Accounting Professional Cluster Hispaniola

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Reports To

The General Ledger Accountant will report to Financial Controller.

Location

Dominican Republic

Job Overview

Responsible to manage all the accounting processes as per TOM with the shared service center in India and Ficom, driving accurate, timely and relevant recording, reporting and analysis of Financial Information.

Success measure is the compliance with company with applicable standards, company procedures, and local legislation in areas of scope and excellence in the levels of KPI’s under responsibility.

This role is critical to ensure the integrity of financial figures and local compliance, point of contact for finance in the country.

Responsibilities and Duties

· Responsible for monitor GBSI KPI’s and escalate deviations

· Review BS and P&L variations, validation and explanation, including PY and budget

· Monitor and review of accounting journals performed by GBSI

· Compute and declare taxes, providing the monthly reconciliations (to be posted by GBS)

· Assist Cluster team to meet legal and fiscal requirements with external providers

· Take an active role in coordinating external audit requirements, both from auditors and Cluster team providing with documentation in coordination with the Financial Controller

· Provide insight upon request on nature of transactions for accounting reconciliation

· Assist requirements around assets management, including monitor account reconciliation, procurement compliance, removal and Perform the yearly Fixed Asset Inventory

· Control employee expense reports proper accounting and supportive documents on line with policy and approve in GL role in G&GO

· Coordinate container sale transactions (sale reference, contract issuance, payment reception, release authorization, scanning of supportive documents)

· Responsible for monitor the agency corporate invoices and payments with GBSI, including the local taxes

· Local contact with the banks for requirements and needs and Handle daily communication

· Responsible for monitor treasury forecast (FICOM) or local and funds Transfer to HO.

· Review the payment proposal, including corporate expenses and HO transfer

· Ensure that ledgers and subledgers are properly reconciled, including accounts properly matched

· Ensure Balance Sheet and P/L figures proper reconciliation along with GBSI, for later approval in CIRA

· Request the urgent payments and prepayments in CIRA

· Ensure timely and proper reconciliation of prepayment account

· Escalation to help desk requirements, including contacting local vendors for corporate payments

· Review of Bank KPIs and Assist GBS on unreconciled items (2nd level), Monitoring and supporting the requests for Bank Reconciliation with GBSI

· Operate petty cash and request refunds, reporting and monthly reconciliation sent to GBSI for closing

· Reply GBSI RFI in Cira for Corporate booking and ensure proper tool and training is given to reduce RFI

· Business Partnering: Provide relevant information to the Cluster Finance and CFO to business support of Sales, Branch Managers and other teams for customer management, new projects, and processes improvement, monthly presentations, and ad hoc requirements.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field or equivalent

· Fluent in English

· MS Office proficient

· Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

· Minimum experience: 2 years

· Knowledge of the tax and regulatory frame

· Proficiency in accounting and IFRS knowledge

· Document management and archiving

· Analytical thinking and problem-solving capacity

· Proactivity

· Customer and Result Oriented

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !