract with the company. The starting package offered for this position will be structured largely upon the chosen candidate, reflecting the experience the candidate brings to the company, but also in line with the cost of living in Malta and could include an accommodation package, if required.

Application Procedure

Further information about the AquaBioTech Group and the services we offer can be viewed at www.aquabt.com.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a full Curriculum vitae in AquaBioTech Group Europass format that can be downloaded from our website.  This file must be filled using Adobe Acrobat Reader® or any other PDF viewer (not directly on your browser).   CVs or questions about the application should be directed to the HR Department, on recruitment@aquabt.com

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